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Robert Lepage’s 887 Transcends 1960s Quebec

Hadani Ditmars February 20, 2016 No Comments cab driversimmigrantsMontrealOppressedOppressorsOttawaQuebecQuebec CitySimon Fraser Universitytaxistheatre

When a last minute e-mail alerted me to a change in curtain time for the opening night of Robert Lepage’s 887, I grabbed my iPhone…

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American Dreams, Canadian Realities: A Night at the Oscars

Hadani Ditmars January 21, 2016 No Comments AcademycinemaCulturediversityFilmHollywoodminoritiesOscarsracism

So then … the Oscars are guilty of being a tad too monochromatic and a chorus of notables from Spike Lee to Michael Moore are…

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Invisible Screens And New Horizons in Palm Springs

Hadani Ditmars January 13, 2016 No Comments artsCanadian cinemacinemaCultureFilmMulticulturalismOscarsPalm Springs International Film Festival

As the Palm Springs International Film Festival wraps up and Thursday’s Oscar nominations loom, I remember the words of my old friend Paolo Consigilio. The…

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Winter Solstice Rituals Break New Ground

Hadani Ditmars December 21, 2015 No Comments ChristiansClassicalHannukahmusicMuslimswinterwinter solstice

As a Vancouverite, I have always been particularly obsessed with winter solstice. I blame this on Seasonal Affective Disorder and the fact that, in addition…

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Our Huge Cultural Blindspot

Hadani Ditmars December 17, 2015 No Comments Donald Trumpforeign policyHarperIsraelJason KenneyJohn BairdPalestinianracismrefugeesRepublicansTrumpUnited States

Donald Trump is the bogeyman. I get it. He’s also the Grinch, Darth Vader and Hitler. In fact, he was once on an episode of…

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Dark Sisters Unite from Utah to Baghdad

Hadani Ditmars December 7, 2015 No Comments BountifulCaliforniagunsISISoperaterrorVancouverWarren Jeffs

Watching Dark Sisters, the opera by American composer Nico Muhly inspired by breakaway polygamous Mormon cult leader Warren Jeffs, was eerily resonant. In the wake…

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Paris Attacks: Requiem for the Nameless

Hadani Ditmars November 15, 2015 No Comments BaghdadBeirutCharlie HebdoextremismISISIslamic StateParisSyriaterrorism

As friends in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad reach out to tell me they are safe after recent attacks by Islamic State (IS), a myriad of thoughts and images run…

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Saving Vancouver from Silo Culture

Hadani Ditmars September 22, 2015 No Comments ethnic enclaveshousingMontrealsilosTorontoVancouver

A woman moves her hand in a delicate arabesque, as a Spanish guitar plays distinctive chords that can only be flamenco. A husky voiced alto…

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Syrian Sea Change in Election Campaign

Hadani Ditmars September 10, 2015 No Comments EgyptElection 2015HarperMeditterraneanmigrantsOttomanrefugeesSyriaturkey

As I walked along a Vancouver beach near my home this morning, I reflected on the extraordinary sea change in the Canadian election campaign. From…

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Stand Up to Fear

Hadani Ditmars September 4, 2015 No Comments Egyptfolk musicHarperhumourIraqMorsiOttawaPierre Bertonpublic service

Dictators famously lack a sense of humour. Napoleon, Hitler, Stalin, Saddam Hussein – none were known for being the life of the party, or for…

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