Event Category Archives: Arts & Culture District

QUEER Coded: Slam + Spoken Word

Join us at MOA’s exquisite Haida House for an intimate and inspirational evening of Queer and Feminist Slam + Spoken Word with UBC Slam Poetry to dive deep on topics of gender, identity, intersectionality, social injustice and more. Host Anjalica Solomon headlines, bringing their robust visions of hope, tenacity, and love. Bring friends and find […]

(Un)Masking Veiling: From Muslim Women’s Covering Practices to Conversations About Masking Mandates

Join us for a conversation with Professor Alifa Bandali as we unravel important issues and questions that uncover veiling in terms of othering, and what this means in light of the global pandemic and masking mandates. Who is able to wear a mask and go unnoticed, and who continues to be rendered dangerous, oppressed, and […]

Artists Unscripted: QUEER Imprints

Presented as part of UBC ARTIVISM: Queering the Self, this segment of MOA’s Artists Unscripted series features illustrator & comic artist Syan Rose alongside comedian & poet Tin Lorcia in conversation with ARTIVISIM Artistic Director Bianca Santana. Expect the unexpected from these dynamic artists as they take you inside queer artistry and representation, both on […]

Machinal

Machinal explores the societal expectations and restrictions put on women. Driven by desperation for freedom, our protagonist kills her husband. Yet the play refuses to point fingers. Who is to blame? You decide.