urn:uuid:c6e8aa80-7a94-58b4-b1fd-6682d7b45d25SICA Canada archive2022-02-17T06:08:11ZSICA Canadaurn:uuid:0e4e82d1-2f77-5e5d-b19d-b4b0a43796d0Veronica Thomas Interview2021-12-01T00:07:24Z2022-02-17T06:04:22Z<article class="post-article"><div class="post-heading">
<h1>Veronica Thomas Interview</h1>
<p class="post-meta"> by <a href="/author/sicacanada/" title="Posts by shononpender@gmail.com">shononpender@gmail.com</a> | <time datetime="2021-12-01">Dec 1, 2021</time> | <a href="/category/news/">News</a></p><img alt="Veronica Thomas Interview — archive image" decoding="async" height="640" loading="lazy" src="/img/040-1.jpg" width="457"/>
</div><section class="content-section"><div class="row layout-one"><div class="column"><div class="prose"><p>Veronica Thomas is a violinist who has performed for the last two decades with orchestras and<br/>
quartets in a variety of styles, including classical, jazz, pop, and tango. Recently she has become<br/>
the director of Preville Academy, an arts school in Montreal for both children and adults. Find<br/>
out about her career here.</p>
<p><a href="/veronica-thomas/">Click here to see Veronicas profile ont he Archives page</a></p></div><div class="video-block"><div class="video-frame"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L6qG4uaiJrI?feature=oembed" title="SICA Canada - Veronica Thomas interview"></iframe></div><a class="video-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6qG4uaiJrI">Watch on YouTube</a></div></div></div></section></article>urn:uuid:50d95388-d655-52f0-a38b-76f46597cdd2Delia Brett2021-11-15T22:11:39Z2021-11-15T22:30:06Z<article class="post-article"><div class="post-heading">
<h1>Delia Brett</h1>
<p class="post-meta"> by <a href="/author/sicacanada/" title="Posts by shononpender@gmail.com">shononpender@gmail.com</a> | <time datetime="2021-11-15">Nov 15, 2021</time> | <a href="/category/blog/">Blog</a></p><img alt="Delia Brett — archive image" decoding="async" height="980" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 92vw, (max-width: 1200px) 46vw, 540px" src="/img/delia_featured-1080x675.jpg" srcset="/img/delia_featured-980x980.jpg 980w, /img/delia_featured-480x480.jpg 480w" width="980"/>
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<p>Dancer, choreographer, director of MachineNoisy dance company, and soon-to-be lifestyle and creativity coach…Delia believes that dance is a direct route to the enlivenment of the body and the emergence of creativity. “<br/>So the cut is: …Delia believes that dance…</p>
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<h1>Delia Brett</h1>
<p class="post-meta"> by <a href="/author/sicacanada/" title="Posts by shononpender@gmail.com">shononpender@gmail.com</a> | <time datetime="2021-11-15">Nov 15, 2021</time> | <a href="/category/news/">News</a></p><img alt="Delia Brett — archive image" decoding="async" height="980" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 92vw, (max-width: 1200px) 46vw, 540px" src="/img/delia_featured-1080x675.jpg" srcset="/img/delia_featured-980x980.jpg 980w, /img/delia_featured-480x480.jpg 480w" width="980"/>
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<p>Dancer, choreographer, director of MachineNoisy dance company, and soon-to-be lifestyle and creativity coach…Delia believes that dance is a direct route to the enlivenment of the body and the emergence of creativity. “</p>
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<p>Featured Image:<i> BAMBOOZLED ’12</i>: Dancer Delia Brett. Created by MACHiNENOiSY (Delia Brett and Daelik) Photographer: Chris Randle</p>
</div></div></div></section><section class="content-section"><div class="row layout-thirds"><div class="column"><figure class="archive-image"><img alt="Delia Brett — archive image" decoding="async" height="1709" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 92vw, (max-width: 1200px) 46vw, 540px" src="/img/DSC_8479-we-are-..-together_apart-scaled.jpeg" srcset="/img/DSC_8479-we-are-..-together_apart-scaled.jpeg 2560w, /img/DSC_8479-we-are-..-together_apart-1280x855.jpeg 1280w, /img/DSC_8479-we-are-..-together_apart-980x654.jpeg 980w, /img/DSC_8479-we-are-..-together_apart-480x320.jpeg 480w" title="DSC_8479 we are .. together_apart" width="2560"/></figure><div class="prose"><p><i>Fragile Forms ’19</i> Dancer Minna Karttunen Created by MACHiNENOiSY (Delia Brett and Daelik) Photographer: Natalie Purshwitz</p></div><figure class="archive-image"><img alt="Delia Brett — archive image" decoding="async" height="2484" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 92vw, (max-width: 1200px) 46vw, 540px" src="/img/flower-wall-2-807-scaled.jpg" srcset="/img/flower-wall-2-807-scaled.jpg 2560w, /img/flower-wall-2-807-1280x1242.jpg 1280w, /img/flower-wall-2-807-980x951.jpg 980w, /img/flower-wall-2-807-480x466.jpg 480w" title="flower wall #2 807" width="2560"/></figure><div class="prose"><p><i>Time Machine ‘</i><i>15:</i> Performers: Curtis VanDerSchyff, Celia-Lou Rickus, Alex Kubanek. Created (in collaboration) by Delia Brett of MACHiNENOiSY Photographer: Chris Randle</p></div></div><div class="column"><figure class="archive-image"><img alt="Delia Brett — archive image" decoding="async" height="1192" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 92vw, (max-width: 1200px) 46vw, 540px" src="/img/DSC_8702-we-are..-partnership-scaled.jpeg" srcset="/img/DSC_8702-we-are..-partnership-scaled.jpeg 2560w, /img/DSC_8702-we-are..-partnership-1280x596.jpeg 1280w, /img/DSC_8702-we-are..-partnership-980x456.jpeg 980w, /img/DSC_8702-we-are..-partnership-480x224.jpeg 480w" title="DSC_8702 we are.. partnership" width="2560"/></figure><div class="prose"><p><i>Fragile Forms ’19 </i>Dancer Olivia Shaffer Created by MACHiNENOiSY (Delia Brett and Daelik) Photographer: Natalie Purshwitz</p></div><figure class="archive-image"><img alt="Delia Brett — archive image" decoding="async" height="921" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 92vw, (max-width: 1200px) 46vw, 540px" src="/img/IMG_8225.jpeg" srcset="/img/IMG_8225.jpeg 1637w, /img/IMG_8225-1280x720.jpeg 1280w, /img/IMG_8225-980x551.jpeg 980w, /img/IMG_8225-480x270.jpeg 480w" title="IMG_8225" width="1637"/></figure><div class="prose"><p>We are by which we are moved in return ’19 Dancers: Delia Brett and Daelik Created by MACHiNENOiSY (Delia Brett and Daelik) Photographer: Chris Randle</p></div><figure class="archive-image"><img alt="Delia Brett — archive image" decoding="async" height="1242" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 92vw, (max-width: 1200px) 46vw, 540px" src="/img/plaything_11x17_mail-pic.jpeg" srcset="/img/plaything_11x17_mail-pic.jpeg 801w, /img/plaything_11x17_mail-pic-480x744.jpeg 480w" title="plaything_11x17_mail pic" width="801"/></figure><div class="prose"><p><i>plaything ’11</i>: Poster design and photo by Jordan Bent. Dancer: Delia Brett Created (in collaboration) by Delia Brett of MACHiNENOiSY</p></div></div><div class="column"><figure class="archive-image"><img alt="Delia Brett — archive image" decoding="async" height="1698" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 92vw, (max-width: 1200px) 46vw, 540px" src="/img/DSC02435_-reflection-FF-scaled.jpeg" srcset="/img/DSC02435_-reflection-FF-scaled.jpeg 2560w, /img/DSC02435_-reflection-FF-1280x849.jpeg 1280w, /img/DSC02435_-reflection-FF-980x650.jpeg 980w, /img/DSC02435_-reflection-FF-480x318.jpeg 480w" title="DSC02435_ reflection FF" width="2560"/></figure><div class="prose"><p><i>We are by which we are moved in Return ’19: </i>Dancers: Delia Brett and Daelik Created by MACHiNENOiSY (Delia Brett and Daelik) Photographer: Chris Randle</p></div><figure class="archive-image"><img alt="Delia Brett — archive image" decoding="async" height="557" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 92vw, (max-width: 1200px) 46vw, 540px" src="/img/machine-noisy-1-36.jpeg" srcset="/img/machine-noisy-1-36.jpeg 378w, /img/machine-noisy-1-36-204x300.jpeg 204w" title="machine noisy 1 - 36" width="378"/></figure><div class="prose"><p> Dancer Delia Brett Photo: Chris Randle</p></div></div></div></section></article>urn:uuid:62542a30-83cd-55b5-802e-b9c0c2f870deVeda Hille Interview2021-11-10T22:07:07Z2022-02-17T06:08:11Z<article class="post-article"><div class="post-heading">
<h1>Veda Hille Interview</h1>
<p class="post-meta"> by <a href="/author/sicacanada/" title="Posts by shononpender@gmail.com">shononpender@gmail.com</a> | <time datetime="2021-11-10">Nov 10, 2021</time> | <a href="/category/news/">News</a></p><img alt="Veda Hille Interview — archive image" decoding="async" height="605" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 92vw, (max-width: 1200px) 46vw, 540px" src="/img/dellia_square.jpg" srcset="/img/dellia_square.jpg 604w" width="604"/>
</div><section class="content-section"><div class="row layout-one"><div class="column"><div class="prose"><p>Singer, performer, composer, co-creator of musical theatre, Veda Hille is one of the Vancouver’s<br/>best kept secrets. Veda Hille works locally in Vancouver, and when possible, she travels both<br/>nationally and internationally with her music. Her latest international co-creation is the play<br/>ONEGIN currently on display in Russia.</p>
<p>We are happy to present our latest interview with Veda Hille.</p>
<p>Half concert, half storytelling event, Little Volcano is a new autobiographical work exploring Vancouver musician and composer Veda Hille’s history through personal stories, the music of JS Bach, and a collection of her own songs. Once dubbed “The Little Volcano” in a…</p>
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<h1>Poems for Peace: Zoe Landale</h1>
<p class="post-meta"> by <a href="/author/sicacanada/" title="Posts by shononpender@gmail.com">shononpender@gmail.com</a> | <time datetime="2021-11-10">Nov 10, 2021</time> | <a href="/category/events/">Events</a>, <a href="/category/news/">News</a></p><img alt="Poems for Peace: Zoe Landale — archive image" decoding="async" height="326" loading="lazy" src="/img/zoe_square.jpg" width="326"/>
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<p>NOVEMBER 18th, 2021 @11:00AM-12:00PM PST</p>
<p>Zoë Landale has published eight books, edited two books, and her work appears in around fifty anthologies. She taught Creative Writing at Kwantlen Polytechnic University for many years and has since graduated to full-time writing. Her latest book is<em> Jorrie and the Skyhorse</em>, Young Adult Fantasy. </p>
<p>A book of poetry, <em>Sigrene’s Bargain with Odin</em>, will be published in 2023 by Inanna Press at York University. Most recently, she’s had poems accepted for the anthology <em>Cascadian Zen</em>, ed. MacWilliam, Nelson, Wirth. </p>
<p>Landale lives on a southern Gulf Island in British Columbia, Canada. </p>
<p>Her website is: <a href="http://zoelandale.com/">zoelandale.com</a></p>
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<h1>Veda Hille Interview</h1>
<p class="post-meta"> by <a href="/author/sicacanada/" title="Posts by shononpender@gmail.com">shononpender@gmail.com</a> | <time datetime="2021-11-08">Nov 8, 2021</time> | <a href="/category/blog/">Blog</a></p><img alt="Veda Hille Interview — archive image" decoding="async" height="701" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 92vw, (max-width: 1200px) 46vw, 540px" src="/img/thumb-project-littlevolcano-1080x675.jpg" srcset="/img/thumb-project-littlevolcano-980x701.jpg 980w, /img/thumb-project-littlevolcano-480x343.jpg 480w" width="980"/>
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<p>Veda Hille has been writing music, making records, and performing internationally since 1992. She is a classically trained pianist, art school drop-out, performance curator, self-taught singer, theatre interloper, and independent artist. She has released 22 albums, the latest being <em>Little Volcano</em>, a solo album that accompanies her new touring show. Other recent projects include <em>Onegin </em>(written with Amiel Gladstone), <em>King Arthur’s Night </em>(New World Theatre), <em>Bakkhai </em>(Stratford), and her acclaimed album <em>Love Waves</em>. In 2020 Veda was the pandemic artist-in-residence at the Cultch in Vancouver, writing songs and finding ways to perform solo concerts and shows with her indefatigable theatre gang under covid restrictions. Veda is currently working on an album of songs written in quarantine, a new musical with Amiel Gladstone, and an adaptation of <em>Brave New World</em> with Marcus Youssef.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.vedahille.com/">www.vedahille.com</a> </p>
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<h1>Poems for Peace: Andrew Schelling</h1>
<p class="post-meta"> by <a href="/author/sicacanada/" title="Posts by shononpender@gmail.com">shononpender@gmail.com</a> | <time datetime="2021-10-11">Oct 11, 2021</time> | <a href="/category/news/">News</a></p><img alt="Poems for Peace: Andrew Schelling — archive image" decoding="async" height="368" loading="lazy" src="/img/andrew_square.png" width="368"/>
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<p>Andrew Schelling is a poet, translator of Sanskrit, Pali and other old India languages, an essayist and for the past 30 years a teacher at Naropa Univeristy in Boulder, Colodaro where he teaches poetry in the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics and Sanskrit for the Religious Studies program. . Along with being a poet and translator, Schelling is an ecologist and naturalist, having travelled extensively in North America, Europe, India, and the Himalayas. Schelling’s poetry collections include A Possible Bag (Singing Horse Press, 2013), From the Arapaho Songbook (La Alameda Press, 2011), Old Tale Road (Empty Bowl Press, 2008), Tea Shack Interior: New & Selected Poetry (Talisman House, 2002), The Road to Ocosingo (Smokeproof Press, 1998), and Old Growth: Poems and Notebooks 1986-1994 (Rodent Press, 1995). He is also the author of Wild Form, Savage Grammar: Poetry, Ecology, Asia (La Alameda Press, 2003). In 1992, Schelling received the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award from the Academy of American Poets for Dropping the Bow: Poems of Ancient India (Broken Moon Press, 1991). His volumes of translation also include For Love of the Dark One: Songs of Mirabai (Shambhala Publishers, 1993) and The Cane Groves of Narmada River: Erotic Poems of Old India (City Light Books, 1998). Schelling has received two grants for translation from the Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry.</p>
<p>Cascadia Poetics LAB Founding Director (& SICA-USA Chair) Paul E Nelson <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN9IyxGl-WQ&t=21s">recently interviewed Andrew Schelling</a> for a presentation on Oct 31 Paul is giving with Tetsuzen Jason Wirth on <em>Beat Breath </em>and previous interviews with Andrew <a href="https://paulenelson.com/american-prophets-interviews/">are linked here.</a></p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/woUUlT--qw0">Here is the other link to the video.</a></p>
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