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SUMMARY:Ghibli Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Under the direction of Isabel Leong\, Vancouver’s Ghibli Jazz Orchestra is composed of 18 musicians who combine their love of Studio Ghibli films & video games with a deep reverence of the big bands of the 1940s. Their repertoire consists of compositions by Joe Hisaishi featured in Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away and Princess Monokoke\, with all music arranged by members of the band\, in a style heavily influenced by big bands\, wind ensembles & orchestral music. \nThis event is co-presented with Infidels Jazz as part of the VANJAZZ ’26 Jazz Festival \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/ghibli-jazz-orchestra/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Palace
DESCRIPTION:Palace have been making music together for over a decade. What started out as carefree jam sessions between Leo Wyndham\, Rupert Turner and Matt Hodges in an airless studio in North London established a DIY ethos that remains intrinsic to the spirit of the band to this day. \nIn early 2025\, Palace took a career leap releasing the Greyhound EP on their own label\, Palace Presents – a collective they’d started in 2016 as a monthly night at The George Tavern in East London\, which had quietly grown into something more intentional. A positive and protected space as Leo described it\, away from the usual constraints of the music industry. \n“Kid” was released in April 2026\, together with the announcement of a 30-date tour of the USA and Canada in the Fall of 2026\, culminating in a show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. \n“Kid is about longing for a child an ocean away. It’s the ache we feel for our people when we’re separated from them. It doesn’t feel like a sadness or heaviness\, but more an affirmation of that love\, a primal release sung into the sunset as the road flies by.” \nJoin us for Palace’s Chan Centre debut and experience their immersive sound brought to life on our stage. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/palace/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Zadie Smith
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a captivating conversation with Zadie Smith\, one of the most prolific writers of her generation\, whose work has helped shape the literary landscape for over two decades. \nTwo of Smith’s novels\, White Teeth and NW\, have been named among the best books of the 21st century by the New York Times and Kirkus\, the former published when she was just 24. Her latest novel\, The Fraud\, was named Best Book of 2023 by both the New Yorker and Publishers Weekly\, while Dead and Alive\, her most recent collection of essays\, was included on TIME’s list of must-read books of 2025. Whether writing on class\, race\, culture\, art\, or politics\, Smith captivates readers around the world with her singular voice. \nSmith’s novels have won major awards including the Commonwealth Writers Prize\, Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize\, and Orange Prize\, among others\, while her play The Wife of Willesden won a Critics’ Circle Theatre Award. She has been honoured with the Langston Hughes Medal\, the St. Louis Literary Award\, and the Bodley Medal. \nPraised for her “boisterous narrative intelligence; ear for dialogue; [and] chronic absence of boring sentences\,” (The Guardian) few writers are as consistently dazzling as Smith. Don’t miss this intimate evening with one of the most celebrated voices in contemporary literature. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/an-evening-with-zadie-smith/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Julian Lage Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Hailed as one of the most gifted guitarists of his generation and “one of the highest category of improvising musicians\,” (The New Yorker) Julian Lage has spent decades exploring the many strains of American music with boundless curiosity and technical mastery. With roots tangled up in jazz\, folk\, classical\, and country music\, Lage brings what The New York Times calls “a disarming spirit of generosity” to his playing\, approaching tradition as an open field for invention. \nA lifelong musician\, Lage emerged early as a singular talent. He learned the guitar at age five and was already playing onstage with Carlos Santana at eight. That same year\, he was the subject of the short documentary Jules at Eight\, showcasing his prodigious talents\, performed for the Grammy Awards as a preteen\, and later joined Gary Burton’s quartet at just 16. Rather than resting on early acclaim\, Lage has continually evolved\, recording widely as a leader and collaborating with artists including John Zorn\, Fred Hersch\, Nels Cline\, and Chris Eldridge. \nFor this concert\, he performs music from his newest album Scenes from Above\, with bassist Jorge Roeder\, drummer Kenny Wollesen\, and renowned keyboardist John Medeski. Though conceptualized by Lage\, Scenes from Above is not about him as bandleader. Instead\, he is firmly rooted as a band member within the quartet\, resulting in nine tracks that frame a brilliantly open experience. The four dazzling players give and take space in equal measure as they explore these songs in one space\, in real time. \nWitness the genius of Julian Lage live in Vancouver for an unforgettable experience. \nThis event is co-presented with Infidels Jazz as part of the VANJAZZ ’26 Jazz Festival \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/julian-lage-quartet/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Kelsey Lu
DESCRIPTION:Cellist\, vocalist\, and composer Kelsey Lu performs at the Chan Centre in support of So Help Me God\, their first album in seven years. \nFollowing the lush\, orchestral landscapes of their acclaimed debut Blood\, Lu’s latest work is a powerful meditation on transformation\, devotion\, grief\, and self-discovery—or what they call “a reckoning.” Their “graceful and athletic” (Stereogum) vocals blend with haunting cello\, distorted guitars\, and choral swells to create a striking interplay of light and shadow: a Caravaggio painting brought to life in sound. \nBetween Blood and So Help Me God\, Lu remained busy\, composing scores for Netflix’s award-winning documentary Daughters and A24’s BAFTA-winning Earth Mama. They also collaborated with artists including Yves Tumor\, Debbie Harry\, and Jamie xx\, while partnering with leading fashion houses such as Miu Miu and Gucci. \nSome artistic journeys are worth the wait. Don’t miss the bold\, boundary-defying creative universe of Kelsey Lu. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/kelsey-lu/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Jóhann Jóhannsson: Cinematic Suites
DESCRIPTION:This unforgettable production celebrates the remarkable collaboration between the late composer Jóhann Jóhannsson and visionary director Denis Villeneuve. This special performance\, Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Cinematic Suites – The Denis Villeneuve Scores\, brings to life the evocative musical landscapes of three acclaimed films: Prisoners\, Sicario\, and Arrival. In addition to those scores\, the night will also include a suite from the award-winning film The Theory of Everything and a song from Jóhann’s album Orphee. \nThe suite of music will transport audiences through haunting\, emotive soundscapes that have become synonymous with Jóhannsson’s genius. Audiences will be treated to a unique multimedia experience\, as the performance is synchronized with compelling film clips and rare behind-the-scenes pictures\, offering an intimate glimpse into the creative process behind these iconic works. \nAs we shine a spotlight on the synergy between Jóhannsson and Villeneuve\, expect to be moved by the powerful compositions that heighten the cinematic tension\, emotion\, and narrative depth of Villeneuve’s films. This remarkable event not only pays homage to Jóhannsson’s enduring legacy but also celebrates the transformative power of music in film. \nJoin us for a night of cinematic and musical brilliance that promises to captivate and inspire. \nCo-presented with VIFF Live \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/johann-johannsson-cinematic-suites/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: End Times Fascism and The Fight for the Living World
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an essential conversation with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor as they discuss their forthcoming book\, END TIMES FASCISM – And the Fight for the Living World. \nAcross politics\, technology\, and culture\, a powerful narrative is taking hold: that ecological collapse\, social breakdown\, and mass instability are inevitable. Klein and Taylor examine how this fatalism is shaping a worldview in which elites prepare for survival while abandoning collective responsibility. From fortified enclaves to fantasies of off-world escape\, they trace how fear of the future is being harnessed to justify inequality\, exclusion\, and authoritarianism. \nBut this apocalyptic thinking\, despite tech-bro billionaire and Christian fundamentalist insistence\, can be rejected. Klein and Taylor offer a sharp and necessary framework for understanding this moment and how to fight it. With clarity and urgency\, they challenge us to deny the pervasive belief in impending doom\, defend human dignity\, and imagine futures rooted in collective care\, solidarity\, and hope that change is possible. \nNaomi Klein is an award-winning journalist\, bestselling author of Doppelganger\, No Logo\, and The Shock Doctrine. At the University of British Columbia\, she is founding Co-Director of the Centre for Climate Justice and Associate Professor in the Department of Geography. \nAstra Taylor is an award-winning writer\, activist\, and documentarian\, and a cofounder of the Debt Collective. She is the author of The People’s Platform\, which won the American Book Award; Democracy May Not Exist\, but We’ll Miss It When It’s Gone; and The Age of Insecurity. \nCo-presented with the UBC Centre for Climate Justice and Knopf Canada \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/naomi-klein-and-astra-taylor-end-times-fascism-and-the-fight-for-the-living-world/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260916T210000
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SUMMARY:anaiis
DESCRIPTION:anaiis makes the kind of music that speaks to an innate sense of wonder. Her songs explore transformation\, connection\, and the possibilities that emerge when we embrace change with curiosity and grace. \nHer latest album\, Devotion & The Black Divine\, named one of the top Albums of the Year by both BBC and Apple Music\, is a meditation on the natural world\, our inner selves\, and the power of recognizing one’s own divinity. Recorded live-to-tape in London\, the work is deeply influenced by anaiis’ new experience as a mother. She embraces softness as strength\, and the self as ever-changing. With her “gorgeous voice” that “expertly shifts from a restrained falsetto to a deep\, rich alto” (Pitchfork)\, anaiis explores what it means to be unabashedly human. \nBorn in Toulouse and raised between Dakar\, Dublin\, and Oakland\, anaiis brings a distinctly global perspective to her music. With each new release\, she traces a lineage of diasporic collaboration and cross-cultural kinship. She arrives at the Chan Centre for her Canadian debut with gentle\, powerful music\, creating a world where the ego is left outside and fear gives way to possibility. Step inside\, there’s room for all of us. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/anaiis/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Tinariwen
DESCRIPTION:10 albums and over 45 years into their storied career\, Tuareg musical pioneers and Grammy-winners Tinariwen are returning to their roots. Fierce advocates for their people’s nomadic culture that exists in the desert borderlands between Mali and Algeria\, Tinariwen’s bluesy\, guitar-driven music has found global acclaim over the past two decades for its lively blend of Tamasheq-language politicism\, syncopated rhythms and soaring melody. On Hoggar\, their tenth album\, they now stake their claim as elders of this Tuareg musical tradition\, going back to their early years of songwriting with acoustic guitars and communal singing around the desert campfire\, while also passing the torch onto a younger generation of featured musicians who can continue to keep the flame of rebellion and defiance alive. \nTypically choosing to record their albums among the arid flatness of the Central Saharan desert and tuning into the sounds of nature as they find their melodies\, recent years and the political unrest in Mali have seen the band forced to find new locations for their creativity. Founding members of the band have relocated to Algeria and when it came to making their tenth record\, they found a new home in a studio set up by younger Tuareg band Imarhan in the southern city of Tamanrasset. \nCo-presented with MODO-Live \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/tinariwen/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260412T213000
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SUMMARY:Susan Aglukark and PIQSIQ
DESCRIPTION:The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts presents an electric double bill of Inuit artistry with legendary singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark and acclaimed throat-singing duo PIQSIQ on April 12\, 2026\, at 7:30pm on the Chan Shun Concert Hall stage. The powerful concert of haunting northern beauty and mesmerizing arctic sounds will feature two separate programs\, blending Aglukark’s mix of Inuit folk\, country\, and pop with PIQSIQ’s modern twist on traditional throat singing. \nFor tickets and further information\, visit: chancentre.com \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/susan-aglukark-and-piqsiq/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260402T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260402T210000
DTSTAMP:20251201T183352Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a timely and unflinching conversation with Maria Ressa\, one of the most courageous journalists of our time. \nNamed one of TIME’s Most Influential People and one of its Women of the Century\, Ressa has spent her career on the front lines of the global fight for truth and democracy. As co-founder and CEO of Rappler\, the top digital-only news site leading the fight for press freedom in the Philippines\, she has endured relentless political harassment under the Duterte government. Faced with 11 arrest warrants in just over a year\, Ressa has become one of the world’s most powerful advocates for press freedom and the integrity of our information ecosystems. In 2021\, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. \nRessa’s most recent bestselling book\, How to Stand Up to a Dictator\, charts the global battle over digital truth and the future of democracies everywhere. The Financial Times called it a “highly personal\, powerful and important book” while The Guardian praised Ressa as a “moral giant.” \nIn 2022\, Ressa was appointed by the UN Secretary-General to the Leadership Panel of the Internet Governance Forum and serves as its Vice-Chair. She is also a Professor of Practice at Columbia University where she leads projects within the Institute of Global Politics related to artificial intelligence and democracy. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/an-evening-with-nobel-peace-prize-laureate-maria-ressa/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260312T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260312T210000
DTSTAMP:20251201T183718Z
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SUMMARY:Empire of AI: Karen Hao in Conversation with Naomi Klein
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this timely talk where acclaimed author and journalist Karen Hao lays out the stakes of the most consequential tech arms race in history—and the role we all can play to ensure that AI benefits everyone. \nAI is transforming the world at breakneck speed and concentrating extraordinary power in the hands of a few. In the New York Times bestseller Empire of AI\, Silicon Valley engineer-turned-journalist Karen Hao draws from years of rare insider access to OpenAI and reporting across five continents. She offers a gripping look at how the accelerating AI revolution is reshaping society and concentrating economic and political power in the hands of a few companies. “The way we develop technology is now fundamentally broken\,” Hao says. “But I truly believe that we can fix it.” \nNamed one of TIME’s 100 most influential people in AI for “fundamentally shaping many people’s perceptions and understanding of the company at the center of the AI revolution\,” Hao’s work is a brilliant and deeply necessary look at the industry defining our era and what the future holds. \nFor this urgent conversation\, Hao will be joined by Naomi Klein\, the award-winning author of international bestsellers including This Changes Everything\, The Shock Doctrine\, No Logo\, and Doppelganger. Klein is an associate professor in UBC’s department of geography\, founding codirector of the Centre for Climate Justice\, and a columnist for The Guardian. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/empire-of-ai-karen-hao-in-conversation-with-naomi-klein/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240714T170000
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SUMMARY:Indian Summer Festival: PARADOX
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating its 14th year\, the Indian Summer Festival in Vancouver\, running from July 4-14\, 2024\, promises an extraordinary exploration of arts and culture under this year’s evocative theme\, PARADOX. This year’s programming considers spaces of diverse truths\, where simple binaries fall short of understanding the world around us. This July\, we’ve curated 13 joyful gatherings\, spotlighting over 80 artists\, and events that span music\, dance\, visual arts\, XR adventures\, cultural dialogues and artsy parties. Our distinguished curators include the host of CBC’s Reclaimed Jarrett Martineau\, Juno-nominated Ruby Singh\, and Queer Art Exchange Founder Nhylar. These curators have brought together a world of talent to grace Vancouver stages and parks. This year’s festival will take place on Granville Island\, and at venues across the city including The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and SFU Woodwards. \nTo see the full festival calendar\, visit the ISF website. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/indian-summer-festival-paradox/
LOCATION:Performance Works\, 1218 Cartwright Street\, Vancouver
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240418T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240418T193000
DTSTAMP:20240311T031324Z
CREATED:20240311T031324Z
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SUMMARY:The Phil Lind Initiative Speaker Series presents Sasha Velour
DESCRIPTION:Sasha Velour\, renowned as the winner of the 9th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race\, brings her unique perspective to the forefront in a captivating talk titled “The Big Reveal: Why Drag Matters.” Exploring the intersections of politics and pop culture\, Velour will delve into the profound roots of drag\, its historical significance in queer culture\, and its evolution into a politically-charged art form that delights and disrupts. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/the-phil-lind-initiative-speaker-series-presents-sasha-velour/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240321T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240321T193000
DTSTAMP:20240212T233141Z
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SUMMARY:The 2024 Phil Lind Initiative continues with X Martinez
DESCRIPTION:On March 21\, climate activist and hip-hop artist with Indigenous Mexica roots X Martinez will take to the Phil Lind Initiative stage with a discussion moderated by author and co-director of UBC’s Centre for Climate Justice Naomi Klein. Now 23 years old\, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (first name pronounced Shoe-Tez-Caht) has been on the frontlines of the climate and environmental movement since the young age of 6 and is widely recognized for his passionate and unwavering fight for climate justice. Named one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s “25 under 25” and one of Time Magazine’s “TIMES Next 100\,” he has been involved as a plaintiff in multiple legal proceedings—calling out the U.S. government and giants of the fossil fuel industry for failing to take necessary action on climate change. Xiuhtezcatl has spoken multiple times at the UN\, addressing the General Assembly and has also spoken on panels with the likes of Bernie Sanders\, Van Jones\, Shailene Woodley\, Bill McKibben\, and Pharrell Williams. Xiuhtezcatl is also an artist at his core\, using his music as a yet another platform to share urgent messages of Indigenous solidarity and care for the planet. Collaborating with musicians including Atlanta rapper Raury and Grammy nominated musician and actor Jaden Smith\, his quick-witted lyrics challenge systems of injustice to envision a better future. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/the-2024-phil-lind-initiative-continues-with-x-martinez/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Phil Lind Inniative":MAILTO:chan.tickets@ubc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240314T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240314T193000
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SUMMARY:2024 Phil Lind Initiative continues with Viet Thanh Nguyen
DESCRIPTION:On March 14\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author\, MacArthur Genius and refugee advocate Viet Thank Nguyen dives into his talk Speaking for an Other moderated by Dr. Christopher B. Patterson. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s writing is bold\, elegant\, and fiercely honest. His remarkable debut novel\, The Sympathizer\, won the Pulitzer Prize\, was a Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner\, and made the finalist list for the PEN/Faulkner award. Coming to the US as refugees during the Vietnam War in 1975\, he was driven by lack of representation to write about the war from a Vietnamese perspective—globally reimagining what we thought we knew about the conflict. Now\, almost a decade since his groundbreaking novel was published\, Viet revisits the developing conversations on the polemic and polarizing narratives facing migrants in the US today with his Phil Lind Initiative talk titled Speaking for an Other. As displaced individuals contend with the physical perils of war\, we consider a different conflict that has emerged within the global imaginary: how has storytelling been used by some to build a new sense of community within the United States\, while being leveraged by other segments of American society to efface them? With time and memory dislocated\, how do narratives have the potential to be wielded as both refuge and subterfuge in the United States of both today and tomorrow? \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/2024-phil-lind-initiative-continues-with-viet-thanh-nguyen/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The UBC Phil Lind Initiative Speaker Series: Pop Politics
DESCRIPTION:The Phil Lind Initiative returns to UBC in 2024 with Pop Politics: Pop Culture and Political Life in the United States— a novel and nuanced exploration of how pop culture has influenced and shaped how we understand\, experience\, and practice politics in the United States. \nFebruary 15: Suleika Jaouad & Jon Batiste\nGrammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Jon Batiste and Emmy Award-winning journalist Suleika Jaouad discuss art and creative expression as an act of survival and connection. Celebrated artists and life partners\, the talk will touch on their recent 2023 Netflix documentary American Symphony\, the deeply personal writing and health struggles of Jaouad\, and the foundational philosophy behind Batiste’s latest album World Music Radio\, which challenges the borders we draw between musical genres\, artistic disciplines\, and communities of people themselves. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/the-ubc-phil-lind-initiative-speaker-series-pop-politics/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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