For some people, art is a diversion. For Mundafar Lussier and Kayla Williamson of We The Sheep People, a 15-member collective of socially conscious musicians , visual artists and other community minded individuals, it’s anything but. “Art is something that in a way touches us all emotionally,” observes WTSP founder Lussier. “Our first moral compass is based on our emotions and how we feel about things…
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2010: The year of confusion – From Rob Ford to Burlesque, the year that made no sense
I must admit, I’m a bit confused. I’m not quite sure what I’m supposed to write about here. It’s a year-in-review piece, so at least the time frame is solid, but the subject matter, hmm, that’s another story. You see, I don’t really have a clear beat. I started off 2010 as a theatre writer, but now that’s done by others and occasionally me, at least when it comes to burlesque shows (heh heh, but seriously, check out my reviews of Blood Ballet and Glam Gam). I do write about news and politics, even in this space, but I’m not the only one, so this can’t be a year in the news piece. I could write about the year it was for FTB. (and in fact I will, but that’s coming up New Year’s Eve, not here.) So I guess I’m just going to have to talk about the year in random things that caught my attention.