GVAD is sharing this information:
Visual Description of the first image: A pair of hands covered in cuts and drying blood are held, palms facing up, over a table where a pile of freshly cut salmon fillets and a paring knife rest on bloodied cardboard.
Visual Description of the second image: A cast pair of gold teeth rests on a window sill next to a model of a mosque cast in semi-transparent yellow plastic, both objects are dappled in cool sunlight streaming in through the glass.
Western Front and Emily Carr University of Art + Design present Night follows night, and the two and three-stringed instruments talk to each other, a multi-modal assembly in two parts at the end of this month. Both parts include live ASL interpretation.
Part 1: Curry Cockle Chow Mein by Skeena Reece
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front, 303 E 8th Ave, Vancouver
Price: By donation, suggested $15 to $35
Tickets link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/curry-cockle-chow-mein-tickets-2002608916177
Livestream link: https://vimeo.com/event/6237212
Conceived as a space of gathering, testimony, and witness, Curry Cockle Chow Mein (2026) draws from the legacies and practices of the potlatch, and Skeena Reece’s Tsimshian, Gitxsan, Cree, and Métis heritage.
This is Part 1 of Night follows night, and the two and three-stringed instruments talk to each other. Part 2 takes place on October 31 at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
Accessibility: The Grand Luxe Hall is located on the second floor of Western Front, which is accessed by a flight of twenty-six stairs. Events in the Grand Luxe Hall are made available virtually via high-quality livestream.
Accessibility questions: yasminewk@westernfront.ca
Full information: https://westernfront.ca/events/part-1-night-follows-night-and-the-two-and-three-stringed-instruments-talk-to-each-other
Part 2: Night follows night
Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (doors and refreshments at 10:00 a.m.)
Location: Reliance Theatre, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, 555 Great Northern Way, Vancouver
Tickets: Free
Live ASL interpretation will be available for all live talks and in-person performances. Live virtual components will have AI-generated captioning, and screenings will have closed captions.
This is Part 2 of Night follows night, and the two and three-stringed instruments talk to each other, co-curated by Susan Gibb, Vanessa Kwan, and Sadia Shirazi.
Accessibility: The Reliance Theatre is located on the first floor. The building is best accessed from the southwest entrance, which faces Great Northern Way and has automatic double doors. The elevators are down the hall to the right. Gender neutral washrooms are on both the first and second floors.
Accessibility questions: yasminewk@westernfront.ca
