4 Chtertainment Vibrant fashions for business Langara students show off spring duds and raise money for charity By CARLY RHIANNA SMITH veryone was dressed to impress and raise money at the third an- nual AWEAR fashion show on Tuesday, March 27th. Organized by the Langara Business Association, the show demonstrated creative ways to dress for a business setting, with proceeds going to charity. “The purpose of the fashion show is creating awareness through style,” said project manager Zlata Gurevich. A spring 2012 trend report was pre- sented to the audience that forecasted bold patterns matched with metallics, double-breasted jackets and vibrant colours. “My objective was to design outfits that expressed the positive and con- structive outlook that is so important in business, while being functional and comfortable in an office setting,” said designer Jen Cameron. Her ensembles consisted of feminine frocks in neutral tones and floral patterns. The other designers and stylists were Leah Mosoff, Annching Wang, Lauren Popadiuk and Anya Melyukova. Each had a unique take on the concept of business casual. “T think it’s really good to see that you can look on-trend and business ap- propriate while being affordable,” said Popadiuk. She put together several trendy and colourful outfits with a vin- tage feel. Each outfit was found at Val- ue Village for under $20 apiece. Mosoff designed shirts or dresses with bright, eye-popping colours paired with business basics. Wang showcased her line Avery, which includes feminine basics like button-down shirts and dresses. Melyukova chose sweaters and blaz- ers with bright reds and bold stripes. “T really liked the clothing from Val- ue Village,” said arts and sciences stu- dent Aska Leung. “[But] it didn’t seem so much for a business setting,” said Leung. “It was so colourful and kind of informal.” Before and after the show there was time for people to mingle and place their bids on silent auction items, while enjoying drinks and hors d’oeuvres. The proceeds from the fashion show and auction go to the Kettle Friendship Society, a non-profit organization that supports people with mental illness. “There’s a huge stigma attached to mental illness and if people are more aware then they can be open to these people getting help,” said Gurevich. CARLY SMITH photos Spring fashions from Langara’s AWEAR show on Tuesday, March 27th: (clockwise from top left) mod- els show designs by Leah Mosoff, Annching Wang, Anya Melyukova, Lauren Popadiuk and Jen Cameron. Mon Dieu! A funny flick from France? C'est vrai! L’Alliance Francaise is of- fering dinner and a movie, with a comedic twist from famed director Luc Besson By BRANDON REID about French films only being seri- ous and introspective. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adéle Blanc-Sec is being shown at L’Alliance Francaise cultural centre on Cambie Street for Ciné-Diner, a movie and dinner night on March 30th. The movie follows Adéle, a witty her- oine in early 20th century France, on an Egyptian trek in search of a life-re- viving sarcophagus. She encounters many tribulations along the way: pterodactyls, campy vil- lains and incompetent detectives. “Tt’s like Indiana Jones with a girl,” said Héléne Creusot, event coordinator. “Tt’s really cool and teenagers love that movie.” The film will start at 6:30 and is in French with English subtitles. “The movie dinner is always some- thing family, so we tried to choose a recent movie,” she said. “People come from every age and every language.” The meal consists of shrimp cocktail with avocado, grapefruit and celery to start and chili con carne with corn- bread and grilled tortillas as the main course. Dessert will be pears with sweet cream, assorted fruit and coffee. Creusot said the menu is spicy, ad- venturous and not too French in accor- dance with the film. L’Alliance Francaise organizes Ciné- Diner once a month. “Next month it will be a tribute to Jean Dujardin who won the Oscar for The Artist,” said Creusot. “In May it’s the Cannes Film Festival in France, so we'll do a movie dinner about that with a Dujardin movie.” Luc Besson, director of Adéle Blanc- Sec, achieved critical success after pre- miering Le Grand Bleu at the famed Cannes festival in 1988. He has since built up a reputation for making mega-budget flicks, such as The Fifth Element and The Transport- er series. Admission is $12 for children, $14 for members and $16 for non-members. All 40 tickets will sell out fast, so moviego- ers are encouraged to reserve tickets arly, Creusot said. F: your expectations on their head Four Studio 58 directors make provacative debuts APL AY REVIEW: New works from : Langara’s theatre program at Studio 58 stage wit and imagination WEEKNIGHT PERFOMANCES By HAYLEY DOCTOR Start at 8 p.m. tudio 58’s latest production, a se- WEEKEND MATINEES S:: called 4Play, has a title that suggests a fun night out. Although some of you may be misled as to what Start at 3 p.m. PERFORMANCE kind of ‘fun’ to expect, this is an en- RUN grossing evening of plays that is worth On now until April Ist every penny. 4Play is four one-act plays written by Studio 58 students, split into two differ- ent programs. Program A and B run alternating days. The two halves are shown as a pair only once, this Satur- TICKETS $10 available from Studio 58 website www2.langara.be.ca/ studio53 day March 81. The witty writing and brilliant act- ing means it’s doubtful anyone would be able to tell these are debuting writ- ers. The imaginative world that develops on-stage draws viewers in and holds them there until the very end. The am- bition and drive of the writers and per- formers glows as they bring together four separate concepts and stitch them together with ease. Program B, previewed by the Voice on Friday, includes the one-acts plays Sacred and Profane and The Surreal- ists. Both are witty and funny plays that toy with the idea of morality. The Surrealists is actually five short pieces combined together with a mu- tual setting and idea. Tim Carlson, Jen- nica Grienke, Daniel Doheny, Katey Hoffman, and Max Wallace wrote this compilation that centres itself around an art gallery and the crazy goings-on within. The Sacred and Profane is about a man’s confusion over whether God told him he’s immortal or not. The set design and costumes for Pro- gram B are somewhat simplistic, but they work. There is nothing to draw your eyes away from the acting and the scene in front of you. Sacred and Profane’s lighting effects are very well done, adding an air of drama to important scenes. While some theatre-goers might not consider lighting and ambient music to be im- portant, without them we'd all be sit- ting in a dark and silent room. Program A pairs You Are In a Play by Cheyenne Mabberley, a comedy with a twist, with A View with A Room is written by Carol Macdonald. Both these pieces focus on relationships in different ways. EMILY COOPER photo Kazz Leskard as Rupert in Studio 58’s Archibald and Rupert