Many provincial arts councils have done the same: the arts councils in Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec all made funding Indigenous arts one of their key priorities. Jacinto, instead, is hot and dumb on the show, and frankly, its pure fun to see an Asian character portrayed in this light far from reserved, put together and obedient. Following this, they launched their first world tour, released two more albums and three EPs, and took home the award for group of the year at the 2018 Juno Awards. If NFY has a fourth wall, this was the first scam to smash it. It also helped launch her into the art-pop stratosphere from which she has yet to return. Its Leonardo DiCaprio versus the wilderness the Canadian wilderness. And the results were a group effort: 57 artists including Drake, Justin Bieber and Nelly Furtado appeared on the track, with money earned going toward charities in Haiti such as Free the Children, War Child Canada and World Vision. It also led to the release of her followup, The Sun and Her Flowers, but were not talking about 2017 (yet). And one of the greatest examples happens on top of a mountain, where a vanload of people desperate for as little as a $10.91 rebate subject themselves to a six-hour hike, an overnight camping trip and Nathans endless riddles. (Evidently, Jason Wu is your go-to for moments of celebration and mourning. It was only the latest of countless accolades for the Grammy-winning Waverley, N.S.-born singer, who has become a singular force in classical music, the rare soprano to also take on the male-dominated world of conducting (and yes, she sometimes does both at the same time). James took six months to complete the series, shot inside the mysterious and foreboding walls of Kingston Pen, and he did it in the company of the guards and inmates of the institution. Back in 1998, Alanis gave us a song called That I Would Be Good, which became a mantra. In a decade defined by the relentless noise of content creation and everyone doing everything they can to get likes and followers, silence is rare and precious. All these years, weve watched Nathan engineer business opportunities as a means to an end (re: a platonic hang). But in March 2013, two became one. (That gleaming white exterior is sandblasted granite.) In addition to announcing her new album, Alanis kicked off the final month of this decade by giving us all second offering of what doesnt always come easy these days: excitement for the future. Altmejds The Flux and The Puddle, which appeared as part of his 2015 retrospective, reads like the lab of a madman, or maybe some sort of future version of an island Dr. Moreau lived on, or a cabinet of curiosities I never want to see again but also cant help but really want to see again. things get even more real at least for Sue, who experiences an emotional breakdown while the exorcist does his thing. It may seem unlikely that such an abstract and formally inventive work, without a conventional narrative, would connect so deeply with audiences. When it premiered in 2009, the now ubiquitous Drag Race without many even noticing decisively split the world of drag like a lightning bolt thrown by Zeus and sung about by Hedwig. KC Hoard edits the Arts and Culture section of Carleton Universitys the Charlatan, and has written for The Globe and Mail and the National Post. The thought of this might have sent fashion insiders into a tailspin just a few years ago. A few short days after losing her husband, Dion greets fans in Montrals Notre-Dame Basilica, thanking them for their support (this woman really is selfless). Maybe you dont really know the mans story either. Schitt's Creek: Created by Dan Levy, Eugene Levy. What do we tell him? But her biggest hit, Figures, didnt really perform commercially outside of the Toronto singer-songwriters home country. That's largely thanks to Maslany, a 10-year improv veteran who won the Canadian Improv Games in 2002 during high school. The waxy ashen faces of nuns, RCMP officers and priests are in ghastly contrast to the pained expressions of the women and children. her seven evil exes including, fun fact, the future Captain America (Chris Evans). Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds is the genius who convinced Dion to sing the theme song for Deadpool 2. For the Season 3 finale, NFY takes that swindle to the extreme, with Nathan orchestrating a high-wire spectacle. This timeline is loaded with essays, lists, videos and infographics (plus 70-odd reflections on moments big and small from our Anne-iversaries columnist Anne T. Donahue). Still, Dion is still more queen of corny than queen of cool. But what both Deadpool and its sequel are probably most regarded for is the thing that differentiated them from Marvel and DCs usual onslaught of cinematic offerings: they both ended up earning R-ratings for language and violence something The Avengers would never dare. What do you get when you combine Canadas premier EDM DJ/producer and a classic short story by celebrated sci-fi author Ray Bradbury? Below, 10 moments that have transformed the zeitgeists relationship to Canadas most famous musical export. In the episode, Nathan reveals his involvement at a press conference, and its the happiest hes ever been: My business was not only a bona fide success, but for the first time in my life it felt like people actually wanted to be around me. Theyre shining examples of the possibilities of how Asians can be portrayed without conforming to stereotypical and racist perceptions. Women in the film industry went from being a thing? I was immediately taken back to moments when I was a child and my parents probably wanted to flick me on the head for doing something trivial in public (Asian kid problems). Starring (then) real-life couple Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, the franchise spun four books into five movies. Yes, there was controversy surrounding Disneys live-action Aladdin (see: whether or not Will Smiths Genie should have been blue) but regardless of anyones feelings about Disneys approach to remaking animated classics, the casting of Toronto-dwelling Mena Massoud as Aladdin was something to celebrate. Inside, more decorative shadows are employed. This fall, the Guardian crowned Betroffenheit the best dance show of the 21st century so far. Stephan Jamess star ascends with If Beale Street Could Talk. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the most-viewed video on YouTube until Psys Gangnam Style surpassed it in November of 2012. (And according to Episode 1, Nathan believes he has a ton of confidence.) Chilina Kennedys Broadway star reached the stratosphere this decade. Starring Dolans muses Anne Dorval and Suzanne Clment as the mother and tutor of a troubled teen with violent tendencies (Antoine-Olivier Pilon), its Dolans magnum opus: hilarious, heartbreaking and extremely well acted. The book earned Wagamese the inaugural Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Mtis Young Adult Literature (then known as the Burt Award for First Nations, Mtis and Inuit Literature), and in 2017, the film adaptation premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Featuring half of Hollywood including their fellow Canadians Jay Baruchel and Michael Cera the apocalypse-themed film is audacious, fearless and endlessly hilarious. His iconic slow-motion entrance in the movie quickly became another popular meme, and the actor continued to uphold his internet icon status. I was ready to camp and sleep all night. On the red carpet for the opening of the 2019 exhibition Camp: Notes on Fashion, Dion jokes that she thought this years Met Gala theme had to do withcamping. (The number of panel discussions and essays centred around the question What makes Cancon Cancon? speaks to this.) On Valentine's Day 2014, Elliot Page put his heart out there for all of us to see when he gave a thoughtful, deeply moving speech at the Human Rights Campaign Foundations inaugural Time to Thrive conference. It included Lindsay Nixons essay Windigo, which eventually ended up in their book ntisnak. Shes proved, by example, that we are all good and worthy and valuable even if we do less. Many of these artists first and second features were noticed fast, and came at a time when world cinema and film festivals were more influential than they had ever been, right before the content boom were now experiencing. OK, thats not exactly true. (But thats two years from now, so lets move on.). Meanwhile, the films produced in Quebec this decade by great French-Canadian auteurs like Monia Chokri, Anne mond, Sophie Goyette, Myriam Verreault, Genevive Dulude-De Celles, Louise Archambault and Chlo Robichaud should mean that we never have to speak of Jean-Marc Valle again after what he did to poor Andrea Arnold. No one expected the films breakout star to be you guessed it Keanu Reeves. This is the lasting legacy of the 2010s in Canadian pop. The Handmaids Tale wins big at the Emmys. Probably most important of all, his casting means that Asian children and Asian-Canadian children in particular will see someone who they can identify with on the silver screen. Its our topsy-turvy reality that makes any given episode of NFY more confoundingly hilarious. This freaks me out. But the other treasure these residencies offer is entry into a new community, insight into another place or into the state of our environment. Is he accepting reality or holding on to his illusions, content to replay the memories of an old romance? Asian-Canadians further represented when Sandra Oh became the first Asian person to host the Golden Globes in 2019. Most of the time, getting stranded at an airport after an emergency landing is a stressful experience. In this episode, Nathans preparing for a very real appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Nathan tells her theyll stop filming. Beyond a few supremely bizarre moments (three words: naturopathic piss drinking), a fireside convo brings the group together and as Nathan says at the conclusion: By the end of the night, I felt like I had made new friends. (But also, nobody got the rebate. Her Disney Plus series, which ends its first season this week, found ways to combine comedy with superhero romance. Thats over-simplifying things a touch, but this art museum was designed to be at one with nature. Its not a race here. Quebec is mourning and on Jan. 22, the province arranges a national funeral for Anglil. Geoffrey Farmer reimagines Canadas home at the Venice Biennale, Geoffrey Farmer A way out of the mirror (Francesco Barasciutti). Psyched as many of us may have been to ring in Canadas 150th, we also know that the land that makes up Canada is much older than that and belongs to Indigenous communities that our government has repeatedly tried to annihilate. After wrapping her 16-year on/off Vegas gig this past June (a fact: the residency was only supposed to last three years), shes gone on to embark on a 50-plus city tour across North America in support of her new album, Courage, and win the affections of anyone with an affinity for couture fashion, eccentricity and stirring renditions of My Heart Will Go On (in other words, anybody with a pulse). So, if youre a Ms. Because the idea isnt bonkers enough, the first audience loves it. Speaking of la belle province, its played quite the role in the plots of this decades most zeitgeisty drama series, including the arguable reigning champ in that regard: HBOs Succession. Again with the bunker, Lillian says. The result? ), Before he was linked to Camila Cabello, before he collaborated with Taylor Swift and before he was anointed the face of Tim Hortons (the biggest achievement of all three), Shawn Mendes was just a Canadian boy, standing in front of the internet, asking all of us to like him. While the official politics of reconciliation has left much to be desired, with the government ultimately enacting few of the 94 calls to action, the cultural and artistic impact of the TRCs final report cannot be understated. The sharp exterior walls make it an unmistakable landmark, visible from the Don Valley Parkway, and the angles create a sort of sundial effect throughout the day. After premiering on Netflix in August, the dark comedy drew attention for its biting humour and social commentary on the ways we frame success and community. The win came on the heels of her 2012 short story collection, Dear Life, and the news was initially met with silence since the Swedish Academy was unable to locate the author and was forced to make its announcement public after leaving her a message on her answering machine. Dutchers victory was historic for a few reasons: a member of the Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick, he was the first East Coast artist ever to take home the Polaris and he recorded the album using 100-year-old wax cylinder recordings of songs in traditional Wolastoq, which is a language spoken by fewer than 100 people. Culture shock ensues. The final season of Breaking Bad premieres. And among those strides, Canada created its own spot for Asian representation in ways that the country had never witnessed before, allowing us to claim our place on the world stage as an example of what representation can look like and do. The heartwarming show went on to earn seven Tony nominations, winning one for best direction of a musical. Patriotism and pride come into play, and inevitably, questions are raised around what it means to be Canadian and make Canadian content. Mr. Will Wong, Toronto Entertainment Blogger | tatiana maslany Alicia Elliott is the author of A Mind Spread Out on the Ground. And putting aside quacks like Egon Spengler, the science is on my side. You can make good money having people smoke here, he tells the owner. Like Saskatoon before it, Calgary found itself on the Timess 52 places list in 2019, but the star attraction downtowns new Central Library has earned more than the sweet, sweet international attention of the Gray Lady. Nathan enjoys playing Corey a little too much, and amazingly, the gambit succeeds. The truth about not only Tat, but also Dan Levy (the visionary co-creator of Schitts Creek and also a longtime friend) and other Canadian artists, is that weve always had the talent just maybe not the audacity to make it known. We were too. But in 2018, he took it on an international tour. Reeves and his fellow passengers were on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Burbank, Calif. when their plane had to make an emergency landing in Bakersfield over 160 kilometres away from their destination. (Hell turn 19 soon; does that make you feel old?). I doubt its a coincidence. The teen romance starring Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson was only Meghies second feature film, but it made Hollywood and the rest of the world sit up and pay attention to this visionary from the north as she broke barriers for Black Canadian female filmmakers. In the style of a documentary mystery, the movies a search for Bills long-lost love. Where were you when you accepted Drake as your personal saviour? And he isn't showing any signs of slowing down: this year, McAnuff garnered a Tony nomination for directing the musical Aint Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations. He originated the role of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webbers 2010 musical Love Never Dies, and has played leading roles in the West End production of its long-running prequel, Phantom of the Opera. Because sometimes life actually is beautiful, Owen Pallett joined forces with Arcade Fires Win Butler to compose the score for Her, the Spike Jonze futuristic drama about love and loneliness. Its also incredible how hungry Canadians have been for Indigenous art and stories once the government actually started to write us back into our collective history and institutions actually featured our work. I cannot imagine what my life would be without it. And those graphic novels, which make up a six-part series by Bryan Lee OMalley, are a time capsule of 2000s Toronto. I love drag. online, leading many to proclaim their further adoration for the already widely adored actor. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, (Getty Images: Mark Metcalfe/Rebecca Sapp/Ethan Miller). Whose advice can you believe? She ended the aughts like she ended the 90s: telling the world how much being a mother was her real calling. Mr. Will Wong, Toronto Entertainment Blogger | Schitt's Creek We've already heard Tatiana Maslany claim she wasn't She . Its arguably less memorable than all the stuff in space, but when else are the New York Yankees ever going to play in Okotoks? The best Canadian TV shows by genre: Best Canadian Comedies Schitt's Creek Seasons: 5 (2015-present) Where to stream: Netflix, PopTV app Even if you've been sleeping on this hit comedy, it's not too late to fall in love with the Rose family. Discussing homegrown artists who break out internationally is always tricky. Young and his partner were in a building only metres away, but were unable to save them. ), Because the world wasnt horrible enough in 2017, It came back. In the next year, well see an Australian offshoot, a celebrity makeover version and, of course, our very own Drag Race Canada. Tatiana Maslany says she is a huge Catherine O'Hara fan as she reacts to the number of Canadian Emmy nominees which include O'Hara, Eugene and Dan Levy, Anni. Tragedy strikes the Dion family, Team Cline and her global fandom. And if it means more Asian-Canadians can cross stages in fancy gowns and suits to accept awards, then I look forward to swooning more. When did you finally accept that our homegrown pop music could be synonymous with having fun? The true story has been heralded as a reminder of human kindness and the way we tend to rally together even in times of fear, anger and tragedy. In customary Monkman fashion, the figures in this canvas spread through every quadrant an echo of the desperation of all of the family members trying to keep their children close. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava (who does not, to my knowledge, work for Stark Industries), both Azure and Designboom praised this downtown pedestrian/cyclist bridge as one of the worlds top architectural moments of 2012. Suddenly there were two groups of drag queens in the world: the ones who could get on TV, and the ones who couldnt or, more accurately in many circles, the ones who wanted to get on, and the ones who didnt. Since the 90s, she has been synonymous with syrupy power ballads, questionable fashion choices and a passion for golfing. And on the world stage, after decades of sporadic success outside the province, Qubcois filmmakers embarked on a stratospheric upward trajectory with a wild combo of arthouse and blockbuster gold. A post shared by Cline Dion (@celinedion) on Nov 16, 2019 at 6:33am PST. Whether the water monster/fish-man cares about any of this remains a mystery. Plus $9.5 million is a lot of money the most a Canadian painting has ever commanded and this is a really good painting. We featured Zadie Xa this past year at CBC Arts, and she sums up one of my favourite things about being part of this team: we get to talk about artists who celebrate their cultural heritage and their Canadian identity, and then watch as they take it all over the world. The phenomenal success of productions like Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen launched the continents premier stage destination into a bold new era. Amanda Parris is a columnist for CBC Arts, the host of CBC Arts: Exhibitionists and Marvins Room on CBC Music, and the author of the Governor General Award-winning play Other Side of the Game. Like The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was created by Michael Schur, who is maybe the most Canada-obsessed American TV writer. This decade, Canada established itself as a gold mine for internationally renowned music. Showing Editorial results for tatiana maslany. Canadian pop no longer necessitated anybody saying Sorry? (Keandra?). As for the colour, the dresss near-black/navy shade reflected the occasions sombre tone. Few artists can draw out emotions like Inuk musician Tanya Tagaq, and even fewer can bring those emotions out simultaneously. (Could it be Banksy?) Taylor Russell makes waves (eh?) Even though her hosting the awards was a big deal, Oh acknowledged something important about representation: that change is excruciatingly slow. about love and the lies we tell ourselves. Chris James, banner years, dominating the Billboard charts, How 94 calls to action finally allowed Indigenous artists the space to cultivate a renaissance, Rachel McAdams gets an Oscar nomination for, 10 Canadians who should have been nominated for Oscars in the 2010s, another Canadian-directed film that doesnt need to be named, leading my former employer Indiewire to demand the Academy reconsider its rules, the first comic book movie ever to score a nomination, convinced him that Mansbridge was (is) the Canadian Walter Cronkite., William Ellis and Jordan Tannahill opted to close Videofag, Having hosted several hundred performances, more than 11 million fans who tuned in to join them, Asian-Canadian representation exploded on the world stage in the 2010sand that's a very big deal, you can catch it at the Winnipeg Art Gallery until Feb. 22, 2020, Stella Meghie breaks barriers with the major studio release of, In the 2010s, Stella Meghie proved that Canadian women of colour can take over Hollywood, debuted at No. But the show went on: videos depicting Canadas glorious landscape and flawless performances by k.d. And you hope to hell that hell find his way out of it for both your sakes. Kelly Richardsons Mariner 9 opens at Spanish City in Whitley Bay, England, Kelly Richardson Mariner 9 (Colin Davison). Canada kicked off the 2010s with three straight nominations for best foreign language film (Incendies, Monsieur Lazhar and War Witch), but it very much deserved one more in 2014 when it submitted Xavier Dolans Mommy. It suggests a future where the probes have outlived us as the artist puts it, where several of the spacecraft continue to partially function, to do their intended jobs, to ultimately find signs of life whilst transmitting the data back to a planet where no one is left to receive it. But theres also hope in Richardsons installations, most recently her Embers and the Giants, which memorializes an endangered old-growth forest in British Columbia and invites us to protect our landscape. At the Oscars of fashion (which is a bad comparison because the event is a fundraiser and a vernissage, not an award ceremony, but we digress), Dion easily wins best newcomer with her performance in the celebrity video booth. Not unexpectedly, given that it was Feys followup project to 30 Rock, the Netflix comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt also loved to mention Canada, though with a specific focus on one city: Montreal. (Book Club, anyone?) The Fortress Mountain Resort in Kananaskis stands in for a snowy nightmare maze. If you drew a Venn diagram of yoga and rad buildings and bonkers natural beauty, Instagram would definitely be the term in the middle.
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