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Dance festival aims to lift up the art form in Hamilton

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
This weekend’s Here&Now by Hamilton contemporary dance company Aeris Körper will feature established choreographed works, alongside works in development. One of Hamilton’s only festivals dedicated to dance is taking the stage at L.R. Wilson Hall at McMaster University this weekend.  Aeris Körper, the Hamilton contemporary dance company, is…
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A Fresh (Up) approach to R&B in Hamilton

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
Sonic Unyon’s showcases have expanded to include hip hop, soul, electronic and roots performers. The dream is to eventually blossom into a full-fledged summer festival. Hamilton has a longstanding reputation as a punk and metal city, with a hardcore scene that has been supported for decades by…
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Hamilton-produced music featured in Indigenous land fight documentary

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
YINTAH, now on Netflix throughout Turtle Island (US and Canada), the UK and Ireland, chronicles a decade-long battle by the Wet’suwet’en people over 22,000 square kilometres in northern British Columbia. The documentary YINTAH, added to Netflix in the fall, follows the Wet’suwet’en people’s ongoing fight for their rights…
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Sounds Gay: A monthly queer live music gathering

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
Musician and audio tech Nim Agalawatte is the creator and host of the open mic events for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community at The Casbah. Nim Agalawatte, an audio tech and the self-identified bass and synth queen of Hamilton alt-rock band Basement Revolver, is the creator and host of Sounds…
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905Fest to bring hip hop and fun to Bayfront Park

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
The fifth annual festival is bigger than ever and will raise non-perishable donations and money for Living Rock Youth Resources. The fifth annual version of hip hop festival 905Fest is taking place this Sunday, Aug. 25 at Bayfront Park and creator, organizer and face of…
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Meet Fringe creator Kitoko Mai

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
Along with Femmepire co-creator Claud Spadafora, Mai explores concepts of Black excellence in Messy: A Chaotic Black Femme Rage Musical. It’s the early days of Hamilton’s 2024 Fringe Festival, where local theatre artists and storytellers from across the Steel City and around the world…
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