DIVERSITY HIGHLIGHTS EDGE 2004!

Festival showcases cross-cultural Canadian dance talent

The 2004 Dancing on the Edge Festival enters its sixteenth year as Western Canada’s premier festival of contemporary dance with ten exciting days of presentations from July 8- 17, 2004. Always devoted to presenting professional contemporary dance celebrating the work of local, national and international dance artists, the Dancing on the Edge Festival maintains a genuine commitment to reflect Canada’s diverse cultural fabric and embody the true spirit of multiculturalism. With performances at venues throughout Vancouver, the festival will feature independent dance artists and prominent contemporary dance companies from across the country. Offering a wide-selection of works that span cultures and genres, Dancing on the Edge 2004 will uphold its reputation as Vancouver’s hot summer highlight open to everyone. Dancing on the Edge 2004 will showcase diverse works and artists in its full-length and mixed programs, including the following:

FULL: SINHA DANSE
Led by Artistic Director and choreographer Roger Sinha, Sinha Danse will perform two acclaimed pieces from its repertoire, LOHA and THOK for the first time in Western Canada. The two fusion works continue Sinha’s exploration of traditional Indian dance as he infuses his unique contemporary style into the traditions of Bharata Natyam. Sensual and exotic, the program will include original live music from Ganesh Anandan and Rainer Wiens and was recently twice nominated for the prestigious Dora Mavor Moore awards including Outstanding New Choreography for Roger Sinha. Based in Montreal, the internationally-renowned Sinha Danse was created in 1991 as a vehicle for Roger Sinha’s distinctive hybrid choreography. Compelled by his cultural origins, Sinha creates unique contemporary dance that expresses his passionate, personal and challenging reality.
Performances at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, July 13- 14, 8:30 PM.

WEN WEI DANCE
Award-winning choreographer Wen Wei Wang presents TAO (The Way), the first project from his company Wen Wei Dance, established in 2003 to support his work. Drawing from his personal life experiences, Wang highlights a culturally relevant theme that will resonate and relate with many Canadians. A circular journey that travels from one world to another, TAO follows the path to a foreign culture and how the experience can stir conflicting impressions and the emotions become visceral images. Hypnotic and mesmerizing, TAO is a multimedia work rich in aesthetic and choreography and won glowing reviews in its premiere in the fall of 2003. Dancing on the Edge 2004 is pleased to give Vancouver audiences another opportunity to catch this spellbinding production.
Performances at the Firehall Arts Centre, July 16- 17, 7 PM.

MIXED: NAMCHI BAZAR on EDGE 3
Born in Montreal and raised in Vancouver, Namchi Bazar makes her first Edge appearance with the retrospective, Phormosis. A collection of her last three works, Phormosis lets Bazar tap into the instinctive forces underlying humanity’s connection with the collective unconscious and explore the multifaceted aspects of femininity. In addition to her extensive training at various schools including Arts Umbrella and Concordia University, Bazar is influenced by her travels to Central America, Nepal, Thailand and India, where she studied the classical dance form Kathak. Having performed the works of acclaimed choreographers, Crystal Pite, Jennifer Mascall and Lola MacLaughlin, Bazar most recently danced for Ginette Dion of the Bharata Natyam-based Danse Rasa.
Performances at the Firehall Arts Centre, July 12- 13, 9 PM.

ANDREA NANN on EDGE 4
Vancouver-born choreographer/performer Andrea Nann collaborates with celebrated West Coast artist Wayne Ngan to create INK, two intriguing dance pieces inspired by the life of Ngan and his work with chinese ink painting. In a unique twist, Ngan will join the performers on stage with a performance that will incorporate ink painting with contemporary dance. The dance works will illustrate the aesthetic beauty of Ngan’s work as well as illuminate the person behind the art.
Performances at the Firehall Arts Centre, July 15, 7 PM & July 16, 10 PM

These are few of the several dance works featured in the 2004 Dancing on the Edge Festival. For information on all shows, tickets and other festival events, contact the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926 or visit the website at www.dancingontheedge.org. http://www.dancingontheedge.org

Media Contact: Reshaad Ali Ph: 604.689.0691 E-mail: dote@firehallartscentre.ca

Theatre Replacement Workshop Notice

The Spark

Train – Create – Perform

Join a training, material building and performance workshop led by Theatre Replacement’s artistic directors James Long and Maiko Bae Yamamoto.

Workshop Objective:
Participants will be asked to bring in an idea, loose or tight, a found piece of writing and an interest in creating a one or two person piece of performance. These ideas will be expanded on using different creation methods utilized by Long and Yamamoto in creating work. The workshop will culminate in a public performance of the work created.*

The pieces will be performed the evening of August 6th in conjunction with the first public showing of Theatre Replacements newest work The Empty Orchestra.

Dates:
Fri. July 23 2 - 10
Sat. July 24 11 – 6
Sun. July 25 11 – 6

Fri. August 6 4 – 10
Location TBA

Participants will have the opportunity to further work on their piece with Long and/or Yamamoto between July 25 and the performance date (August 6).

Cost: $ 125.00

If interested, or if you have any questions, please contact Theatre Replacement at sherbera@sfu.ca

* Public performance is not mandatory.

Theatre Replacement was founded in 2003 by James Long and Maiko Bae Yamamoto to produce, build, tour and present innovative one and two-person performance. All of Theatre Replacement’s productions and presentations focus on developing and maintaining a national and international network of venues, creators and performers.
Recognize. Magnify. Reproduce.

OPEN STUDIO GALLERY

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Exhibitions and Visiting Artists

Open Studio, Canada's leading print media centre, is accepting submissions for our Exhibitions and Visiting Artists Programs.

Exhibitions:
Submissions are being accepted to exhibit in the Open Studio Gallery for the period between January 2005 and June 2006.

The Open Studio Gallery promotes and exhibits contemporary works by artists working in any print media and/or incorporating printmaking techniques into their work. Proposals by individual artists, groups and curators will be considered. CAR/FAC Artist Fees are paid. Work proposed must be print media based.

Visiting Artists:
Submissions will be accepted from artists to realize a project in any printmaking media with the assistance of our master printers. The program is open to professional artists with or without printmaking experience who wish to use any print medium to create traditional and/or experimental works in a variety of formats (for example: one-of a kind multiples, wall works, installations, bookworks, etc).

The projects selected will be scheduled between September 2005 and March 2006.

Benefits include:
-Master printer assistance, awarded on a project-by-project basis
-1 month free access to Open Studio facilities
-Up to $300 supply credit
-$150 honorarium for guest lecturers
-Participation in a 2-person Visiting Artist exhibition in the OS Gallery, CAR/FAC Artist fees will be paid

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE
for Exhibitions and Visiting Artist: must be postmarked on or before September 15, 2004

TO APPLY : Submissions should include up to 12 slides of proposed work, detailed slide list, exhibition proposal/statement, a current curriculum vitae and a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the safe return of your slides. For the Visiting Artist submission, please include what techncial assistance will be required, as well as preferred dates. Submissions should be sent to the attention of: The Gallery or Visting Artist Committee, c/o OPEN STUDIO, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto, ON M5V 1L8

ELIGIBILITY: Please contact Heather Webb, Director, at: heather@openstudio.on.ca or 416.504.8238.

Open Studio
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104 Toronto On M5V 3A8
Phone/Fax: 416.504.8238 E-mail: office@openstudio.on.ca www.openstudio.on.ca

explorPERFORMANCE Development Award - $5000

Deadline: July 31, 2004

The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society is pleased to announce
explorPERFORMANCE, a new performance development award created by
the Society and CBC Television in recognition of the success
and significance of the explorASIAN 2004 Festival.

Designed to assist up-and-coming BC talent who have Asian or Pan-
Asian influenced performances, the explorPERFORMANCE Development
Award aims to provide the inspiration and tools for under-exposed
artists to take that "next-step". Recording time in a CBC Television
studio, valued at up to $5000, and a personal consultation with a
CBC Television programming executive will be awarded to the non-
professional performer who best shows his or her creative potential.
Performance genres eligible in the selection process include music,
comedy, theatre, dance, spoken-word or cross-disciplinary
performance with Asian or Pan-Asian roots.

For more details on explorPERFORMANCE, please visit
http://www.explorasian.org/explorperformance_intro.html

Vancouver Multicultural Society

The Federal Government has designated June 27 of every year as the "Canadian
Multiculturalism Day". Consequently, the Vancouver Multicultural Society
(VMS) will bring together different cultural activities to mark the occasion
on Sunday, June 27th 2004 at the Polish Community Centre (4015 Fraser and
24th Avenue), from 1:00 p.m.- 5:00p.m.
The Society invites you to attend the celebration.

http://www.urbancultures.ca/index.html

UBC LECTURE ON MULTICULTURALISM

June 22, 2004 (7 pm)
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
UBC Campus, Vancouver

To celebrate Canada's National Multicultural Day, we invite you to
attend the UBC Lecture on Multiculturalism presented by CBC Radio and
Television.

Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Mina Shum will be the featured guest
speaker for this year's lecture entitled New Day Rising: Journey of a
Hyphenated Girl. Shum, born in Hong Kong and raised in Canada, rose
to fame with her film Double Happiness, which premiered at the 1994
Toronto International Film Festival and went on to win critical
acclaim in Vancouver, Torino and Berlin. The film struck a chord with
Canadians who straddle the divide between fighting and accepting
cultural roots and carving a sense of self. By sharing specific
stories of how she came to embrace her hyphenation in her lecture,
Shum hopes to celebrate and encourage all unique selves.

Music group Tandava will perform enchanting world music to set the
evening. Tandava is a contemporary world music ensemble inspired by
the folk and classical music of India and Bangladesh, with influences
from China, the Middle-East, Africa and the West.

Hosted by Paul Kennedy, the lecture will be broadcast across the
country on the Ideas program on CBC Radio One (690 AM Vancouver) and
a feature documentary based on the lecture will be produced for CBC
Newsworld. After the lecture, audience members will have the
opportunity to address Mina in a Q & A session moderated by Paul.
This event will prove to be interactive, entertaining, and thought provoking.

For more information, contact:
Christine Evans
Communications Coordinator
Office of UBC International
Asian Centre
Room 606-1871 West Mall
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Z2

Telephone: (604) 822-0810
Fax: (604) 822-5597
Web site: http://www.interchange.ubc.ca/ubcintl

PLACEBO

Present - July 16, 2004
ARTSPEAK (an artist-run centre)
233 Carrall Street, Vancouver

Placebo features two artists, Helen Cho and Colleen Wolstenholme, who
use everyday objects and substances to investigate consumption and
states of embodiment.

Colleen Wolstenholme's work uses images of pills and corporate logos
found on the internet as sources for projects in sculpture,
photography, painting and embroidery. Psychotropic and analgesic
medications are charged with a range of social, sexual and cultural
content, and Wolstenholme has wed these associations to a range of
cultural practices. The history of handicraft informs her labour-
intensive petit point reproductions of pharmaceutical logos.

Helen Cho uses the sensual presence of soap and sugar in
installations that reflect the permeable and transitional nature of
these substances. Luxurious and exuding an overbearing scent, these
concentrated and heavily processed materials are manipulated and
placed in ephemeral arrangements in relation to the architecture of
the gallery. The usual intimacy between soap and body is undercut
through paring and grating, and through embedding remnants of
everyday life, such as beads and pins. These fossils, when placed in
piles of glittering refined sugar, become part of an idealized
landscape.

Telephone: (604) 688-0051
Fax: (604) 685-1912
E-mail: artspeak@artspeak.ca
Web site: http://www.artspeak.ca
Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 12 - 5 pm

TERRACOTTA WARRIORS

Present - June 24, 2004
The Elgin Theatre
189 Yonge Street, Toronto

Terracotta Warriors is an ingenious adaptation of the life and times
of the first Emperor of China, Qin ShiHuang, in 221 BC. The story
portrays the fantastic events of the Qin Dynasty showcasing many
dramatic fight sequences, the construction of the Great Wall of
China, the creation of the famous mausoleum housing the fabled
terracotta warriors, and the spectacular combination of dance
and martial arts performed by 90 action artists.

Terracotta Warriors is told through the eyes of the Emperor's
conniving eunuch. Some of China's most incredible historical facts
are revealed against a background of 20 epic sets and 300 costumes.
Renowned Chinese artists will meticulously create the lavish
portrayal of this historical period. A full symphonic recorded
soundscape, including traditional and historic Chinese instruments,
will accompany a live drummer, Peipa player, and lyric soprano
acting as a muse. Exciting sound effects will be added to immerse
the audience into the emotion, drama and battles of the fantastic
events of the Qin Dynasty.

Ticket prices range from $35 - $85 and can be purchased in person at
The Elgin Theatre Box Office or any Ticketmaster outlet by phone at
(416) 872-5555 or online at http://www.ticketmaster.ca

RICEPAPER: CALL FOR PROPOSALS

RicePaper Magazine's music section is looking for new writers.
Please send your proposals to:

PO Box 74174 Hillcrest RPO
Vancouver, BC V5V 5C8

***NOTE: This is not a call for submissions.
E-mail entries will not be considered.


COAST TO COAST PICS NEEDED

We are collecting photos for the pictorial section of our next issue
of RicePaper. Coast 2 Coast is a pictorial chronicling Asian arts
and culture events across Canada in picture form.

If you have pictures of your events and would like to submit (no
more that 3) please email them to ricebeta@yahoo.ca in a high res
jpeg format. Please include all the name(s) of the people in the
images, the event the photos are from, and photo credits if
necessary. Please do so asap as we are under deadline. If we don't
manage to get you into the latest issue, we'll put them in the
following one...


RICEBETA IN THE PRAIRIES!

RiceBeta is looking for Asian-Canadian arts and culture happenings
in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. To help promote your local
prairie Asian arts scene, please send your listings to
ricebeta@yahoo.ca.

TORONTO JAPANESE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2004

Deadline: July 31, 2004

The Toronto Japanese Short Film Festival is now accepting submissions
for 2004 and there is no entry fee! Send in your submissions now!
Please see http://www.tjsff.ca for more details.

13th ANNUAL CABBAGETOWN SHORT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL

Deadline: July 27, 2004

Film and video entries are required for the Cabbagetown Film and
Video Festival. No entry fee required. Films should be 15 minutes
maximum. Application forms are available from the Cabbagetown Short
Film & Video Festival office: telephone (416) 921-0857 or
fax: (416) 921-8245. Visit http://www.oldcabbagetown.com as well.
For further information please call: (416) 924-3514

RiPE MAGAZINE

Deadline: July 20, 2004
Ripe Magazine (dedicated to photography and non-fiction writing) is
seeking submissions for its first ever print issue: Issue #10, Theme:
Balls. For more information please go to: http://www.ripemagazine.com

THE DAYTIME PROJECT

Deadline: June 29, 2004

Long-distance lovers?
Short-term affairs?
Farm towns struggling?
Grow-ops smuggling?
Speed-dating wipeouts?
Winter whiteout?
.....participate in The Daytime Project: CBC Television Daytime Serial

You tell us what might change the pace and face of daytime
television in Canada by sending us your pitch for a half-hour serial
drama. The search is on to develop a popular series with high
audience appeal that has the capacity to build a loyal and broad
viewer base. To be considered, the pitch must portray a snapshot of
contemporary Canadian life - not earnest or predictable - but
original, authentic and highly entertaining.

To get the diversity of story lines we're looking for, the overall
composition of the creative team, management, cast and production
unit should take into account Canada's cultural diversity. We
encourage partnerships in this regard.

Daytime serials also provide a solid training vehicle for the
industry and we want to use this opportunity to do just that.
Pitches submitted should indicate how the production company would
construct a training environment for emerging writers, directors and
others, particularly those from under-represented communities.

Shortly after the June 29 deadline, we will select up to ten
series pitches for development, with the intention of ultimately
selecting one or two scripts to be produced later in the year.

Interested parties should submit:

-A brief creative pitch (guideline: no more than 5 pages)
-Description of possible production model, including training
opportunities
-Company background, resumes of principals
-A draft development budget for bible and first draft script is also
recommended

Submissions and questions are to be sent electronically to:
daytime_info@cbc.ca

Selected pitches only will be contacted by July 12.

More information is available at http://www.cbc.ca/daytimeproject/

ASIAN-CANADIAN ARTISTS AWARDS

NAAAP Toronto in partnership with Grange Avenue Productions and
Toronto Councillor Olivia Chow would like to congratulate the
following winners of the 2004 Asian Canadian Artists Awards:

1) FILM & VIDEO CATEGORY:
Romeo Candido - "Rolling Longaniza"

2) VISUAL ARTS CATEGORY:
JJ Lee - "Still Life With Tangents"

3) PERFORMING ARTS CATEGORY
Keira Loughran - "Little Dragon"

For full details on the Asian Canadian Artists Awards and Fund
Raising Gala, winner bio's, and to meet the judging panel, log onto
http://www.acaf.tk

TASTE OF ASIA - MULTICULTURAL STREET FESTIVAL

July 3 - 4, 2004 (6 am - 9 pm)
Kennedy Road and Steeles Intersection
Adjacent to Market Village and Pacific Mall, Markham ON

Featuring:
-Non-stop music
-Cultural performance
-Food
-Fashion
-Customs
-Arts
-1000-person basketball tournament.

The festival's activities will be held starting from 12 noon to 6 pm
on each day.

A Taste of Asian literally represents a flavour of the diverse
multicultural mosaic of Canada, highlighting the cultural tastes of
food, colour, customs, arts, music, dance and fashion that are
unique to different Asian ethnic backgrounds. The event is open to
the public with no entrance fee.

E-mail: tasteofasia@fccm.ca

EVENTS AT THE DR. SUN YAT-SEN GARDEN

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden
578 Carrall Street, Vancouver

1) Chinese Culture Through Papercuts
Present - Every Tuesday afternoon from 11 am - 2 pm

Chinese Culture Through Papercuts presents traditional papercutting
demonstration and display by Mrs. Rong Fang Wu. Watch Mrs. Wu's
skillful fingers shape beautiful butterflies symbolizing love along
with Chinese characters and symbolic flowers, animals, and
landscapes from classic myths and legends.

2) Garden Tai Chi
Present - September 30, 2004
Every 2nd Thursday in the month from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Immerse yourself in peaceful tranquility with a guided tour of the
Garden and try a cup of soothing Chinese tea or if that's a little
too fast-paced, simply sit back and take pleasure in watching a Wu
Shu Master at work. Enjoy watching a demonstration of the ancient
Chinese movements designed to improve circulation, health, and
general well-being.

3) New Wing Opening Exhibition
June 17 - July 5, 2004

The new "Hall of a Hundred Rivers" will open with an exhibition of
works from China, Southeast Asia and "Jade Water Porcelain" --
ceramics by local artist Rachelle Chinnery.

4) SK Lee Enchanted Evenings Concert Series
July 2 - August 27, 2004
Every Friday evening at 7:30pm

Featuring Asian, classical, and world music.
Tickets: $15, Season Pass: $100.00

5) The World in the Heart of Chinatown: 4th Annual Chinatown Arts &
Cultural Festival
July 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2004
Every Saturday afternoon from 1-4pm

At the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Park Courtyard, there will be performances, an
artisan marketplace, children's crafts, and food tasting from around
the world. Donations appreciated.

For more information on Chinese Culture Through Papercuts and Garden Tai Chi,
contact: Erika Korstrom, Marketing Coordinator
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall St. Vancouver
Telephone: (604) 662-3207
Fax: (604) 682-4008
Web site: http://www.vancouverchinesegarden.com

MINI-CONFERENCE ON DRAMATURGY

July 5 & 6, 2004 (10 am to 5:30 pm)
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (Tallulah's Cabaret)
12 Alexander Street, Toronto

This two-day conference will focus on case studies in which
dramaturges, directors and writers discuss the creation of recent
shows and a variety of dramaturgical issues.

Conference sessions take the form of one-hour case studies of
specific productions and related topics. Playwrights and their
collaborators examine in detail their creative process and
conference participants are urged to ask questions and offer their
insights into new play development. This year we will be exploring
political theatre, the challenges of a site specific work near
Regina, the theatre scenes in St. John's and Edmonton, and the
creation of several new plays. The Mini-Conference dates are during
the Fringe of Toronto Festival. Speakers include: (subject to
change)

-Marjorie Chan (playwright; Toronto)
-Jonathan Christenson (Artistic Director, Catalyst Theatre;
Edmonton)
-Andy Houston (deviser/dramaturge/professor; University of
Waterloo)
-Jillian Keiley (Artistic Director, Artistic Fraud; St. John's)
-Elyssa Livergant (actor/dramaturge; London, England)
-Yvette Nolan (Artistic Director, Native Earth Theatre; Toronto)
-Brian Quirt (director/dramaturge, Nightswimming, Toronto)
-Kelly Thornton (Artistic Director, Nightwood Theatre; Toronto)
-Guillermo Verdecchia (playwright/director; Toronto)

A detailed schedule of conference sessions will be released later.

Fees: Admission is FREE, but space is limited. Please RSVP if you
are interested in attending. We will establish a waiting list if necessary.

To RSVP or for more information, contact:
Brian Quirt (Chair, LMDA Canada) at bquirt@interlog.com

For more information on LMDA (Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of
the Americas), go to: http://www.lmda.org

TRANSLATING MINORITIZED CULTURES

June 24, 2004 (7 pm)
Toronto Women's Bookstore
73 Harbord Street (at Spadina)Toronto

This event will feature a dialogue on the challenges of translating
caste, class and gender, and readings of recently published
translations of works by Dalit writers and Quebec authors. Translated
readings by Arun Mukherjee, Alok Mukherjee and Barbara Godard.

Featuring Readings of:
-Intimate Journal, by Nicole Brossard. Translated by Barbara Godard.
Mercury Press
-Joothan: A Dalit's Life, by Omprakash Valmiki. Translated by Arun
Prabha Mukherjee. Columbia University Press.
-Towards an Aesthetic of Dalit Literature: History, Controversies and
Considerations, by Sharankumar Limbale. Translated by Alok Mukherjee.
Orient Longman.

This is a wheelchair-accessible and free event.

FILMS AT THE ROYAL CINEMA

The Royal Cinema
608 College Street, Toronto
(4 1/2 blocks west of Bathurst Street, between Clinton Street and Grace Street)

1) Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space
June 18 - 22, 2004 (Time Unspecified)

Winner of Best Animation at Fantasia 2003, the unique Tamala 2010
pits a cute kitten against ugly corporate culture. The similarity
with Hello Kitty stops at the aesthetic. Tamala is the kind of cat
who walks down the street smoking and kicking out at annoying little
girls. Although very cutesy, the violence, swearing and brief
nudity put this on a par with Fat Freddy and Fritz the Cat. With a
brilliant sound track from Trees of Life, Tamala 2010 is a must-see
for fans of Japanese animation, toys, and pop. (Japan / Japanese
with English Subtitles / 2003 / 14A / 92 mins).

2) Iceman Cometh aka Time Warriors
June 25, 2004 (9:45 pm)

No, it's not the Eugene O'Neill play, but a rip-roaring, time-
travelling swordsman saga, twisting on the premise of Highlander. It
begins in 16th century imperial China where a palace guard and an
outlaw warrior (Yuen Biao and Yuen Wah respectively: two of Jackie
Chan's classmates from Peking Opera school), do battle but become
trapped and frozen in a glacier. When the "corpsicles" are found by
archeologists, thawed out and zapped back to life, their mutal quest
for vengeance picks up right where it left off, leading to mayhem in
modern day Hong Kong. Iceman Cometh marks the turning point of Maggie
Cheung's career, in her role as the spunky call girl that Biao
believes is the reincarnation of a princess from his time. The film's
conflict is a colourful mix of guns, swordplay, and Yuen Biao's
trademark martial art excellence. (Hong Kong / Cantonese with
English Subtitles / 1989 / 114 minutes /
PG).

Info about the upcoming shows with pics is available at:
http://www.ultra8.ca/content/kff.html

***Box Office opens 30 minutes before showtime. Price is $6 for
Members, $8 without membership card. Grab a REEL DEAL card and get 5
movies for $20! Call (416) 516-4845 for showtimes. Check out the
full Festival Cinema schedule at http://www.festivalcinemas.com

4th ANNUAL PHOTO EXHIBIT

Present - July 3, 2004
Ryerson Gallery
80 Spadina Avenue, Suite 305, Toronto

The 4th Annual Photo Exhibit, hosted by Ryerson Gallery, will
showcase images created by dozens of professional and amateur
photographers who are Ryerson Continuing Education photography students.

Images by the award winners will be posted on the Exhibit's website
http://www.ryerson.ca/ce/photoexhibit.

The 4th Annual Photo Exhibit gives a rare opportunity to explore
young artists' inspirations and intensive creative experimentation
including the chosen subjects and techniques. Many of these
exceptional pieces showcased during the exhibit will be for sale at the gallery.

For more information contact Jill Glessing at jillg@yorku.ca or visit
http://www.ryerson.ca/ce/photoexhibit.

Gallery hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 12 - 5 pm

ARTS, CULTURE, AND EDUCATION INSTITUTE

July 12 - 23, 2004
Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby

The ACE Institute invites you to a two-week intensive exploration
of art and culture featuring an exciting series of presentations,
workshops, performances and special events. This is a unique
opportunity for academics, artists and educators to explore ideas and
issues related to their fields through a diversity of themes.

Daily Themes:
July 12: Culture(s) and the Arts
July 13: Art and Social Change
July 14: Creativity and Culture
July 15: Teaching the Arts
July 16: The "Fine Arts"
July 19: First Nations/Indigenous Arts
July 20: Asian Arts
July 21: Crossing Boundaries in the Arts
July 22: Community Arts
July 23: Celebrating the Present and Enacting the Future

Performances by:
-Veda Hille - Vancouver's songstress
-The Rober Minden Duo - Found Sound
-Gamelan Madu Sari
-SFU Elite Bhangra Team, Jawani, and PARR Traditional Bhangra
-Choreio+Graphe/Dancing/Drawing/Music
-Vancouver Aboriginal Youth Theatre
-Dragon River Chinese Music Ensemble

.....plus showing of a film by the National Film Board.

Look for program details at our website: http://www.educ.sfu.ca/acei.

Register in advance for the entire Institute for only $450 or take
advantage of our Advance Daily Packages:
1 day at $80, 2 days at $145, 3 days at $190 or 5 days at $270

Registration forms are available through our website.

Registration at the door is $800 for the full Institute or
$100 for a single day. All prices are in Canadian funds.

For registrants in need of accommodation, information for on and
off-campus accommodation is available at our website.

For more information contact Loree Lawrence, Conference Administrator
at lolaw@telus.net

CHINATOWN ARTS AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL

July 3, 2004: China (11 am - 5 pm)
July 10, 2004: India & Middle East (1 - 4 pm)
July 17, 2004: First Nations (1 - 4 pm)
July 24, 2004: Japan (1 - 4 pm)
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Park Courtyard, Vancouver

This summer, a "hot" melting pot of traditions and cultures come
together to create cultural excitement in Chinatown and the Downtown
Eastside during the 4th Annual Chinatown Arts and Cultural Festival.
The festival celebrates the multicultural heritage in Vancouver and
promotes the collaborative efforts of different community
organizations working together to revitalize Vancouver's oldest
neighborhoods. It features music and dance on an outdoor open air
stage, artisan marketplace with local artists and craftspeople,
kids'crafts and food tasting the first four Saturdays during the month of July.

Each Saturday experience one of the many cultures that make Vancouver
and Canada unique. The opening celebration on Saturday, July 3 will
feature a China cultural theme including dancing and singing by the
Strathcona Community Dancers, traditional instrumental music and folk
dancing, lion dancing and martial arts demonstrations. July 10
features the mystery, color and drama of India and the Middle East.
Dancers from the Nritya Manjaree School of Kathak beautifully
demonstrate their art and talent in their performance of excerpts
from Indian classics while Itamar Erez and Emad Armoush will blend
Middle Eastern, flamenco, and Jazz traditions. July 17 is a
celebration of our First Nations peoples with dancing, drumming,
singing, and a taste of bannock and jam. Bring your appetites and
take this opportunity to understand and appreciate our native
heritage. The final Saturday on July 24 we will focus on
Japan and its traditions including taiko drumming and Japanese dance.

*Donations greatly appreciated.*

For more information or images please contact:
Connie Yuen at (604) 462-8570
Yvonne Chui at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, (604) 662-3207
ext. 201 or http://www.vancouverchinesegarden.com
Rika Uto at Carnegie, (604) 665-3003 or rika_uto@city.vancouver.bc.ca
William Wu, Chinese Cultural Centre, (604) 658-8872

Attention Public Artists

Two New Public Art Calls have just been uploaded onto our web-site,
please check it out at www.northvanarts.com - look under "Public Art" then go to "Opportunities & Calls"
You will find information on these two calls:
1. Crosswalks - Keith & Lonsdale
2. Victoria Park - Keith Road

Lori Phillips, Public Art Coordinator
City of North Vancouver
335 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 2G3
604-984-9582

Theatre Replacement Workshop Notice

The Spark
Train – Create – Perform

Join a training, material building and performance workshop led by Theatre Replacement’s artistic directors James Long and Maiko Bae Yamamoto.

Workshop Objective:
Participants will be asked to bring in an idea, loose or tight, a found piece of writing and an interest in creating a one or two person piece of performance. These ideas will be expanded on using different creation methods utilized by Long and Yamamoto in creating work. The workshop will culminate in a public performance of the work created.*

The pieces will be performed the evening of August 6th in conjunction with the first public showing of Theatre Replacements newest work The Empty Orchestra.

Dates:
Fri. July 23 2 - 10
Sat. July 24 11 – 6
Sun. July 25 11 – 6
Fri. August 6 4 – 10
Location TBA

Participants will have the opportunity to further work on their piece with Long and/or Yamamoto between July 25 and the performance date (August 6).

Cost: $ 125.00

If interested, or if you have any questions, please contact Theatre Replacement at sherbera@sfu.ca
Public performance is not mandatory.

Theatre Replacement was founded in 2003 by James Long and Maiko Bae Yamamoto to produce, build, tour and present innovative one and two-person performance. All of Theatre Replacement’s productions and presentations focus on developing and maintaining a national and international network of venues, creators and performers.
Recognize. Magnify. Reproduce.

Sham-e-Qawwali

The Vancouver Folk Music Festival and Kamal's Video Palace Present
Sham-e-Qawwali - An evening of Qawwali music

Event: Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwal Concert
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver Date: Sunday, July 18, 2004
Time: Doors 7:00 pm, Concert 7:30 pm
Tickets: $25, $35, and $50 (VIP) Tickets are available through
the Vancouver Folk Music Festival at 604.602.9798
For more information contact Kamal Sharma: 604.592.9777

The Vancouver Folk Music Festival, along with Kamal's Video Palace, are pleased to present the Canadian premiere of Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwal live in concert at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Sunday, July 18, 2004.

Pakistan's fresh young ensemble, Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwal are already proving to be masters of this Sufi devotional music. The two young brothers who lead the group, Rizwan Mujahid Ali Khan and Muazzam Mujahid Ali Khan, have an impeccable musical pedigree their grandfather was an uncle and teacher of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The singers were taught the art of Qawwali from Nusrat, who was indisputably the greatest living exponent of the art.

Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwal is made up of two lead singers (Rizwan and Muazzam), five secondary singers leading the choral response and vigorous hand claps, two harmonium players and a tabla player. The qawwals (singers) perform in traditional Qawwali style - sitting on the ground rather than on seats, which they believe brings them closer to God.

The group has appeared at England's prestigious WOMAD Festival and others across Europe. This performance is part of a tour that will also see them performing at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre and Festival d'Ete in Quebec City. They have recorded three albums for Peter Gabriel's Real World Records. Sacrifice to Love and A Better Destiny are vibrant, ecstatic collections of traditional Qawwali. People's Colony No. 1 is a powerful collaboration with Temple of Sound (Neil Sparkes and Count Dubulah of Transglobal Underground) that has taken their music to dance floors around the world. Their recordings and their live performances have led many to call them the torchbearers for the legacy of Nusrat and five centuries of family tradition.

Qawwali music arose about 700 years ago. A song will usually begin with a slow instrumental vamp that introduces the melody. The lead singer then meanders in with the first line and establishes a call-and-response pattern. Phrases are repeated over and over again, punctuated by sudden and furious breaks of florid virtuoso singing by the leader. As the piece progresses the tempo and volume are gradually increased, elevating the listeners to higher and higher states of entrancement.

It was the energetic recordings and concerts of the late, great artist, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948-1997) that first introduced Qawwali music to Western audiences beginning with his work with Peter Gabriel. His singing effortlessly transcended language and cultural barriers, and his spirit reached and moved people all over the world. Today, Qawwali is seen as one of the world's most passionate and vibrant forms of music.

Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwal bring their inventive reinterpretations of spiritual love songs to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Sunday, July 18th. Tickets are $25/$35/$50 (VIP) and are available through The Vancouver Folk Music Festival at 604.602.9798.

West Coast Poetry Festival

The West Coast Poetry Festival is a literary and spoken word festival being held on July 2nd and 3rd of this year. The festival will run on the evening of July 2nd and the entire day and evening on July 3rd.

It will be the first time that spoken word or slam poets have shared the spotlight in any festival of this size in Canada's history and the largest poetry festival also in Canada's history.

Readings and performances will begin at 6:00 PM Friday July 2nd at SFU's Harbour Centre and will continue on July 3rd at SFU's Burnaby Campus from 11:00AM until 9:30 PM.

Reading and performing at this, the festival's inaugural year will be Roy Miki, Shane Koyczan, Daphne Marlatt, Ivan Coyote, Marilyn Bowering, Barbara Adler, Wayde Compton, C.R. Avery, Patrick Friesen, Wayne “Overload” Mercier, Peter Trower, Sheri-D Wilson, Evelyn Lau, Billeh Ni! ckerson, Jamie Reid, Adeena Karasick, Kevin Paul, Russell Thornton, Rachel Flood, Aislinn Hunter, Al Mader, Kuldip Gill, Tanya Evanson, Rita Wong, Jen Lam, Wendy Morton, Ms. Spelt, Stephen Collis, Alexandra Oliver, Colin Browne, S.R.Duncan, Catherine Owen, Heather Hayley, Fiona Lam, Tatchi, Bud Osborn, Manic, Ryan Knighton, Brendon Macleod, Irene Livingston, Adam Lewis Schroeder, Clint Burnham, Laurie Bricker, Jason de Couto, Ali Riley and special guests.

All events are entirely free to the public but seating is limited.
Parking is free for all events on Burnaby Mountain.

Please consult our website at www.westcoastpoetryfestival.com for more precise times of readings and performances.

Hope to see you all there.

Sean McGarragle
West Coast Poetry Festival
www.westcoastpoetryfestival.com

ON THE FLY 5

Wednesday 7:30pm at the Bloor

Hey gang!

The Shooting is done.
The Editing is complete.
The Posters are on the walls.
On The Fly 5 is finally here!

After a long sabbatical and a brief hurricane of activity, On The Fly 5
will be screening this Wednesday, June 23rd , 7:30pm at the glorious Bloor Cinema.

This year's festival features 20 digital shorts, each of them
shot-in-a-day, then cut-in-a-day (and each of them shot on Panasonics
gorgeous, new DVX100a 24-frame video camera).

The director are a split between total first-time directors, some more
experienced filmmakers and a couple of special Guest Directors (namely
former VJ and current CBC Radio Host Sook-Yin Lee and Love, Sex &
Eating the Bones director Sudz Sutherland).

The 20 shorts work out to around 3 hours, but fear not. There will be
an intermission and the event will licensed!

OTF5 Tickets are $12 and are available at the Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor
St. W.), both Suspect Videos (605 Markham St., 619 Queen St. W.) or at
The WinWin Picture Company (828 Richmond St. W.).
Remember to save your ticket stub; it will get you into the After Party
across the street at the Dance Cave (above Lee's Palace).

It is HIGHLY LIKELY that the event will SELL OUT, so if youíre
considering going, donít wait too long to grab yourself a ticket.

Check out the latest edition of Eye Weekly (or ) for a generous and
well-written article by Jason Anderson about On The Fly.

Also, a few words about The On The Fly School:

To respond to the demand for more opportunities to short films, we have
begun a new initiative: The ON THE FLY School. It is a comprehensive
week-end workshop that is designed to help anyone, whether newbie or
more experienced filmmaker, get their next short project off the
ground. More info on it can be found on our website .

This year ís programme of shorts is a very strong one with a bunch of
hilarious, dark and peculiar delights, so I'm hoping you all can come
out

Thanks for your support. See you on the 23rd!

Andrew Bee

THE WIN WIN PICTURE COMPANY
www.winwinpictures.tv
bee@winwinpictures.tv

A Sense of Place

8th Women's International Glass Workshop
June 24 - July 10
Opening reception: Tuesday, June 29, 6-9 pm

Material Matters
215 Spadina Avenue, Toronto

Material Matters Gallery is pleased to present the 8th Women's International Glass Workshop, an international assembly of well-known glass artists that convenes and exhibits in a different country every two years. The hosts and co-curators organizing this year's gathering, Mimi Gellman and Doreen Balabanoff, are both high profile architectural glass artists. The Material Matters Gallery is operated in Toronto by Lisa Wuohela, one of the longest standing art dealers specializing in contemporary glass in the country.

" A SENSE OF PLACE" will be exhibited from JUNE 24 TO JULY 10, with an opening reception on TUESDAY JUNE 29 from 6-9 pm. The artists will be in attendance.

The Women's International Glass Workshop is a loose alliance of twenty architectural glass artists from thirteen countries. Every two years the group is hosted in a different member's country where the artists meet, exhibit and exchange professional development and technical ideas. Of greatest significance is the opportunity for cultural enrichment through visits to artists' studios, lectures and extensive travel in the host country.

This year's exhibition, " A Sense of Place, Exploring Cultural Identity", showcases the unique aesthetic, technical and conceptual approach of each participating artist through glass studies, exquisite glass panels and discreet sculptures. A rotating slide presentation, drawn from their accomplished portfolios, will give an extensive overview of their major glass commissions around the globe.

Like each prior exhibition of this collective, (previous meetings were held in Ireland, Japan, Iceland, Austria, Wales and Colorado) this year's group installation largely focuses on the impressions gleaned and shared from the last assembly in 2002, hosted in New Zealand.

This year's selection of work showcases compelling and provocative conceptual approaches to exploring glass as a light-transmitting medium. One of the most revealing aspects of this bi-annual communication process is the often-unconscious synchronicity of the artists' personal/professional interests. Separated by thousands of miles, the member's works appear to be intimately related in scope and intent.

Participating Artists:

Sigridur Asgeirsdottir, Iceland
Doreen Balabanoff, Canada
Chris Bird -Jones, Wales
Ginger Ferrell, England
Mimi Gellman, Canada
Amber Hiscott, Wales
Catrin Jones, Wales
Cornelia König, Austria
Linda Lichtman, U.S.A.
Mary Mackey, Ireland
Ellen Mandelbaum, U.S.A.
Marie Pascal Foucault-Phipps, U.S.A. & France
Helga Reay-Young, Germany
Helma Sauerbrey, Germany
Holly Sanford, New Zealand
Chinks Vere Grylls, England
Sachiko Yamamoto, Japan
Yoshi Yamauchi, Germany & Japan

For more information on this show contact:

MATERIAL MATTERS
215 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5T 2C7
416-977-3387

Director: Lisa Wuohela

Gallery Hours: Tues-Thurs. 11-5 Fri. 11-7 Sat.& Sun. 11-6

Dusk Dances Toronto 2004

a ten year retrospective

Withrow Park: June 22 - 27
Dufferin Grove Park: June 29 - July 4

2004 marks the tenth anniversary season of Dusk Dances in Toronto!

To celebrate this fantastic milestone, please join us at Withrow Park and Dufferin Grove Park this summer as we look back at some of the most innovative and popular pieces ever to be created for Dusk Dances.

Withrow Park - June 22 - 27
Opening band: Caoba. Hosted by David Danzon.

Joining the Withrow Park program will be Nova Bhattacharya in Ma, a classical Indian Bharata Natyam work commissioned in 2000, which invokes Durga, the three-eyed goddess of limitless beauty; Jenn Goodwin and her dancers, who will be suspended from a tree with bungee cords, in her 1999 acrobatic work, Stink; William Yong with his romantic LOVEsPARK, originally performed in 2001; Allen Kaeja with his highly physical 1998 group piece Fiftyne; and the return of CORPUS' hilarious A Flock of Flyers, seen at Dusk Dances in different stages of its evolution in 1996, 1999 and 2002.

Park Directions: South of Danforth Avenue, between Logan and Carlaw avenues.

Nearest Subway stop: Chester

Dufferin Grove Park - June 29 - July 4
Opening band: Poquito Grande. Hosted by Christian Laurin.

Featured in the Dufferin Grove Park program will be the Toronto premiere of Julia Aplin's Nice Cuppa Tea, a work created for Company Blonde for Ottawa's Dusk Dances in 2002; Ayelen Liberona's exquisite 2002 aerial work, Falling; Danny Grossman Dance Company performing Grossman's classic work, Bella, which first performed at Dusk Dances in 2000; Victor Quijada's Montreal hip hop sensation, Rubberbandance Group, returning with Mi Verano, the hit of last year's event; and an intergrated modern dance commission for Spirit Synott, a dancer who uses a wheelchair, and Perry Augustine by choreographer Rachel Gorman.

Park Directions: South of Bloor Street, opposite Dufferin Mall.
Nearest Subway stop: Dufferin

The band starts at 7:00pm, the dance starts at 7:30pm. Admission is PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN.

2004 also marks Dusk Dances' first-ever tour around Ontario. For more information, visit www.corpus.ca.

How To Create Your Own Career in the Music Industry

One-Day Music Workshop: Guerrilla Self-Marketing: How To Create Your Own Career in the Music Industry
With Instructor Athena Reich

Monday July 12, 2004
6:30pm to 9:30pm
Held at Toronto Women's Bookstore
73 Harbord St. (West of Spadina, South of Bloor)
Fee $15 (No Refunds)
Please call 416-922-8744 to register. Enrollment is limited to 15 participants.

Description:
In this workshop we will discuss the nature of the music industry and the empowering ways that we can take our careers into our own hands.

Topics Covered:
*Dreaming your goals
*Practicalities of life as a DIY musician
*Targeting your niche market
*Press kits: What's in a press kit? Writing your own press releases
*Resources for Booking
*Life on the Road
*Selling your CDs
*Communicating with the media

This workshop is open to all.

Athena Reich performs constantly at cafes, colleges and festivals across the U.S. and Canada. She has just released her third CD, "Stranger Things Have Happened", and has been featured in the Montreal Gazette, the Toronto Star, GO NYC and more. She has shared the stage with Sarah McLaughlin, Veda Hille, Jack Hardy, The Grapes of Wrath, and Jim Carrey.

THE CLAY BIRD

Don't miss the Toronto theatrical premiere of THE CLAY BIRD, a beautiful coming of age tale told against the backdrop of the turbulent period in the late sixties leading up to Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan.

In this touching film, director Tareque Masud tells the story of a family torn apart by religion and war, touching upon the themes of religious tolerance, cultural diversity and the complexity of Islam. "THE CLAY BIRD is not just a film about childhood or Islam - - it's about relationships. Relationships between child and adult, between different belief systems . . . In particular, I was interested in exploring relationships between people who continue to grow, and people who don't - - people who are stuck in some sort of belief system". - director Tareque Masud.

THE CLAY BIRD was the first feature film from Bangladesh to be selected for presentation at the Cannes film festival, where it received the 2002 FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize for Best Film.

Art Gallery of Ontario's Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto
Friday June 18, 6:30pm;
Saturday June 19, 6:30pm;
Wednesday June 23, 8pm;
Thursday June 24, 8pm.

To purchase tickets or for more information on this film and many other classics featured this summer, please visit the Official website at www.bell.ca/cinematheque or call the Bell Infoline at 416-968-FILM. Tickets for these exclusive screenings are limited - call today!

Patrons please note limited run prices: $7.25 (including GST) for seniors and members; $11.50 for non-members.

All screenings are held at the Art Gallery of Ontario's Jackman Hall (317 Dundas Street West, McCaul Street entrance), and are restricted to those 18 years of age or older.

WORDS ALOUD SPOKEN WORD FESTIVAL

Featuring CBC National Poetry Face-Off winners, workshops and live music

Friday to Sunday, June 25 to 27, 2004

Durham Art Gallery
251 George St. E., Durham, Ontario www.durhamart.on.ca

Concert Tickets: (519) 369-2974 pont.y.pridd@on.aibn.com
Information: 519-369-3692 or info@durhamart.on.ca

Telefilm Canada PITCH THIS!

The Toronto International Film Festival Group presents
Telefilm Canada PITCH THIS!

Toronto - Industry Programming, an initiative of the Toronto International Film Festival Group, is now accepting applications for the Telefilm Canada PITCH THIS! competition to take place at the Toronto International Film Festival (September 9-18, 2004).

Applications are now available on-line at: www.tiffg.ca/industry (attached as a PDF).

Deadline for applications is Monday, July 12, 2004.

Now in its fifth successful year, Telefilm Canada PITCH THIS! is an open call for projects that demonstrate creative and business potential, and a live event staged in front of an audience at a luncheon during the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, September 13 at the Sutton Place Hotel (955 Bay Street).

Through a rigorous evaluation process, six projects from Canada will be selected. After all the pitches are done, the Group’s International Advisory Committee for Industry will select one winner from the competitors for the $10,000 award. This money will assist the winning filmmaker with the travel costs associated with attending major international festivals abroad, and setting the filmmaking in motion.

For more information, please visit our web site at www.tiffg.ca/industry
or email Cathy Katrib, Manager, Industry Programming, Toronto International Film Festival
at ckatrib@torfilmfest.ca or call at telephone 416-934-3265.

CTV Prime Time Television Resident Programme

Deadline June 21

The CTV Prime Time Television Resident Programme is geared for writers eager
and committed to working in episodic television. It provides writers with a
real-life story department experience and opportunity to develop their own
original series.

Application deadline for the CTV Prime Time Television Resident Programme is
June 21, 2004.

For more information contact:
Canadian Film Centre
2489 Bayview Ave.
Toronto, ON
M2L 1A8
(416) 445 -1446 ex. 303

Check out our website for applications at: http://www.cdnfilmcentre.com

Praxis Fall 2004 Screenplay Competition

Don't forget that the Praxis Fall 2004 Screenplay Competition deadline is JUNE 30th. From each competition we select 4 - 6 scripts to be workshopped with a veteran story editor or screenwriter, usually in early November.

Please see http://www.praxisfilm.com/screenplaycompetition.html or the recent Praxis newsletter for application procedures.

LIFT Workshops

Register in person at LIFT (Cash, Cheque, Interac or Visa Mastercard & American Express) or by mail (Cheques only made out to LIFT) to: LIFT Workshops: 37 Hanna Avenue, Suite 301, Toronto, ON, M6K 1W8

The workshop schedule is also available on our website at www.lift.on.ca. For more information you can call Shenaz at 416-588-6444 or email at www.workshops@lift.on.ca.

The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto

HAND MADE EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING IN 16mm!

7 Consecutive Saturdays
June 26 - August 7, 10a.m.-6p.m.

The Handmade Experimental Filmmaking in 16mm film course celebrates those elements which are unique to the medium of film: the film strip itself, the chemical composition of the cinematic image, the division of the film image into frames, the manipulation of the film image by optical means-in short, the "analog" nature of film. The goal of this course is to investigate those unique aspects of film, which will become increasingly important as the medium differentiates itself from the other arts of the moving image.

This all inclusive hands-on film course will give you a basic foundation in camera operation, hand processing, optical printing and a wide variety of animation techniques. This course is ideal for absolute beginners as well as emerging filmmakers who wish to explore the creative possiblities unique to the art of film. Over the course of 7 weeks, participants will be exposed to new technical aspects of filmmaking.

explorASIAN at the Alcan Dragon Boat Festival

Presented by the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society

Schedule of Performances:

GOH BALLET ACADEMY: Friday - June 18 - 1pm @ CBC Radio World Beat Stage (outdoors)

Lin Yee and Choo Chiat Goh established the tradition of excellent training at the Goh Ballet Academy in Vancouver over 25 years ago. The Goh Ballet Academy ranks as one of the highly regarded professional training schools worldwide with a long history of awards at international competitions. Many accomplished Academy graduates are dancing with renowned companies in Canada, the United States, Europe and the Far East. Alex Wong who won top honours this year at Prix de Lausanne, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world, dubbed the "Olympics" of ballet will perform along with other members of the Goh Ballet. Wong was awarded the first prize on Sunday, February 1, 2004 in Switzerland. At just 17 years-of-age, Wong is the only Canadian to date to be awarded first prize in the 32-year history of the competition, beating out 119 top competitors from 23 countries. Alex studies at the Goh Ballet Academy in Vancouver and will be joining American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in New York for the 2004/2005 season. The Goh Ballet Academy reflects the City's cultural diversity and serves as a magnet to attract talented dancers locally and abroad. For more info: http://www.gohballet.com

VANCOUVER KOREAN DANCE COMPANY: Saturday - June 19 - 1pm @ Channel M Community Stage (inside Science World)

The Vancouver Korean Dance Company are a group of talented dancers who are dedicated to the art of traditional Korean dancing. They have performed in Canada and the United States and are highly recognized for their artistic and creative dancing as well as their vibrant native costumes. The musical talents of Grace Jong Eun Lee and Marianne Lee will accompany the graceful dance performances of the Vancouver Korean Dance Company.

GRACE JONG EUN LEE: Saturday - June 19 - 1pm @ Channel M Community Stage

Grace Jong Eun Lee is a composer and performer dedicated to inter-culturalism. She is the director of the Korean Traditional and contemporary ensemble at Vancouver Community College and is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre. Her traditional and contemporary music compositions reflect a combination of Korean, Chinese (Erhu) and Western instruments (Flute, Clarinet, Piano, String, and Percussion). She is strongly influenced by the sounds of nature and often uses them in her works to convey the East Asian sense of space and emptiness. Performing with her will be Marianne Lee (Jang-go) Korean drum. In collaboration with the Vancouver Korean Dance Company.

LOK'S HAPKIDO: Saturday & Sunday - 2pm @ Channel M Community Stage

Hapkido is a 14th century martial art handed down through the Korean Royal family. Hapkido is the largest single integrated martial art system ever documented and taught. It is designed for people of all ages and size. Hapkido is the only modern fundamental system that teaches kicking, punching, falling, ground protection, weapons, etc. to allow you to choose the next martial art system you prefer. Hapkido has becomes Korea's largest non- Olympic martial art. There are 1.2 million black belts in Korea and 10 million practitioners world-wide. Established in Richmond since 1995, Lok's Hapkido School is BC's largest Martial Arts school with thousands of active students enrolled. Unlike some of the other martial art schools, the head instructor Master Michael Lok teaches all classes. For more info, http://www.hkd.ca

ZENOBIA SALIK: Saturday - June 19 - 4pm @ Channel M Community Stage

Born in England, and raised in Montreal with the influences of jazz, hip-hop, electronica, funk and Soul. Zenobia pulls you in with her soaring, atmospheric, improv-singing style that has won the hearts of many musicians and producers alike. Now living in Vancouver, a woman of vision who is going places indeed, Zenobia has currently released her first full length debut cd with her musical partner, Nino de la Torre, aka (UNITED ELECTROSOUL UNDERGROUND) which is available across Canada and in major record stores (Virgin Records, HMV). Today she brings you these songs with elegance, style, sophistication and 100% pure love vibes. She is currently working on her new self produced album to be released in 2005. For more info: http://www.zenobiasalik.com

KATHARA CANADA: Sunday - June 20 - 1pm @ Channel M Community Stage

Kathara Canada is the result of an artistic cross-cultural exchange between Canada and the Philippines. The preservation of indigenous filipino identity through music, theatre, neo-ethnic dance and martial arts. Agricultural, hunting,warrior and courtship dances performed with rare tribal musical instruments. Kathara will present their journey in the Manobo myth The Attack of Bakunawa. For more info: http://www.kathara.ca

SAMBALADA: Sunday - June 20 - 4pm @ Channel M Community Stage

Sambalada is a gregarious, welcoming and highly energetic Samba bloco playing a wide assortment of Brazilian music from Maractu to Samba. Together with exotic and fascinating Brazilian dancers and the energetic acrobatic power of Capoeira, they capture the audience at their pulse and lure them deep into the spell of Brazil music. For more info: http://www.sambalada.org

ALCAN DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL info: http://www.adbf.com

HALL OF A HUNDRED RIVERS OPENING EXHIBITIONS

“Love of the Lotus” paintings by Ranjan Sen
Ranjan Sen has a BA in Honours English from Delhi University (1960), and a Certificate in Art from the Delhi Polytechnic Institute (1962). He came to Canada as the recipient of a Commonwealth Scholarship and obtained a BFA from the University of Manitoba (1965), where he was the first foreign student ever to be awarded a gold medal. He then received an MFA from Pennsylvania State University (1967). His theses ("Theory of Mute Existence: a theory of art" and "Irony in Modern Art") were very well received, and he has won many awards, scholarships and gold medals. Sen combines an extraordinary talent with rigorous training and a lifelong dedication to the study of art and nature. He has taught in many universities and art schools in the United States and Canada. His paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures can be found in collections all over the world, and can also be seen on the internet at www.ccca.ca and www.artistsincanada.com.

"Attraction to nature is obvious in my recent works. I want my paintings to be subtle, subliminal reminders to the viewer of how fragile and precarious the balance in nature is. These works are a witness and a reminder, so that we don't spoil it all, but at the same time I want the viewer to enjoy and revel in the magic of movement, colour and aroma and wonder how and where one wants to fit in the scheme of things"-- Ranjan Sen.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall St., Vancouver, BC,
Tel: 604-662-3207
www.vancouverchinesegarden.com

explorPERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT AWARD

THE VANCOUVER ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH SOCIETY AND CBC TELEVISION
PROMOTE UNDISCOVERED BC TALENT WITH THE explorPERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT AWARD

The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society is pleased to announce
explorPERFORMANCE, a new performance development award created by the Society and CBC Television in recognition of the success and significance of the explorASIAN 2004 Festival.

Eligible submissions begin June 4, 2004 with the award presented to a
finalist after the July 31, 2004 submission deadline.

Designed to assist up-and-coming BC talent who have Asian or Pan-Asian
influenced performances, the explorPERFORMANCE Development Award aims to provide the inspiration and tools for under-exposed artists to take that "next-step". Recording time in a CBC Television studio, valued at up to $5000, and a personal consultation with a CBC Television programming executive will be awarded to the non-professional performer who best shows his or her creative potential. Performance genres eligible in the selection process include music, comedy, theatre, dance, spoken-word or cross-disciplinary performance with Asian or Pan-Asian roots.

As incubators of Canadian talent, CBC Television and the Vancouver Asian
Heritage Month Society recognize the volume of talent that explorASIAN
highlights each year. The goal of this award is to launch undiscovered
talent, to elevate their profile and to help them realize their performance
dreams.

The explorPERFORMANCE Development Award arose from the continuing partnership between the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society and CBC Television.

explorASIAN celebrates Asian and Pan-Asian performance and culture
in our community during Asian Heritage Month each May.

For more details on explorPERFORMANCE, please visit
http://www.explorasian.org/explorperformance_intro.html

or contact

Don Montgomery
Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society
604.878.6888
don@explorasian.org

The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society
203B- 10 East Pender Street. Vancouver BC, Canada V6A 1T1

RICEPAPER: CALL FOR PROPOSALS

RicePaper Magazine's music section is looking for new writers.
Please send your proposals to:

PO Box 74174 Hillcrest RPO
Vancouver, BC V5V 5C8 Canada

NOTE: This is not a call for submissions.
E-mail entries will not be considered.

www.ricepaperonline.com

ACTORS WANTED

Audition Date: June 13, 2004 at Equity Showcase
Location: 651 Dufferin Street, Toronto

Pencil-Neck Productions is looking for two actors for its new, non-
equity production, Guantanamera, written by prize-winning
playwright, T. Berto, and directed by Sam Hancock, playing at this
year's Summerworks Festival. The following actors are needed:
-One South-Asian or Middle-eastern Male, age 30-50.
-One South-Asian or Middle-eastern Male, age 18-30.

If you want to be part of this co-operative, cutting edge piece of
political theatre, please contact aberto@uoguelph.ca to schedule a
slot and to obtain an audition piece.

SOHNI SAPNA

Audition Date: Unspecified
Location: Toronto (?)

Casting is underway for an 8 - 11 year old South Asian/Indian girl
to act in a short film called "Sohni Sapna" (written/directed by
Shaleen Sangha). Union or non-union is fine.

Nature of project: 16mm, 22 minute short film
Status of project: ACTRA TIP
Producers: Amye Annett, Jazz Mann
Director: Shaleen Sangha
Casting Director: Bobby Del Rio
Shoot Dates: July (1 shooting day)
Rate: $100/day, as per ACTRA TIP rates.

Suggestions: Please e-mail Bobby headshots/resumes/inquiries at
contact@bobbydelrio.com

Synopsis: A girl believes she is the reincarnation of the heroine
from an old Indian folktale entitled "Sohni Mahiwal". "Sohni
Mahiwal" is a story of a forbidden love between a man and a woman.
Sohni comes to believe that true love is achieved in death as is
written in so many fairytales. To complete her story with Mahiwal,
she must end her earthly life and go on to the next to find her
kindred spirit, Mahiwal.

13th ANNUAL CABBAGETOWN SHORT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL

Deadline: July 27, 2004

Film and video entries are required for the Cabbagetown Film and
Video Festival. No entry fee required. Films should be 15 minutes
maximum. Application forms are available from the Cabbagetown Short
Film & Video Festival office: telephone (416) 921-0857 or
fax: (416) 921-8245. Visit www.oldcabbagetown.com as well.
For further information please call: (416) 924-3514