New! Curators-in-Residence Program
On the last Sunday of every month, The Cultch is making the Vancity Culture Lab available to young artists currently making waves in Vancouver. Three formidable talents have been chosen for the 09/10 season. Each will curate three nights of performance over the course of three months, showcasing the best of what Vancouver has to offer.
For dates, times, and show details, please visit: CULTCHCURATORS.WORDPRESS.COM
AARON JOYCE (August-October)
As a session musician, producer, and arranger, Aaron Joyce has become one of the most sought after musicians in Vancouver. He has recorded and toured with some of Vancouver’s most beloved artists including Rae Spoon, Dan Mangan, Hannah Georgas, Po’ Girl, Mark Berube and many more. His own diverse projects run the gamut from atonal Afrobeat to harmonically complex art-rock including The Microscopic, A Ghost To Kill Again and Spearbeak.
BRENDAN MCLEOD (January-March)
Former Vancouver and Canadian slam poetry champion Brendan McLeod is a multi-talented performer. He is a spoken word artist, a novelist, a musician and an active literary educator. His band, The Fugitives, has performed at many of the major folk music festivals in Canada and was nominated for a 2008 Canadian Folk Music Award. His first novel, TheConvictions of Leonard McKinley, was published in 2007.
Cris Derksen (April-June)
Cris Derksen is a young, half-cree, classically trained Canadian cellist who melds hip-hop, rock, folk and country using a loop station and effect pedals. Whether performing in one of her own projects or with international sensations Tanya Tagaq or Kanye West, she creates an inspiring multidimensional auditory experience, mixing the traditional with the contemporary.
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