In March 2020, the Vancouver Cantonese Opera (VCO) closed its theatre doors due to COVID. The charity works to preserve and protect the art of Cantonese Opera, an endangered form of intangible cultural heritage connected to the Chinese Canadian community. Like so many arts organizations in this country, this also meant closing the door on […]
Digital Transformations: Running Towards Change
I was a magazine publisher when consumers and the print industry started shifting to digital technologies and strategies. The shift in that industry in the ensuing decade was painful. One lesson I learned from that experience is that you should run towards change, lest it swallow you. This attitude applies to the shift to online […]