FILM

Homecoming, a Sami documentary at TIFF

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Two great films were screened at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival: Homecoming (Máhccan) by Suvi West and Anssi Kömi and A Road to a Village directed by Nabin Subba. Taken together they present a unique perspective of little-known worlds.

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ART / CULTURE

Shubbak 2021 – A Journey Through the Arab World

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By Beverly Andrews The Middle East is perhaps one of the most widely misunderstood and misrepresented regions in the world.   Often lectured by those who write about it, for the region’s human […]

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BELARUS / EUROPE

La Biélorussie est-elle moins européenne que la France?

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Auteur : Pierre Scordia Rebelote, après l’Ukraine, la Biélorussie ! Il y a un mouvement populaire revendiquant liberté, démocratie, fin d’un système post soviétique corrompu, et voilà encore notre super héros, Vlada […]

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AFRIQUE / CULTURE

Le Palais de Lomé : le Guggenheim togolais

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Beverly Andrews | @BeverlyAAndrews L’art contemporain africain est peut-être aujourd’hui l’art le plus collectionné au monde. Les foires d’art contemporain africain, telles que 1-54 et les biennales de Bamako, capitale du Mali, sont […]

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AFRICA / CULTURE

Palais de Lomé, Togo’s Guggenheim

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Palais de Lomé By Beverly Andrews |  @BeverlyAAndrews   African contemporary art, is now perhaps the most collectable art in the world. Contemporary African art fairs, such as 1-54 and Mali’s capital […]

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BRESIL / DANSE

LE CORPS BATTANT D’UNE BRÉSILIENNE

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Le corps battant d’une Brésilienne Biodanza | Danse contemporaine | Thérapie | Société | Politique Rejane Amaral Nous sommes allés dans le Nordeste à la rencontre de Rejane Amaral, professeure de danse […]

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MUSIC / THEATRE

A Night of the Blues – Review

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By Michelle Inniss At A Night of the Blues, we were transported to the intimate space of a back porch in America’s Deep South as Circles Productions brought a new type of […]

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TRAVEL / TURKEY

LOST IN ISTANBUL

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Second, third and fourth weeks in Istanbul By Ida Rastini My daughter-in-law visited Istanbul for two days recently, a stop off on her flight from Singapore to Saudi Arabia, where she will […]

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