Latest from Debbie Pacheco
In conversation with Marie Chouinard, 'the high priestess of choreographic shock'
Renowned dancer and choreographer Marie Chouinard has a lot to celebrate. Her company, Compagnie Marie Chouinard, marks its 25th anniversary and continues to tour internationally, with a full dance card well into next year that includes the 60-year-old Chouinard taking the stage for an upcoming three hour solo performance in Japan. And her Kickstarter project to create a book honouring dancer Carol Prieur’s 20 years with the company recently reached its funding goal.
Hacker Jacob Appelbaum's new tool in the fight for digital freedom? Photography
Privacy activist Jacob Appelbaum’s new art exhibit depicts controversial figures in the privacy debate how he’d like you to see them.
Morris El Candigato | Rachel Zeffira | Hiphop sign language interpreter | Elvira Kurt
Morris "El Candigato" has become the most famous local election candidate in Mexico. Too bad he's a cat. Journalist Jo Tuckman tells us about the cat's fame and why others across the country are also campaigning for animals in their local elections. Soprano and composer Rachel Zeffira on her album, The Deserters. Sign language interpreter Holly Maniatty, who specializes in hiphop translation for...
Westboro defectors | Female reporter stereotypes | Torquil Campbell | Michael Landy
Two recent defectors from the notorious Westboro Baptist Church, Megan and Grace Phelps-Roper. Also, the Canadian who helped them change their minds about everything they'd been brought up to believe, David Abitbol of Jewlicious. Their unlikely friendship started with an argument on Twitter. GQ's DC reporter Marin Cogan on real-life female journalists who cover Washington's politics, versus their fictional counterparts...
Gay athletes in Sochi | Should internships be paid?
Marc Naimark of the Federation of Gay Games on gay athletes heading to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia next year. A Q debate on unpaid internships with a former HootSuite intern who defends the practice, and a former intern on the Oscar-nominated film Black Swan who successfully sued for back pay. Nigerian afrobeat star Femi Kuti on his new...
Afrobeat torchbearer Femi Kuti carves his own path
The eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti built a career honouring his dad while making his own musical mark.
Tatiana Maslany | Patty Griffin | David France
Regina-born actress Tatiana Maslany on her critically applauded roles in the science fiction series Orphan Black. American folk-roots singer-songwriter Patty Griffin performs from her new album, American Kid. Director David France on his Oscar-nominated documentary How to Survive a Plague, charting AIDS activism with ACT UP....
Paul Anka | k.d lang | Kelly Oxford
Canada Day Best of Q show. Singer-songwriter and original teen idol Paul Anka on his memoir, My Way. Breathtaking performance and insightful talk with singer k.d. lang, as recorded at Q's live audience show from this year's Juno Awards in Regina. Twitter phenom Kelly Oxford, author of the essay collection Everything is Perfect When You're a Liar....
Maestro Fresh Wes | James Gandolfini's legacy | Actor Billy Crystal | Q's Media Panel | Elvira Kurt
The Godfather of Canadian hip hop Maestro Fresh Wes on his new album after more than a decade, Orchestrated Noise. Critic David Masciotra on the late James Gandolfini's legacy. Comic and actor Billy Crystal, who voice acts in the new film Monster University. Q's Media Panel with the National Post's Jonathan Kay, co-founder of Rabble.ca Judy Rebick, and the Toronto Star's John...
Muppets address issue of parents in jail | A Tribe Called Red | Mark Morris
Why TV's Sesame Street has now included a Muppet character whose father is in jail. A Tribe Called Red, who combine instrumental dance music with First Nations sounds. One of the most imaginative and in-demand dance figures today, choreographer and dancer Mark Morris....