Rediscovering slapstick comedy at the Russian Hall, zine-making with Angel Kao, and a 'berry' good chat with Art NapoleonNXNW July 20/21, 2024 | Welcome to the latest edition of the NXNW newsletter! We're setting the table for a mid-summer feast of audio delights and recommendations, and you're invited! We'll meet the East Vancouver youths who are discovering classic slapstick comedy, Moosemeat & Marmalade co-host Art Napoleon chats with us about berry picking, and we'll get a sneak peek of zine-making at the Eastside Arts Festival!
Looking for something from a previous show? Be sure to stop by our CBC Listen page. | | Coming up on the show this weekend: | | | Saturday | | Can crickets be a crunchy, nutritious food source for astronauts in space? Emily McColville is about to test that theory, as part of a design challenge with the Canada Space Agency. | | | | We'll spotlight B.C. & Yukon Book Prize nominees with a revisit of our chat with author Kirsten Pendreigh, whose book Maybe A Whale has just been shortlisted for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize. | | | | Continuing our July Canning series, Indigenous bush cook Art Napoleon shares his memories of berry-picking, and how his childhood informs his work as the co-host of the renowned food docuseries Moosemeat & Marmalade. | | | | Multidisciplinary designer and illustrator Angel Kao gives us a sneak peek of zine-making, as part of a new workshop she'll hold at the Vancouver Eastside Arts Festival (July 27). | | | | | Sunday | | CBC Olympic radio producer Andrew Parker shares his rundown of the stories to watch out for at the Paris Olympic Games, which are ready, set and go this Friday. | | | | Singer-songwriter Nuskmata (Jacinda Mack) dives into the making of Nusximta, a Nuxalk-language music album that celebrates 10 years of Nuxalk Radio in Bella Coola. | | | | Having just won the biennial Lola Award for B.C. choreographers, Lisa Mariko Gelley reflects on her work as the co-artistic director of Company 605 and more. | | | | NXNW's Jeremy Ratt visits Vancouver's Russian Hall to catch a rehearsal of Slip Slap Trip Wack (July 26-28), which sees child actors embracing classic slapstick comedy. | | | | | | | A new generation of slapstick comes to the Russian Hall | | This week on NXNW, story producer Jeremy Ratt swung by Russian Hall to see the rehearsal of Slip Slap Trip Wack, a Leaky Heaven production that sees East Vancouver children embracing classic slapstick comedy, inspired by the likes of Our Gang and The Little Rascals.
We'll hear from co-directors Josh Hite and Steven Hill, as well as a few youth performers from the show.
Slip Slap Trip Wack runs at the Russian Hall July 26-28. Children under 12 are welcome to barter for free admission with the offering of any toy, book or other belonging. | | | Youth participants during a development workshop (Photo: Vanessa Mercedes Figueroa) | | | Dogs become performance collaborators (Photo: Vanessa Mercedes Figueroa) | | | | | How to make a zine - and doodle characters, too | | Zines are small DIY publications that anyone can produce — except design doesn't come easily to everyone.
Multidisciplinary artist Angel Kao is working to bridge that gap, as she'll be leading a zine-making and doodling workshop at the fourth annual CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival, which runs from July 22 to 28 at Strathcona Park and across the Eastside Arts District in Vancouver.
We'll visit Angel in her home studio and chat about her creative journey, as well as her ideas for the zine-curious. | | | Angel's studio in East Vancouver | | | | | In case you missed it... | Last week on NXNW, Margaret Gallagher got a sneak peek of The Tempest Project, a roving musical adventure running July 17-22 at the Vancouver Playhouse. She spoke with Music on Main's Artistic Director David Pay, as well as pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa.
Stream this interview via CBC Listen. | | | | Thanks for listening! | Have comments or suggestions you'd like to share? Email us! Sophie Woodrooffe and Jeremy Ratt, editors | | | | |