Spur 2014: a five-city festival of politics, art and ideas, whose Vancouver edition kicks off in just two weeks.
From newsrooms and YouTube to trading floors and research labs, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. So from May 22-25, Spur focuses on finding the signals that matter, cutting through the noise on topics from the function art galleries should play in civic life (with Marsha Lederman) to why metaphors matter (with Shani Mootoo).
Festival tickets start at just $10, so get yours online today!
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Here are just a few of the highlights: –Envision Vancouver as the greenest city in the world with industry experts, community leaders and The Tyee’s David Beers.
Leap through the data-looking-glass where data scientists track your online purchases and your House of Cards binge-watching, then reflect back your cultural desires with twice the seductive force. Salon‘s Andrew Leonard, the Globe and Mail‘s Marsha Lederman, and UVic’s Jentery Sayers wonder how helpful, or deterministic, these datasets and scientists are in the creation of our culture.
Ride the SkyTrain into the year 2021 with Taras Grescoe (Bottomfeeder and Straphanger), as he looks at the future of public transit in our ever-urbanizing world.
PLUS: Conjure a magical morning with Harry Houdini and Steven Galloway (The Cellist of Sarajevo); uncover the scientific signal from the political noise with Chris Turner (The Leap) and Paolo Pietropaolo; and revel in the power of punk cacophony with Susanne Tabata and Chris Walter.
But the festival won’t be complete without you: book tickets today, if you haven’t already.
Or better yet, buy a pass and spend the weekend with special access to all the fascinating people, art and ideas. So check out the many exciting events on offer at Spur Vancouver 2014 – then step away from your screen, and into the live conversation!
