Arts

<p>Some of the Caribbean islands gurgled up from volcanic spit and into rocky chunks of land. The islands are known for their beautiful beaches, but have you seen the mountains? You can see the way Trinidad and Tobago’s mountain ranges reach for the Andes like a puzzle piece. But the islands, Trinidad and Tobago, became [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University alumni Saa Andrew Gbongbor wants to break cultural differences. Gbongbor will join Black Box Productions this year as its artist-in-residence, where he will create and direct an original work called The Fofana Kingdom, which tells the story of the origins of Gbongbor&#8217;s home, Sierra Leone. Fofana is one of the biggest last [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Content warning: This story discusses sexual violence and assault, which may be triggering to some readers. A short film screening at St. Thomas University aimed to share a positive message regarding how to help people who have experienced sexual assault. Sexual Violence New Brunswick (SVNB), in collaboration with Fredericton Campus Sexual Assault Support and Advocacy, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Venezuela 180 hosted its first White&amp;Neon Party on Oct. 8 at The Cap in downtown Fredericton to raise money for non-profit organizations across Venezuela. The Aquinian&#8217;s photo editor, Daniel Salas, snapped these pictures.</p>

<p>Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart was a really good movie. A modern feminist reimagining of Superbad and other trashy 2000s sex comedies. It didn’t try to reinvent the wheel and at the end of the day, it was a fun comedy with great writing and a good cast. So when the trailers for Wilde’s new film, Don’t [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Photographer Gerry Yaum got on the back of a motorcycle taxi. With as many bags of food as he could carry in his pack, he made his way to a garbage dump on the outskirts of Mae Scot, Thailand. At the dump and off the motorcycle, he walked into the piles of trash. Men, women [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fredericton has had a poet laureate since 2016. Poet laureates in Fredericton are appointed by the city council and act as ambassadors of the literary arts. They serve a two-year term, and in that time, they create original poems and writings to present at events. Fredericton’s current poet laureate is Jordan Trethewey, a writer, poet [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Charlotte Street Arts Centre will act as the backdrop for this year’s Fest Forward, an annual music festival that runs from Oct. 14 to 16. The festival offers a space for up-and-coming Atlantic Canadian artists to share their music and participate in professional development activities such as a photo shoot, video shoot and networking [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Poet, multimedia artist, publisher and activist Joe Blades died in April 2020 at the height of the pandemic, leaving it hard for his friends and fellow artists to mourn. Two years later, the UNB Archives will host a special tribute to him on Oct. 21 at the Harriet Irving Library. Archive assistant Matty Watson believes [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Barbarian contains a kind of brutality that has mostly been absent from cinema since the days of transgressive exploitation films in the 1970s or French horror films of the early 2000s. These are films that exist only to disturb. There is rarely ever any humour or genuine themes to be found in modern transgressive cinema [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For St. Thomas University alumnus and artist Corenski Nowlan, trying his hand at digital theatre proved to be a challenge and success. Nowlan’s theatre company, Herbert The Cow Productions, showcased its most recent production, Ice Age Coming, over Twitch, which saw more than 100 viewers tune in for its two showings. At the start of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Chris Donovan’s photography exhibition, “Stay Solid and Move West,” is an exploration of his coming of age and takes a close look at intergenerational trauma, love and sense of belonging. Donovan was born and raised in Saint John, N.B. and moved to Toronto to pursue a career in photojournalism. He describes that move as his [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Light flooded through the stained glass windows of the University of New Brunswick’s Memorial Hall theatre on Sept. 25 as the sounds of opera, piano, violin and clarinet intermingled. Poetry recitals premised the performances, preparing the audience for the opera moods. “Why am I not a rose?” recited Sally Dibblee, conductor of the Fredericton Lady’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Fredericton downtown area was blanketed with lights, music and art installations from dusk to dawn on Oct. 1 to Oct. 2 as the Illuminate Arts Festival made its debut in the city. The Illuminate Arts Festival was produced by Fierité Fredericton Pride (FFP). The festival took place outdoors and was free of charge. Dancers [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Christine Gautreau said her whole life has been a process of relearning and reconnecting with her culture and her art has been a part of that. Gautreau, an Inuk artist, has been creating jewelery for many years, but she only recently started using traditional materials. “My mom had scraps of seal and I didn&#8217;t want [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Beaverbrook Art Gallery is showcasing an exhibit dedicated to the “Micmac Indian Craftsmen” (MIC) from the 1960s, called “Wabanaki Modern – the Artistic Legacy of the 1960s “Micmac Indian Craftsmen.” This exhibit, curated by John Leroux and Emma Hassencahl-Perley, has been at the gallery since Aug. 9 and will be available to visit until [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It’s out with the old and in with the new as theatre at St. Thomas University takes on a revamped look in the newly formed Black Box Productions, previously known as Theatre St. Thomas (TST). The largest difference from the evolution of Theatre St. Thomas to Black Box Productions is the advisory committee of 16 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>L’nu artist and educator Rebecca Labillois started basket weaving back in the early ‘80s as a child, while her mother, Margaret, ran a weaving and craft business from their Ugpi’ganjg home. Labillois said she can remember when her father, a residential school survivor, asked her mother why they couldn&#8217;t speak their language. “Because [mom] couldn&#8217;t [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fredericton-based photographer Gary Weekes likes to look at his art as “slightly askew” as a way to make it stand out. Weekes won the Research and Creation Canada Council Grant, valued at $25,000. The grant is for Canadian artists and artist groups at the initial stage of development of their creative projects. Weekes started his [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The 31st Harvest Music Festival rocked the streets of downtown Fredericton from Sept. 13 to 19. The festival, formerly known as Harvest Jazz and Blues, saw thousands of attendees pack inside sectioned-off tents and other areas for music, food and socializing. The Aquinian&#8217;s photo editor, Daniel Salas, stopped by the festival and this is what [&hellip;]</p>