Women in View festival: January 22 - 29 by Tammy Coombes The Women in View Festi- val was started seven years ago, by a group of women theatre pro- fessionals with the pur- pose of en- while educating the public about wom- en’s roles and issues. It strives to further working rela- tionships between women of different social, cultural and economic experi- hancing, sup- ences through a variety of art forms. porting and Being a multi-disciplinary festival promoting Ca- of the performing arts showcasing work nadian women artists. Considering that opportunities : for women artists in 3 initiated by women, it is a place where women can express their own visions of the world in both form and content. There are many performances show- ing at these venues: Vancouver East The Other Press January 27, 199) Some of the shows that can be seen during the festival are: Elvira Kurt: A stand up comic from Toronto who’s performed to rave reviews on Yuk Yuk’s North American Circuit, Second City’s National Touring Company and the Ralph Benmergui show on CBC. “She’s got guts, style a sense of humour - if Kids in the Hall wasn’t just boys, dyke comedian Elvira Kurt might be a part of the cast,” (Globe| and Mail). Jan.28 9:45pm /Jan.29 5:40pm. Vancouver East Cultural Centre from Seattle that weaves pow- ic instruments and astonishing :30 pm Wise Hall The Laura Love Band erful African/Caribbea , vocals. Laura L roup whose sound does not Canada were minimal, ct a tremendous need ex- © isted to.encourage and ex- pose the work of estab- oeene lished and emerging artists. x The festival provides opportunity, visibility, educa- sere ‘ tion, employment and support oN. 2am services for women in key crea- tive roles in the performing arts Tongue of the Slip: Open stage at the Glass Slipper by Tammy Coombes Poetry readings and more poetry readings at the Glass Slipper. This show can be seen the first Tuesday of every Perspectives on the Environment Free Public Lecture Series January 30 he Bo 280-2801. month. The Tongue of the Slip stage is open to all experimental performances, such as poetry reading and other per- formance art. Peter, nude on stage, performed a guttural rendition of a poem he is working on. He literally writhed about on a stool on stage... abdominal flex reverberations - very effective, but defi- nitely not of this world. The Jack Karaoke (no I[ didn’t spell it wrong) session this last Tues- day featured the improvisational talent of C.N.M.N.E. who displayed their ability to match diverse rhythms with several styles of poetry readings. There was Roger, who recited Sestamabliee The Case of the Fraser Basin Susan Andersoiit ee es of Treaty Negotiations/. Resource Management and Environment —— Cc Federation of Labo Cultural Centre, Firehall Arts Centre, Station Street Arts Cen- tre, W.I.S.E. Hall and West Front. For Tix. and info. call } visceral strength. Jan. 26 Centre : vho presents a journey tapestry of song, story, some gospel style poe around colour. The colou colour of people on the st with their hands against those who see them... the iff these colours. Mohammed Ahmed read partly composed in English, an in an Arabic language. The thes these poems was love: the love and even more, the love of women: the desire to be close in this love. Mohammed partly sang som the lyrics, enhancing his performance and challenging the accompanying band. The accompanying band, C.N.M.N.E. will be performing again at the Glass Slipper on January 29th. at 9:30 pm. The band is comprised of members: Ross Barrett, Ian McIntosh, and Jerome Jarvis....Mmmmm Good. Picture By ZEEBO Peter, doing performance art at the Glass Slipper's "Tounge in the Slip" Vibrating, pulsating, throbbing... the audience grooved to Ani Defranco’s music - and didn't want to see her go. by Tammy Coombes The concert began with a talented local per- former, Veda Hille, who made a great attempt at being heard and appreci- ated - unfortunately, she was playing for an audi- ence who was there to see Ani... Ani Defranco played two lengthy sets full of energy. The first was a mixture of previ- ously released songs. The second set contained more songs from her forthcom- ing album, “Not A Pretty Girl.” Twenty-four year old Ani never let her pace slow down. Even when her fingers began to bleed she just retaped them, picked her guitar back up and continued playing. When Ani and Picture By ZEEBO Ani Defranco: in Victoria, Sat. January 14th. Andy (Ani’s percussionist) left the stage after the second set, they were drawn back several times by the per- sistent stomping of the crowd. The concert ended with Andy, Ani, and Veda Hille doing a rendition of “When Doves Cry” by Prince. I used to wonder about Beatle Mania - the phenomenon where women would scream, cry and sometimes pass out spontaneously when they appeared on stage... Hmm, I think I’m O.K. Now. Ani’s concert in Victoria on Janu- ary 15th had almost the same energy and intensity. However, the bouncing of the Commodore’s famous floor could not be beat. While tuning her guitar, Ani told the audience that all the bouncing at the Commodore caused the micro- phone to be a hazard to her jaw! Another story she told was about a Raggedy Ani doll that a little girl had; it was a regular Raggedy Ann doll with its hair shaved! Powerful: Having great power, vigor, strength and influence . The music and the woman both share this quality. When Ani played in Denver, she was videotaped, hopefully this will be distributed - I look forward to more releases by this amazing woman.