ARTS & CULTURE


Album Review: Lady Gaga's MAYHEM
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Album Review: Lady Gaga's MAYHEM

Throughout her career, Lady Gaga has experimented with various musical genres to demonstrate her remarkable versatility and constantly evolving artistic identity. Her album The Fame (2008) launched her into stardom as a pop star, while her album Joanne (2016) embraced soft rock. Artpop (2013) ventured into avant-garde territory, while

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Addiction through art: A reflection with Kat Pisani
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Addiction through art: A reflection with Kat Pisani

“Andre never stopped being a good dude, he was a good dude this whole time. He just had a coping mechanism that worked for a while, until it didn't. But he was always a good dude.” Mike Sorochan From March 24-28, campus goers were presented the opportunity

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In retrospective of the Illingworth "Buck" Kerr exhibition at Loch Gallery: Capturing the essence of the Snowy Wild West
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In retrospective of the Illingworth "Buck" Kerr exhibition at Loch Gallery: Capturing the essence of the Snowy Wild West

The Loch Gallery is displaying the work of Illingworth “Buck” Kerr as well as Harry Palmer and Mary Spice Kerr from Feb 1-22. Illingworth "Buck" Kerr was born in Lumsden, Saskatchewan in 1905. He then studied in Ontario at the Ontario College of Art for three years

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Lunchbox Theatre presents Please Return to Empire Video: An ode to 2000s video stores and lost friendships
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Lunchbox Theatre presents Please Return to Empire Video: An ode to 2000s video stores and lost friendships

Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers. Please Return to Empire Video discusses themes of death and grief. Please treat these topics with care. Lunchbox Theatre’s final show in their 2024/2025 season is James Odin Wade’s Please Return to Empire Video. Audiences are taken back to the year of

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Blithe Spirit: A hauntingly hilarious return to the stage
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Blithe Spirit: A hauntingly hilarious return to the stage

What do you get when you summon a ghost, one ex-wife battling it out with the current one and a séance conducted by a bicycle-riding medium? Blithe Spirit, of course — Noël Coward’s razor-sharp comedy, now revived with wit and flair at the Maxwell Theatre under the

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Folk Tales, Forgery, and Falsetto: Calgary Opera’s 2025 Double Feature
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Folk Tales, Forgery, and Falsetto: Calgary Opera’s 2025 Double Feature

I sat in complete silence, holding my breath with 2,500 others. It was not until applause started nearly half a minute later that I remembered I was in the Jubilee Auditorium and not in Bluebeard’s castle.  From April 6th, 9th, and 11th, Calgary Opera presents a curated double

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Full Circle Theatre’s Porcelain Dolls depicts womanhood in a humorous new play
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Full Circle Theatre’s Porcelain Dolls depicts womanhood in a humorous new play

Off the heels of their summer show Riverona, Full Circle Theatre will produce a new show called Porcelain Dolls. Staged at West Village Theatre, the play explores the themes of womanhood and relationships through comedy. Play director Danielle Baker sat down with The Gauntlet to discuss directing the show. “The

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Experience a queer pop concert and game show in Downstage Theatre’s production of Are You The One?
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Experience a queer pop concert and game show in Downstage Theatre’s production of Are You The One?

Downstage Theatre worked in collaboration with the performance duo xLq to present the world premiere of Are You The One? running from Mar. 19-23. The production is intended to be a combination of both games and a queer pop performance that was led by the duo, STARLIGHT and Maddie

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The Monkey: The Perfect Terrible Movie
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The Monkey: The Perfect Terrible Movie

Based on a Stephen King short story of the same name, Oz Perkins’ The Monkey hit theaters in February 2025. Many of King’s novels have made it to the big screen, admittedly with varying success. With films like Kubrick’s The Shining, Muschietti’s It and Darabont’s The

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Chinook Blast 2025 presents “Phenomena” in partnership with Telus Spark
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Chinook Blast 2025 presents “Phenomena” in partnership with Telus Spark

Chinook Blast 2025 is Calgary’s annual winter festival that celebrates all things art, music, and more. Part of the festival this year was multiple art displays, theatre shows and recreational sport activities. The festival worked in association with local artists and organizations to bring fun all around the city

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A new era for the Gauntlet

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