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In Focus: Xavier Dolan

The celebrated Canadian film director makes his TV debut with The Night Logan Woke Up

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Tegan and Sara Celebrates No.10

20 years in the Industry and More Relevant than Ever

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Sheku Kanneh-Mason

“It’s a great luxury and, to be honest, very addictive.”

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Angel Olsen’s Big Time

“Why am I so unafraid right now?”

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COMPOSER: Bryce Dessner

On composing the music for Alejandro Iñárritu’s Bardo, Yale residency, and upcoming projects

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Ross Gay On Inciting Joy (and Gratitude)

The celebrated poet on his latest collection, and holding space for gratitude

Latest Release

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Cloistral #2: Iryna Maksymova

The Ukrainian artist contrasting the hyper-masculine imagery of the war with harmonious female figures

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elijah woods

On what if it was great?, the self-starting singer and producer breaks new creative ground

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MIKHAIL LAXTON ON MIKHAIL LAXTON

The singer-songwriter returns to his roots after finding a new home in Canadian music

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Rufus Wainwright’s Folkocracy

Returning to his folk roots, the Canadian songmaster finds a new musical family

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JULIAN LAGE

On Layers, View with a Room, the gritty warmth of his guitar sound

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1, 2, TEAM WITH JENN WASNER

On Flock of Dimes, Bon Iver, and Wye Oak’s Every Day Like the Last

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JENN GRANT’S CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS

In her latest album, the Canadian singer-songwriter delivers a deeply collaborative post-pandemic meditation

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Jason Mraz

The Pop Icon is Here for a Good Time on Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride

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Samara Joy

Ascending to a new height in her artistry, jazz music’s premiere savant is ready to learn new things

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BOBBY BAZINI’S PEARL

The Montréal singer-songwriter’s latest recording is a work-from-home gem with a DIY aesthetic

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YOUTH LAGOON RETURNS

After a seven-year hiatus, Trevor Powers touches grass with the revival of his neo-psychedelic project

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Reflections with Timo Andres

The pianist and composer on bring the latest release by Sufjan Stevens to life

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LIGHTHOUSE IMMERSIVE GOES GLOBAL

Following meteoric rise in North America, the Canadian company embarks on its international immersive journey

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FLOWERS: Rebecca Louise Law

How floral sculptures open the door to the “third place”

Issue 11

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The DNA of the TSO

As the Toronto Symphony Orchestra celebrates 100 years, a new vision takes hold

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Le Diamant

A dynamic cultural beacon revived the past, repurposed for the present, and designed for the future

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Chad Lawson

With breathe, the pianist and composer delivers beautiful music for a crazy world

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Raw Poetic

“Pull from everywhere, because we didn’t belong anywhere”

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The Flying Sailor  

“Imagine the story of the sailor’s flight as a subjective, visceral, slow-motion ballet”

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Mining Minimalism

Ecocriticism meets a revisionist history of minimalism

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Mother Sorrow: A Work in Progress

From blueprints to footprints on stage, a contemporary dance project unfolds

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CERAMICS: Raluca Buzura

From kindling to kiln, how ceramics become wearable art installations

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#rhodesmustfall

Can the toppling of statues help erect a more comprehensive collective memory?

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Tekahionwake

The double life of Emily Pauline Johnson’s Poetry

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That Girl: Performing an Aesthetic 

How TikTok commodifies girlhood and renders selfhood as consumerism

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When Immersive Theatre Goes Too Far

The psychological dangers of participatory theatre are present even in the correction to Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty

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