Josh Winkler combines traditional media with print media and sculpture. Reaching for the Sun is the title of his recent project. It references natural growth, but also the growth of humanity, the accumulation of products, and the fragility of the planet.
From the California gold rush to the history of the Yukon Read More »
Beginning on May 31, guest DJs will perform on the Whitehorse Wharf, providing a summer dance floor for Yukon families and dance music fans.
The post-apocalyptic, not-so-distant-future world of The Unplugging, an award-winning play by Canadian playwright Yvette Nolan, is the latest production on offer from the Yukon-based Gwaandak Theatre.
Can wisdom save the world? Read More »
The Yukon stand-up comedy scene can be fickle. Some years comics will perform to packed houses that turn people away at the door. Other years,
A weekend of laughs Read More »
When a band calls itself Peripheral Vision, you might be excused for thinking it’s a rock group, or possibly a folk/roots, or even bluegrass ensemble. But you’d be wrong.
Kevin Kane (left) and Bryan Potvin on a break during a Northern Pikes recording session in Calgary earlier this month. Kane & Potvin will perform
The Frostbite Music Festival returns in 2018, on a new date, and has embraced the theme of rising from the ashes.
Heating up the music scene with Frostbite 2018 Read More »
The Skookum Jim Folklore Show has become an annual tradition that celebrates First Nation traditions, community and culture.
Celebrating First Nations’ achievements and culture Read More »
The 2018 Available Light Film Festival (ALFF) features a strong Indigenous presence in this year’s films – and in the audience, with more than 40 guests attending from Outside.
Let there be light Read More »
Two art shows at the Yukon Arts Centre Gallery explore the tension between the human and the natural world.
What do we do to the natural world? Read More »
Jen Hodge had just spent five hectic days in Asheville, North Carolina, rehearsing every day and performing late into every night as part of the
Big, driving quarter notes Read More »
The Pivot Festival runs Jan. 24 to Feb. 3 with local and national acts Since Nakai Theatre launched the Pivot Festival in 2008, there have
Ten days to celebrate Pivot Festival’s 10th year Read More »
Musical ear candy – that’s how Daniel Janke describes the Problematic Orchestra. “It’s pretty wacky music,” he said of the 20-person chamber music group he
Not your grandma’s chamber music Read More »
From chic, clean condos, to drafty old Chevy vans, the 2017 documentary film Vancouver: No Fixed Address brings you the residential experiences of, in the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald “the inexhaustible variety of life” in Canada’s most expensive housing market.
Lots of condos, no place to live Read More »
Dakhká Khwáan Dancers new album is called Deconstruct/Reconstruct, and it is a double CD.
Past and present fuse on new record Read More »
The new musical drama Stonecliff tells the story of Michael J. Heney, the son of poor Irish immigrants in the Ottawa Valley who went on to build one of the world’s most spectacular railways – the White Pass and Yukon Route – to serve the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898.
Stonecliff brings together a remarkable team of artists (Part 2 of 2) Read More »
Cathy Stubington doesn’t mind being in the shadows when she does a show. In fact, she prefers it.
Prep your pipes: Klondike Karaoke is back. And even if you’re not onstage at the finals, you could be cheering from the crowd. For the
It’s all about the performance Read More »
Explore the White Pass musical and discover the marvels of this iconic railway, a triumph of engineering since 1905.
Bringing the White Pass story to musical life Read More »
We deserve a pat on the back. That’s part of the point of From the North says Kim Winnicky, executive producer of the arts performance
From the North to the South Read More »
Many people wouldn’t be surprised to hear that long-time Yukoner Josée Carbonneau is a passionate fisher. Like many northerners, Carbonneau has an affinity for fishing.
The whole fish tale Read More »
Of all the portraits Daphne Lovett-Barber’s has drawn so far, her favourite is one she did of her grandmother. The 5-year-old Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in artist may
A Family Tradition Read More »
For a cosmopolitan afternoon in downtown Whitehorse, head over to The Old Fire Hall for a screening of Swan Lake, performed by the internationally acclaimed
Sorcery, Swans and Love Read More »
Not many art forms can trace their origins back to a single year. But according to Toshi Aoyagi, program officer for the Japan Foundation, Toronto,
Very Old, Very New Read More »
Three years of collaborating, interviewing and gathering has culminated in one powerful play that shares both beautiful, heartfelt reflections and the harsh realities of northern
Real Stories from Real People Read More »
“Prepare to be moved, disturbed, engaged. Come for the film. Stay for the conversation,” says Canadian author and media critic Geoff Pevere. Pevere is director
Stay for the Conversation Read More »
“Come as you are, bring a friend or a parent or a daughter or a nephew, and be prepared to be blown away by NYO
Orchestra at the Edges of Canada Read More »
There’s a lot to look forward to at the Yukon Arts Centre (YAC) this coming season. “We want all Yukoners to enjoy the arts and
A Year of Firsts at the Yukon Arts Centre Read More »
Al Cushing may be leaving, but he’s not going anywhere. When he steps into retirement at the end of this month, one aspect of the
“Build the strength of your people” Read More »
What does it take to make a puppet show that is also a stage show and a live-action video all in one? A script, a
The fiddling tradition is alive and well in the Yukon thanks to the Fiddleheads, a group of young fiddlers ranging in age from 7 to 14,
Where Tradition and Youth Converge Read More »
From Tomaso Albinoni to Django Reinhardt, by way of Led Zeppelin? It’s all part of guitarist Marc Atkinson’s musical journey. The 48-year-old Atkinson grew up
Finding a New Way Home Read More »
A nun, another nun, and a mystery illness all contributed to the development of Lucie Desaulniers as a singer. Growing up in the small Manitoba
Getting Down to Motown Read More »
“It’s sort of like a straightforward country approach to old-school, ’30s vocal jazz,” she says. “I would say it’s got folk roots, a bit of
Making her Own Trail Read More »
An exhibit featuring paintings by 22 year old Yukoner Anna Thompson is currently on display at the Atco Electric Yukon Youth Centre Art Gallery. Thompson
When asked about the message she hopes to convey in the film, Ohama responded, “It’s a moving and inspiring story of how people find real
Life After Tragedy Read More »
The Available Light Film Festival features 4 documentaries on Feb. 6 that look at life in the Yukon Now in its 15th year, the Available
Memphis, Tennessee has been dubbed both the “Home of the Blues” and the “Birthplace of Rock and Roll”. But it’s no slouch in the jazz
Youthful Exuberance Read More »
The Pivot Theatre Festival – Nakai Theatre’s annual performance showcase – begins a seven-night run this weekend in multiple Whitehorse venues. In addition to smaller-scale
“If this show is revealing something about me that’s touching people and moving them, then I have to pursue it,” he decided. The burning personal
Trying to provide professional-calibre orchestral music in a small northern city can be … well, problematic. Just ask Daniel Janke.
No Orchestra? No Problem Read More »
In the 2016 film Captain Fantastic, Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen – The Lord of the Rings, A History of Violence), is a father with meticulous
What to do on Sunday Night Read More »
Full disclosure: Steve Maddock and I have a few things in common. We’re both PKs (preacher’s kids) who grew up in southern Ontario adding our
Gimme That Tessitura Read More »
A dancer, instead of moving her body on stage, will show images in a video. A singer, instead of performing at the piano as she
Diving into the Depths of Creativity Read More »
Willie Jones III isn’t shy about crediting his late father, a renowned pianist from Los Angeles, with sparking his interest in jazz. “Even before I
Banging on the sofa Read More »
Varietease VI: A Burlesque Carnival is the Yukon’s very own burlesque variety show. Varietease runs every second year. This is an on-year, Oct. 25 to 29
Tantalizing Varietease Returns Read More »
Straddling comedy, horror and drama genres, Anders Thomas Jensen’s 2015 film Men & Chicken is on the brink of insanity. It is certain to be
And now for something completely cifferent … Read More »
On Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m., the ODD Gallery in Dawson City will be holding a reception for the opening of Perpetual Curiosities: A
Perpetual Curiosities: A 30-Year Retrospective Art Exhibit Read More »
Add a fruity kick to your fall with a lychee martini! Try the cocktail at the CD release party and concert for Yukon musician Nicole
Yukon Music with a Side of Lychee Read More »
Katelyn Clark and Julie Ryning , as musica fantasia, released their first album. They stopped in The Yukon as part of the album tour.
13th Century Music Read More »
Musical talent is over-rated, and taste is under-rated. At least, that’s how Canadian-born sax player Grant Stewart sees things. “I know many, many, many players
Somewhere between Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and the writings of Colombian philosopher Santiago Castro-Gómez lies Ciro Guerra’s film Embrace of the Serpent. Shot in
Amazonian Mythology and Western Hallucinations Read More »
“I call this one ‘The Matchmaker’… because she’s the one who matched my mom and dad to me.” Ryan Lawrence, 14, beams at his work
Through the Eyes of our Youth Read More »
Three photo-based shows currently on exhibit at the Yukon Arts Centre all aspire to convey something of the experience of living in the North. Of
When Oliver Jones was a mere 65 years old, he and his wife both felt it was time for him to retire after years of
Don’t bother asking Damien Atkins whether or not he believes in UFOs. He won’t tell you. What the Toronto-based playwright and actor will do instead
Alex Goodman doesn’t really cross borders so much as straddle them. Although the Toronto-raised guitarist and composer has made his home in New York City
“The play was inspired by the shooting of a young man named Freddy Villaneuva,” Vancouver-based playwright Omari Newton tells me. “A young man that was
Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of Read More »
The intensely charged film Room was the Winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Canadian Feature at this year’s Available Light Film Festival. If
A Room within a Room Read More »
If you’ve got a yen to hear some some good old-fashioned country fiddle playing, you won’t want to miss April Verch. Verch, along with bandmates
“You know how kids like to pretend and tell stories? My story was that I was Dinah Washington.” { legendary jazz singer who died in 1963}
A Champian for Dinah Read More »
Donnell Leahy remembers exactly how he felt when he made his stage debut as a fiddler at the age of four. “Mom and Dad had
Joyful Performance Read More »
It’s that time of year again, when it’s totally normal to see girls walking around in period costume, when men compete in beauty pageants, when
What’s on at Rendezvous Read More »
This year marks the 14th anniversary of the Available Light Film Festival. Each year, the festival seems to grow and attract greater talent from a
The Available Light Film Festival running Feb. 6–14 there will be showing films during the daytime, right in the middle of your lunch hour. So
By La Compagnie L’Immédiat/Camille Boitel Jan. 27-29, 8 p.m., Yukon Arts Centre Co-presented with the Yukon Arts Centre, this European classic comes all the way from
The Must-See Guide to the Pivot Theatre Festival Read More »
For years Canadian cinema was referred to as invisible cinema for its lack of global impact and struggle to compete with Hollywood’s massive export of
Awesome Canadian Films Read More »
This year’s Available Light Film Festival (ALFF) features a series of films draw audiences’ attention to the experiences of life in the Canadian Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. The North on
Available Light Film Fest shines on Canada’s North Read More »
Steve Maddock owes at least part of his resumé to the bad judgment of another singer. In 1998, the crooner/actor/voice teacher from Burnaby, B.C., got
The film Les Enfants du Paradise (Marcel Carné, 1945) has been called the greatest film ever made since its release. The film’s resurrection of the
‘Novelty is as Old as the Hills’ Read More »
Brett Kissel, rising star in country music, is happy to include the Yukon on his 2015-16 tour. “I wanted to make this a truly Canadian tour”
A star on stage, with his heart on the ranch Read More »
Attention all lovers, poets and dreamers: this holiday season The Bard is returning to the Whitehorse stage. The Guild Hall will launch its second show
The Twelfth Night, Lumbersexualized Read More »
James Danderfer didn’t intend to be a clarinet player. In Grade 6 he selected the drums as his preferred musical vehicle, but the band director
Back on Bourbon Street Read More »
In the 1870s and ‘80s English photographer Eadweard Muybridge was feverishly photographing animals, people in the nude, and people with physical deformities. He is famous
Still is Still Moving: Portrait of a Genius Read More »
Wayne Gretzky once stated that Viacheslav Fetisov was the greatest defenseman he had ever played against. Fetisov (nicknamed Slava) was known to be the “Bobby
The Secret to Russian Hockey Power Read More »
This Halloween season The Yukon Arts Centre (YAC) will present Butt Kapinksi at The Old Fire Hall, an interactive comedic murder mystery set in the
In 1943 Operation Husky was put into motion. Canadian Soldiers travelled deep into the Sicilian countryside to fight against the Nazi presence that had been
Keeping the Memory Alive Read More »
On Friday, October 23, the Yukon Arts Centre will be presenting a multimedia experience that weaves together dance, video, music and costume. It’s called Eunoia
Dancing To All The Sounds Read More »
The year was 1971. Three Dog Nights’ “Joy to the World” became RPM’s top chart hit alongside The Stampeders’ “Sweet City Woman”. Pierre Trudeau was
Your first perception of Duncan Sinclair may be of a reserved, buttoned-down guy – a civil servant, most likely. You wouldn’t be wrong. Sinclair
Duncan Sinclair – Instrument of Change Read More »
Every seat in the Yukon Arts Centre costs the same. Yet the sound is not the same in each seat. That is why some people
YAC’s sound investment Read More »
Homegrown singer-songwriter Gordie Tentrees is releasing his sixth album, Less is More, with a Northern tour this month. Tentrees is playing in Skagway, Dawson City,Keno
Taking His Music Around the World Read More »
Argentinean director Damián Szifron’s 2015 Best Foreign Language Academy Award Nominee Wild Tales is a completely jarring and poetic collection of old wives’ tales and
Spitefulness is best served as satire Read More »
Forget the metronome, and don’t even bother trying to play like someone else, no matter how much you admire them. “When I was young, I
A brilliantly layered and sensitive look at the contrasting stages of life, the 2014 film The Clouds of Sils Maria stars Juliette Binoche as Maria
Unravelling the layers of existence Read More »
The term tomboy usually refers to a girl who has “male”interests, and has a preference for “male” clothing. You know, the type of girl who
The (Tom)boy is back in town Read More »
Since being presented the Palme D’Or and Best Director credits at the Cannes Film Festival for Paris, Texas (1984) and Wings of Desire (1987) respectively,
The beauty and the decay of life around the planet Read More »
A series of demonstrations and hands-on activities is helping animate the current exhibition at the Yukon Arts Centre’s Public Gallery, Found, Forged & Fused, a
Perhaps your partner is sick of navigating around that massive quilting frame to get to the living room couch. Perhaps you’re tired of moving that
On her first day as a government arts consultant in 1987, Laurel Parry was ushered to a desk that held a typewriter, a large black
Laurel Parry – Loud and Proud Read More »
A camera obscura is an optical device, and is the prototype of the photographic camera we know today. It consists of a box or room
The Midnight Sun Camera Obscura Festival Read More »
Whitehorse is about to get a dose of Japanese culture from the upcoming Festival of Taiko Drumming. June 11 to 13 will see the Japanese
Japanese Drums Arrive in the Capital Read More »
One of Canada’s busiest and most versatile violinists will perform in Whitehorse on May 17 as part of his collaboration with local composer Daniel Janke
Rich Hill, playing at the Yukon Arts Centre on Sunday, is a poignant observational snapshot of three boys on separate, but similar, journeys through the
Flowers in the Concrete Read More »
Campbell Ryga has a thing about saxophones. When he’s not playing them, chances are you’ll find him at a workbench repairing one, or conducting clinics
The Yukon winter is so long that Dawson City-based filmmaker Suzanne Crocker once said winter has its own seasons. Most Yukoners I know divide their
Burn Away the Dark Times Read More »
The Yukon Arts Centre (YAC) is challenging Yukoners to embrace “spring break up” in all its disparate meanings. To help with that, YAC is hosting
There’s Something About Twenty Read More »
In mid-January, I was given the opportunity to coordinate Je parle français And I Love in English, 2015, a theatrical performance written by and for
Behind the scenes Of Canada’s bilingual heritage Read More »
Building an orchestra in a city as small as Whitehorse poses a variety of pesky challenges. How do you fill the bassoonist’s chair, for instance?
Classical Challenges Read More »
Harold Routledge did not remember that he had built this fiddle with his own hands; but the tunes, and the skill to play it, were
The fiddle remembers Read More »
