Articles written by Simone Keiran

Live theatre, music, dance and puppetry performances from around the world and local children's arts & entertainment activities draw kids to Olympic Plaza

May 26, 2011 - Simone Keiran

Contemporary ballets choreographed by Jean Grand-Mâitre draw on rich visual history of dance, film, pop music, sports references and modern themes.

Apr 15, 2010 - Simone Keiran

Jean Grand-Mâitre's contemporary tour de force ballet inspired by Sir Elton John and performed by the Alberta Ballet debuts with a 1970s Masquerade.

Apr 15, 2010 - Simone Keiran

Bill Laing and Hideki Kimura overcome limitations of space and transport while curating pieces for this special pan-Pacific exhibition of prints.

Apr 12, 2010 - Simone Keiran

Diverse styles, techniques and conceptual sources presented at special contemporary print exhibition at two University of Calgary galleries.

Apr 9, 2010 - Simone Keiran

With clever racial role reversals & historical revisionist satire, Kent Monkman skewers depictions of Indians in early 20th-century silent movies & studio portraits.

Mar 10, 2010 - Simone Keiran

Music, theatre, dance, puppets, storytelling & art for young people are showcased at the Olympic Plaza & adjoining Epcor Centre for Performing Arts, May 25th-29th, 2010.

Feb 18, 2010 - Simone Keiran

Tight muscles after a day of skiing, mountain-climbing, hiking or windsurfing? Unwind under steamy water or restorative massages at West Kootenay mineral hot spring spas.

Feb 17, 2010 - Simone Keiran

The Arts and Culture sector in BC generates more public revenue than it spends ($1.04 - $1.35 for every dollar granted), and it employs nearly 2% of the population.

Oct 17, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Museums & galleries fight off financial uncertainty & cultural obsolescence with new community outreach programs, new exhibition styles and nonlinear displays.

Oct 6, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Curators once showed their archives, art & artifact collections in dull, predictable displays. Digitalized archives, streaming video & world travel killed that plan.

Oct 5, 2009 - Simone Keiran

"ROW: Reflections on Water" uses a fresh curatorial style to convey historical & present context, varied art installations & film narratives with subtlety & complexity.

Oct 3, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Brent Bukowski's latest mixed media sculptural installation, 'Flow', in his 3-part series tracking human impact with the planet's ecology, details the water cycle.

Jun 25, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Reynolds paints the city of Nelson's homes from alleyways & backlanes, with clean lines & perspectives, bold colours and meticulous draughting skills.

Jun 25, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Fair trade, organic, freshly roasted coffee is easier to find in Nelson, BC, than cheeseburgers & fries. Distilled, brewed or flavoured, here's where to find the best.

Jun 22, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Every summer, Vancouver BC hosts a fabulous International Fireworks Competition, but here are a few suggestions for making the experience a safe and pleasant one.

Jun 4, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Cottonwood Falls Market is a fun place for tourists during a holiday in the West Kootenays, but it offers more than good food, fine craftsmanship & lively entertainment.

Jun 4, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Process-based, multidisciplinary artist Haruko Okano leaves light traces of her projects in the consciousness & hearts of her spectators where they matter most.

Jun 2, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Art is a powerful media for activism, but as Haruko Okano learned, community outreach is the essential 1st step which determines the form, which artists facilitate.

May 31, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Dextras' organic installations, set pieces and eco-costumes are as theatrical, aesthetic and memorable as the media which created them is ephemeral.

May 29, 2009 - Simone Keiran

After the Alberta Ballet's acclaimed production of Joni Mitchell's "The Fiddle & The Drum", Elton John was fascinated by the company's prospects for his music.

Mar 25, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Calgary offers visiting families fun places where kids are free to explore, play, learn and create together in safe, stimulating environments. Here are two of the best.

Mar 23, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Exhibition at Nelson's Touchstones Gallery presents multimedia, ephemeral, & installation work of Canadian artists, Julie Castonguay, Haruko Okano, & Nicole Dextras.

Mar 20, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Here are the best places & people to approach or attend for movie-loving visitors to Calgary, Alberta, whether watching, making, writing or selling that independent film.

Mar 18, 2009 - Simone Keiran

From writer residency programs to distinguished speakers, festivals to really good bookstores, the city of Calgary, Alberta, offers varied & interesting literary events.

Mar 17, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Places in & around Calgary where family visitors can have pleasant authentic western Canadian historical experiences without mobs, noise & hucksterism.

Feb 12, 2009 - Simone Keiran

From classical ballet to modern jazz, professional dancers, companies, studios, workshops & festivals offer visitors exciting dance performances for discerning visitors.

Feb 12, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Travelling with kids to Calgary, Alberta? Here's where to find the best children's plays, musicals, puppets, physical theatre, festivals and art events in the city.

Feb 10, 2009 - Simone Keiran

For visitors who like provocative, electrifying live shows, Calgary, Alberta, offers many companies which will fit the bill, each with their own unique merits.

Feb 9, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Mainstream doesn't mean dull: for cultural travelers to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, these professional theatre companies offer some of the hottest shows and actors going.

Feb 8, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Classical Music, Opera, Early Music, Music Festivals and the Honens International Piano Competition are on the programme for the music-loving visitor to western Canada.

Feb 6, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Calgary, a vibrant western Canadian city, offers top-quality paintings, sculptures, photographs, crafts, conceptual & set installation pieces for the art connoisseur.

Feb 4, 2009 - Simone Keiran

When Nicola Harwood, Oxygen Art Centre's artist-in-residence, found that rapid urban expansion divided the community of Nelson, BC, she put together a special exhibition.

Jan 12, 2009 - Simone Keiran

It's hard to get to the small city of Nelson, in south-central BC, Canada, which doesn't stop its artists from producing & displaying edgy, experimental work at Oxygen.

Jan 12, 2009 - Simone Keiran

Painter, conceptual artist, rebel & teacher, John Cooper's distinct modern & postmodern style--balancing humanity & elements--influenced Western artists for 4 decades.

Nov 9, 2008 - Simone Keiran

The Slow Food Movement works together with Community Supported Agriculture. Creston CSA grain growers are throwing a huge party to celebrate their 1st year CSA success.

Sep 12, 2008 - Simone Keiran

Nelson and New Denver, BC, attracted massive backlashes when they tried to erect statues commemorating historic social events and injustices some preferred to forget.

Sep 11, 2008 - Simone Keiran

Pamela Nagley Stevenson, a ceramics artist based in the Slocan Valley, BC, Canada, creates pots & ceramic paintings as rich as her own life & inner spiritual experience.

Sep 11, 2008 - Simone Keiran

The historical mining ghost-town of Sandon, in south central BC, western Canada, shone awhile as a popular tourist attraction. Now it's a dump. Literally. What happened?

Sep 9, 2008 - Simone Keiran

Artisans, organic farmers, musicians, 2nd-hand booksellers & chefs gather from 100s of miles to sell wares, perform, meet friends & travelers and celebrate the harvest.

Sep 8, 2008 - Simone Keiran

The Kohan Japanese Internment Memorial Reflection Gardens in Canada's West Kootenay region are designed to make travelers aware of tragic WWII event in Canadian history.

Sep 3, 2008 - Simone Keiran

Imre Vallyon's indepth and transformative book series on human spiritual evolution takes 1st prize at Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Awards in New Zealand.

Aug 31, 2008 - Simone Keiran

3 Ceramics instructors and 9 graduate professional artists from the Kootenay School of Art present a landmark group exhibition of pottery, clay paintings and sculpture.

Aug 21, 2008 - Simone Keiran

Crossley's paintings incorporate, not only Modernism or elements of natural settings, but advancement of 2-dimensional landscape art into the 21st century (Part 2 of 3).

Aug 21, 2008 - Simone Keiran

The gaudy, bawdy art of carnival rides hooks thrill-seekers with sensational fantasies from soft porn to invincibility, which mask its roots in Classical antiquity.

Aug 18, 2008 - Simone Keiran

Vandalism to 9 sandcastles cost Harrison Lake $120,000 in revenue, proving that even impermanent art attracts enough tourist dollars to make the investment worthwhile.

Aug 15, 2008 - Simone Keiran

It was a feat over 20 years in the making. Now "Heavens and Hells" has been nominated for the prestigious 2008 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Book Award in New Zealand.

Aug 14, 2008 - Simone Keiran

BC's birthplace provides children with many early Canadian things to see, learn and do at this beautifully restored and preserved fur-trading fort on the Fraser River.

Aug 13, 2008 - Simone Keiran

The 2008 Greater Vancouver International Chinese Lantern Festival, with its scenes from Chinese history, science, folklore, mythology, and cartoons, is the oddest fluff.

Aug 3, 2008 - Simone Keiran