How transformative is theatre? VIU Prof talks about prison production
In 2017, VIU Theatre professor Eliza Gardiner spent a lot of time in prison. For nine months she directed a cast of inmates in a play at William...
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Via the Arts & Humanities Colloquium Team
Faculty speaker series begins with a bang
On September 28, drumming instructor Hans Verhoeven will take faculty and students into the musical world of composer Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) by...
VIU’s Sonnet L’Abbé reworks Shakespeare
Identity is a prominent theme in modern art and scholarship. Who are we as individuals in this globalized, rapidly changing world? For Dr. Sonnet...
The dead speak in sixteenth-century wills
For VIU historian Cathryn Spence, wills are a deadly serious business. They are not, however, merely legal documents. They also offer rich insights...
Greg Bush to speak on jazz music in Canada
This year is Canada's sesquicentennial. It is also the 100th anniversary of the very first jazz recording, and it is the first year of the Nanaimo...