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Drag Monarch, Alma B*tches, Reflects on a Year of Charity

by Inside Vancouver in Town on March 10, 2020

Photo credit: Fernando Cysneiros @thedragseries

By Kendell Yan

If you’ve been to a few drag shows in Vancouver over the past five years there is a fairly significant chance that one of them was hosted, MC’d, and/or performed by Alma Bitches, her most imperial sovereign majesty, Emprex 48 of the Dogwood Monarchist Society.

Charity and community work have always been a focal point for Alma, having started their career in drag as a member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a worldwide charity organization, almost 10 years ago. It was a natural progression for them to apply for election to the title of Emprex. Continue reading:
Drag Monarch, Alma B*tches, Reflects on a Year of Charity

Transgender Vancouver Artists Collaborate in ‘Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women’

by Inside Vancouver in Events on March 2, 2020

By Rachel Rosenberg

From March 12–21, 2020, join performers Josie Boyce, Carolynn Dimmer, Amy Fox, Quanah Napoleon, Morgane Oger, Sabrina Symington and Julie Vu at Firehall Arts Centre (280 East Cordova Street). These extraordinarily talented transgender women come to the show from a variety of backgrounds; with resumes boasting varied professional experiences such as musician, writer, actor, mental health worker, tech industry consultant and a Miss International Queen contestant.

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Transgender Vancouver Artists Collaborate in ‘Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women’

Artist Nomi Chi Shares their Inspiration for Vancouver Opera’s La Traviata Poster

by Inside Vancouver in Town on October 17, 2019

By Nomi Chi

If you’ve ever asked around about talented tattoo artists in Vancouver, Nomi Chi is almost certain to have come up. The other-worldly storybook creature meets organic yet alien style of their work brings an endearing gentleness to sometimes grotesque forms. A tattoo by Nomi, to say it simply, is distinct. It’s no surprise that the Vancouver Opera, who has chosen boldly non-traditional art for the past several years, contacted Nomi to design posters for their 2019/20 season, which opens on Thursday October 17th.

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Artist Nomi Chi Shares their Inspiration for Vancouver Opera’s La Traviata Poster

Love and Legacy with Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole Coming to Vancouver this January

by Inside Vancouver in Events on January 3, 2019

By Rachel Rosenberg

Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole is an award-winning singer and hula dancer, who has appeared on stage with her family since the age of three. Descended from seven generations of activists and artists, all of whom continue to inspire her, her love-infused performances utilize an incredible range that blends baritone chanting with Hawaiian-style falsetto. As a modern transgender Hawaiian, her spellbinding performances unify traditional Hawaiian culture with contemporary sensibilities. We spoke to Kaumakaiwa about what inspires, recharges, and excites her.

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Love and Legacy with Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole Coming to Vancouver this January

Greenlandic Mask Dancing, Folk Music and Mythologies Meet at this PuSh Festival Performance

by Inside Vancouver in Events on December 21, 2018

Image by Jeremy Mimnagh

By Rachel Rosenberg

Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory and Evalyn Parry have created an enthralling multimedia dialogue that weaves folk music, storytelling, live video and uaajeerneq (Greenlandic mask dancing). After a sold-out Toronto run in 2018, Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools, which is coming to the PuSh festival in January, explores the relationship between Canada’s North and South using personal stories, historical documents and traditional mythologies.

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Greenlandic Mask Dancing, Folk Music and Mythologies Meet at this PuSh Festival Performance

The Darlings Take Immersive Drag Theatre to Artistic Heights

by Inside Vancouver in Events on October 9, 2018

Photo by Samuel Olsen

By Kendell Yan

Provocative! Haunting! Dreamy! Experience the live event critics are calling a phantasmagorical romp through the psyche! On October 25th witness the terrifically terrifying drag quartet, The Darlings, in a conceptually indulgent drag show sprung from the minds of four peculiar genderflux individuals.

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The Darlings Take Immersive Drag Theatre to Artistic Heights

Gastown Cabaret Presents Battle of the Divas: Gaga vs. Beyonce

by Inside Vancouver in Events on August 4, 2017

Gastown’s best weekday party is back in action at Guilt & Company on August 8th! Party planners April O’Peel, Sweet Munish and Sparkle Plenty will take this Tuesday night to the next level at Gastown Cabaret | BATTLE OF THE DIVAS – Gaga vs Beyonce edition.

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Gastown Cabaret Presents Battle of the Divas: Gaga vs. Beyonce