Posts by Ava Coulter
Communal art spaces “save people”
Whether it’s painting, writing music, or – if money’s tight – visual art with rice and soy sauce, Eric Diolola always meets his creative drive with creative action. He needs to. “I grew up in a third world country, in the Philippines, so [art] is my passion because I can’t afford anything, to be honest,”…
Read MoreDalhousie students hitting the stage at DalFest
On September 14 and 15 two Dalhousie acts will be opening for some crazy talent at DalFest. Dal students and musicians Blake d’Entremont and Alex Pottier of the band Honeymoon Driver (previously known as Soapbox Opera) will be opening for The Glorious Sons – a JUNO decorated rock band who’ve opened for The Rolling Stones…
Read MoreElevate: a DalDance recital
With only four hours until the show they had been working on for the past semester and only one chance to get it right, dancers, choreographers and organizers buzzed around the Dalhousie Arts Centre on Sunday. Nervous laughs came from the bright red lips of three girls with hair sprayed stiff in uniform ballerina buns.…
Read MoreExpression of self through boudoir
Kaylin Dickie and business partner, Megan Andrus smiled knowingly at one another as they sat around the wooden dining room table of a Victorian Airbnb they had booked to use as a temporary boudoir photography studio. I’d asked if they had a favourite boudoir shoot they could tell me about. “Our girl,” they responded simultaneously. …
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