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This Is Something Else: Consciously Eclectic Histories of the Arts Club is a 5-part limited podcast series traveling through more than 50 years of Vancouver’s theatre scene and the making of Canada’s largest urban theatre company, the Arts Club. Created and hosted by documentary theatremaker Andrew Kushnir, and inspired by investigative podcasts like This American Life and Nice White Parents, the project takes a distinct approach to history—focusing less on dates and events, and casting an eye (and ear) to the complex relationships between people, places and big ideas. As Andrew puts it in his first episode: “This series is not a eulogy. It’s not a legacy project or promotional piece. It’s not the careful work of a historian or journalist. And it’s not a walk down memory lane either. This is something else.” Putting together multiple perspectives into conversation with one another—at times, in quirky ways—Andrew sleuths out how the past can speak to our present moment in as vivid terms as possible.
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Thursday May 02, 2024
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
“We make and remake. So we are experts at this…like we are experts at creating things out of nothing.”
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
"And a lot of people were stunned when I said that. Now, what I should also add is there were some other people who reached out to me...and thanked me for saying it."
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
"That is called living your life. And coming to terms with what you carry inside of you.”
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
“It blasted them open. That was the beauty of it. It blasted people open and they went: Whoa, what was that?”
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
This Is Something Else, an Arts Club podcast, explores the consciously eclectic history of Canada’s largest urban theatre company. And our host, Andrew Kushnir, wants to hear from you! Call 1-888-318-8628, ext, 278, with your favourite memories of the Arts Club—nothing is off limits. You might even be featured on the podcast, or on the Arts Club’s social media!
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
This Is Something Else: Consciously Eclectic Histories of the Arts Club, a 5-part limited podcast series exploring more than 50 years of Vancouver’s theatre scene and the making of Canada’s largest urban theatre company. This Is Something Else premieres April 7.