Robert Kuang
@robertkuanghome.bsky.social
Pianist | Coach | Writer | Podcaster
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Documentary filmmaker & Cloudstreet Media founder Rheanna Toy joins Side by Side. We talk early influences, balancing business + creativity, and staying with the unknown. Her debut short won Audience Choice, and her first feature made history at VQFF.
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Full Episode: tinyurl.com/2v7stjax
February 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Documentary filmmaker & Cloudstreet Media founder Rheanna Toy joins Side by Side. We talk early influences, balancing business + creativity, and staying with the unknown. Her debut short won Audience Choice, and her first feature made history at VQFF.
Full Episode: tinyurl.com/2v7stjax
Full Episode: tinyurl.com/2v7stjax
Thanks to a well-conceived production and Venzon’s tour-de-force effort, Everything Has Disappeared was an artistic and collective achievement at this year's @pushfestival.bsky.social.
My review for @createastir.ca: www.createastir.ca/articles/eve...
My review for @createastir.ca: www.createastir.ca/articles/eve...
Theatre review: Everything Has Disappeared explores what we owe to the Filipino diaspora — Stir
In The Cultch, PuSh Fest, and Live Biennale copresentation, technicolour visuals complemented Hazel Venzon’s larger-than-life energy in a ride that spoke directly to today’s global economy
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February 3, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Thanks to a well-conceived production and Venzon’s tour-de-force effort, Everything Has Disappeared was an artistic and collective achievement at this year's @pushfestival.bsky.social.
My review for @createastir.ca: www.createastir.ca/articles/eve...
My review for @createastir.ca: www.createastir.ca/articles/eve...
It was a pleasure speaking with drag artist Wet Mess ahead of their sold-out Canadian premiere of TESTO at @pushfestival.bsky.social.
My latest for @createastir.ca:
My latest for @createastir.ca:
Stir speaks to the artist behind TESTO, a show that's about “being able to lean into confusion and the mess of it, being transparent about the complexities...” @pushfestival.bsky.social
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www.createastir.ca/articles/tes...
Celebrated drag artist Wet Mess leans into confusion and complexity with TESTO — Stir
The London-based performer reveals the struggle and growth behind the bold, disarming visions of their latest show, now on its way to PuSh Festival
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January 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
It was a pleasure speaking with drag artist Wet Mess ahead of their sold-out Canadian premiere of TESTO at @pushfestival.bsky.social.
My latest for @createastir.ca:
My latest for @createastir.ca:
What makes a love story universal, and who decides?
On Side by Side, we talk about Heated Rivalry, situationships, queer representation, and why audiences often get there first.
Full Episode: sidebysidepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-rise-o...
On Side by Side, we talk about Heated Rivalry, situationships, queer representation, and why audiences often get there first.
Full Episode: sidebysidepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-rise-o...
December 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
What makes a love story universal, and who decides?
On Side by Side, we talk about Heated Rivalry, situationships, queer representation, and why audiences often get there first.
Full Episode: sidebysidepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-rise-o...
On Side by Side, we talk about Heated Rivalry, situationships, queer representation, and why audiences often get there first.
Full Episode: sidebysidepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-rise-o...
It was a pleasure attending artist Jenie Gao's opening of their exhibition, Where Mountain Cats Live, at grunt gallery.
Check out my preview for @createastir.ca, alongside some of Jenie's brilliant words about the exhibition, available until January 17.
www.createastir.ca/articles/gru...
Check out my preview for @createastir.ca, alongside some of Jenie's brilliant words about the exhibition, available until January 17.
www.createastir.ca/articles/gru...
At grunt gallery, Jenie Gao transforms paper, wood, and familial lore into reimagined keepsakes — Stir
In Where Mountain Cats Live exhibit, Kansas-raised printmaker and installation artist illuminates Taiwanese-Chinese American experience through everything from a “lazy Susan” to jade pendant prints
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December 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It was a pleasure attending artist Jenie Gao's opening of their exhibition, Where Mountain Cats Live, at grunt gallery.
Check out my preview for @createastir.ca, alongside some of Jenie's brilliant words about the exhibition, available until January 17.
www.createastir.ca/articles/gru...
Check out my preview for @createastir.ca, alongside some of Jenie's brilliant words about the exhibition, available until January 17.
www.createastir.ca/articles/gru...
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“Step zero is the general population believing that folks with intellectual disabilities have a sexuality at all,” explains Real Talk project developer Kelsey Savage. Writer @robertkuanghome.bsky.social tells us about a group advocating for disability-inclusive sex ed:
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Let's talk about sex
Photo Courtesy of Kelsey Savage & John Woods, Real Talk
On paper, Alison Klein is a serious academic with a master’s in interdisciplinary studies focused on adult education and disability. Meet her a...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“Step zero is the general population believing that folks with intellectual disabilities have a sexuality at all,” explains Real Talk project developer Kelsey Savage. Writer @robertkuanghome.bsky.social tells us about a group advocating for disability-inclusive sex ed:
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Children’s TV writer Margaret Hoffman joins Side by Side to trace her path to creating for Sesame Workshop, Netflix, and more. We explore her journey, puppetry work, and her insights for creatives navigating transitions and uncertainty.
Here's a sneak peek. Full Episode: tinyurl.com/54ffpaf4
Here's a sneak peek. Full Episode: tinyurl.com/54ffpaf4
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Children’s TV writer Margaret Hoffman joins Side by Side to trace her path to creating for Sesame Workshop, Netflix, and more. We explore her journey, puppetry work, and her insights for creatives navigating transitions and uncertainty.
Here's a sneak peek. Full Episode: tinyurl.com/54ffpaf4
Here's a sneak peek. Full Episode: tinyurl.com/54ffpaf4
Today on Side by Side: Mordy Levine, co-author of The Beginner’s Guide to Karma with Lama Lhanang Rinpoche. We explore how karma shapes daily life, ways to create positive karma, and Buddhist insights on peace and purpose.
Full episode: tinyurl.com/yc6yu7sk
Full episode: tinyurl.com/yc6yu7sk
The Current Affairs of Karma With Mordy Levine | Side by Side
Today’s guest is Mordy Levine, the co-author of The Beginner’s Guide to Karma: How to Live with Less Negativity and More Peace alongside Lama Lhanang Rinpoche.
Lama Lhanang Rinpoche was born in the ...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Today on Side by Side: Mordy Levine, co-author of The Beginner’s Guide to Karma with Lama Lhanang Rinpoche. We explore how karma shapes daily life, ways to create positive karma, and Buddhist insights on peace and purpose.
Full episode: tinyurl.com/yc6yu7sk
Full episode: tinyurl.com/yc6yu7sk
Today’s Side by Side guest is Léa Taranto, a disabled Chinese Jewish Canadian writer and author of A Drop in the Ocean. We discuss her path from diaries to autofiction, challenge mental health tropes, and preview her upcoming projects.
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Hear more in the full episode: tinyurl.com/4c7fs54u
October 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Today’s Side by Side guest is Léa Taranto, a disabled Chinese Jewish Canadian writer and author of A Drop in the Ocean. We discuss her path from diaries to autofiction, challenge mental health tropes, and preview her upcoming projects.
Hear more in the full episode: tinyurl.com/4c7fs54u
Hear more in the full episode: tinyurl.com/4c7fs54u
It was a pleasure attending Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's 107th season opener.
My latest for @createastir.ca:
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My latest for @createastir.ca:
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Music review: VSO launches 107th season with long-awaited Alexander Malofeev debut — Stir
Program mixed monumental moments with the rising star pianist’s gift for light, crystal-clear intonation
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September 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It was a pleasure attending Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's 107th season opener.
My latest for @createastir.ca:
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My latest for @createastir.ca:
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It was a pleasure connecting with master pianist Anne-Marie McDermott ahead of her Beethoven Concerto performances with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
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My latest for @createastir.ca:
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Ahead of VSO Beethoven program, Anne-Marie McDermott reflects on freedom won through discipline — Stir
Star pianist looks back on ambitions and accomplishments as a performer, artistic director, and mentor, and sees a new career chapter opening
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September 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
It was a pleasure connecting with master pianist Anne-Marie McDermott ahead of her Beethoven Concerto performances with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
My latest for @createastir.ca:
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My latest for @createastir.ca:
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It was a pleasure seeing and writing about interdisciplinary visual artist Archie Barry's first solo exhibition in Canada, now on exhibit at Western Front.
My latest at @createastir.ca:
My latest at @createastir.ca:
Archie Barry channels testimony and trans history in Western Front exhibition — Stir
In their exhibition Try Keeping an Open Channel, the Melbourne-based artist explores selfhood, mortality, and the monumental significance of the everyday
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September 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It was a pleasure seeing and writing about interdisciplinary visual artist Archie Barry's first solo exhibition in Canada, now on exhibit at Western Front.
My latest at @createastir.ca:
My latest at @createastir.ca:
I had the pleasure of previewing Starwalker, Pride & Prayer, Jeez Louise, Sorry for Your Cost, and The Palace for the Vancouver Queer Film Festival.
My latest for @createastir.ca:
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My latest for @createastir.ca:
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Film reviews: Vancouver Queer Film Festival tells fearless stories full of empathy, humour, and music — Stir
Through intensely personal perspectives and sharp detail, audacious new features and short films throw light on culture-spanning issues
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September 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I had the pleasure of previewing Starwalker, Pride & Prayer, Jeez Louise, Sorry for Your Cost, and The Palace for the Vancouver Queer Film Festival.
My latest for @createastir.ca:
www.createastir.ca/articles/van...
My latest for @createastir.ca:
www.createastir.ca/articles/van...
In this Side by Side episode, returning guest and pop culture commentator Tara Edwards joins to unpack Sinners and K-Pop Demon Hunters, exploring demons, music, spirituality, and their cultural impact.
Full episode: tinyurl.com/5f6382aw
Full episode: tinyurl.com/5f6382aw
August 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In this Side by Side episode, returning guest and pop culture commentator Tara Edwards joins to unpack Sinners and K-Pop Demon Hunters, exploring demons, music, spirituality, and their cultural impact.
Full episode: tinyurl.com/5f6382aw
Full episode: tinyurl.com/5f6382aw
It was a pleasure connecting with stage and opera director David Walsh to discuss Nebula Performances' first full-scale opera production, "La Tragédie de Carmen."
My latest for @createastir.ca:
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My latest for @createastir.ca:
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Nebula Performances Society brings Carmen up close and personal — Stir
Group’s first full-scale opera production aims to provide a new, intimate platform for established and emerging artists
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August 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It was a pleasure connecting with stage and opera director David Walsh to discuss Nebula Performances' first full-scale opera production, "La Tragédie de Carmen."
My latest for @createastir.ca:
www.createastir.ca/articles/dav...
My latest for @createastir.ca:
www.createastir.ca/articles/dav...
Today’s returning Side by Side guest is Paul Silva, aka the Creative Alchemist: A coach, guide, and artist who helps multi-passionate creatives move from stuck to in-motion. We explore change, sobriety, and the evolving creative journey.
Full episode: tinyurl.com/58c6vyva
Full episode: tinyurl.com/58c6vyva
August 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Today’s returning Side by Side guest is Paul Silva, aka the Creative Alchemist: A coach, guide, and artist who helps multi-passionate creatives move from stuck to in-motion. We explore change, sobriety, and the evolving creative journey.
Full episode: tinyurl.com/58c6vyva
Full episode: tinyurl.com/58c6vyva
Today’s "Side by Side" guest is the late multidisciplinary artist Diana Oh, known for blending theatre, art, and ritual in works like My Lingerie Play and The Infinite Love Party. This 2016 conversation explores artistry and sustaining creativity.
Full episode: tinyurl.com/2h79jvzz
Full episode: tinyurl.com/2h79jvzz
August 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Today’s "Side by Side" guest is the late multidisciplinary artist Diana Oh, known for blending theatre, art, and ritual in works like My Lingerie Play and The Infinite Love Party. This 2016 conversation explores artistry and sustaining creativity.
Full episode: tinyurl.com/2h79jvzz
Full episode: tinyurl.com/2h79jvzz
It was a pleasure connecting with it Mark Takeshi McGregor (artistic director of the Queer Arts Festival) and Diane Hau Yu Wong (artistic director of Centre A) about the upcoming QAF visual exhibition, Portals.
My latest for @createastir.ca:
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My latest for @createastir.ca:
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Queer Arts Festival opens Portals for emerging artists and contrasting journeys — Stir
With its complex searches for identity, the celebratory exhibition at Centre A reflects the unifying theme of QAF’s latest edition
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June 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It was a pleasure connecting with it Mark Takeshi McGregor (artistic director of the Queer Arts Festival) and Diane Hau Yu Wong (artistic director of Centre A) about the upcoming QAF visual exhibition, Portals.
My latest for @createastir.ca:
www.createastir.ca/articles/que...
My latest for @createastir.ca:
www.createastir.ca/articles/que...
It was a pleasure connecting with Rich Maddocks ahead of the live debut of his spaghetti western song cycle, "Blue Horse Opera," presented by Pi Theatre.
My latest for @createastir.ca:
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My latest for @createastir.ca:
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Rick Maddocks’s Blue Horse Opera brings a spaghetti western song cycle to the Pi Theatre stage — Stir
Inspired by Spanish desert and old Italian soundtracks, the writer and composer calls on a creative group of friends to help realize his multidisciplinary vision
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June 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It was a pleasure connecting with Rich Maddocks ahead of the live debut of his spaghetti western song cycle, "Blue Horse Opera," presented by Pi Theatre.
My latest for @createastir.ca:
www.createastir.ca/articles/blu...
My latest for @createastir.ca:
www.createastir.ca/articles/blu...
I recently joined best-selling author Becca Powers for a powerful conversation on her podcast, where we explore the messy, magical, nonlinear process of healing, and how music, writing, and coaching can help us navigate it.
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www.buzzsprout.com/2112753/epis...
Healing Isn’t Linear with Life Coach, Musician, & Writer Robert Kuang - The emPOWERed Half Hour
What if healing isn't about fixing what’s broken, but honoring what’s true?In this deeply reflective episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca sits down with life coach, writer, and musician Robert Ku...
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May 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I recently joined best-selling author Becca Powers for a powerful conversation on her podcast, where we explore the messy, magical, nonlinear process of healing, and how music, writing, and coaching can help us navigate it.
www.buzzsprout.com/2112753/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2112753/epis...
It was a pleasure connecting with @tobythompson.bsky.social ahead of his Vancouver premiere of "I Wish I Were a Mountain" as part of this year's Vancouver International Children's Festival.
My latest for @createastir.ca:
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My latest for @createastir.ca:
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Toby Thompson's poetry takes jazz-infused solo at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival — Stir
In renowned one-man show I Wish I Was a Mountain , the award-winning British poet leans on rhythm of deep musical influences
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May 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
It was a pleasure connecting with @tobythompson.bsky.social ahead of his Vancouver premiere of "I Wish I Were a Mountain" as part of this year's Vancouver International Children's Festival.
My latest for @createastir.ca:
www.createastir.ca/articles/tob...
My latest for @createastir.ca:
www.createastir.ca/articles/tob...
Today’s "Side by Side" guest is writer and editor Tara Edwards. We dive inside the medical drama “The Pitt” and analyze storytelling elements that make the show one of the television breakout hits of 2025.
Here’s a sneak peek of our “Side by Side” conversation. Full episode: tinyurl.com/2s42mbtd
Here’s a sneak peek of our “Side by Side” conversation. Full episode: tinyurl.com/2s42mbtd
May 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Today’s "Side by Side" guest is writer and editor Tara Edwards. We dive inside the medical drama “The Pitt” and analyze storytelling elements that make the show one of the television breakout hits of 2025.
Here’s a sneak peek of our “Side by Side” conversation. Full episode: tinyurl.com/2s42mbtd
Here’s a sneak peek of our “Side by Side” conversation. Full episode: tinyurl.com/2s42mbtd
It was a pleasure seeing "Love You Wrong Time," conceived and performed by Deanna H. Choi and Maddie Bautista, and one of five shows joining The Cultch's inaugural Warrior Festival.
My latest review for @createastir.ca:
www.createastir.ca/articles/lov...
My latest review for @createastir.ca:
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Comedy review: Love You Wrong Time takes down stereotypes with laughter and song — Stir
Multitalented team of Deanna H. Choi and Maddie Bautista turns a satirical spotlight on the destructive ideal of the perfect Asian woman
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May 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It was a pleasure seeing "Love You Wrong Time," conceived and performed by Deanna H. Choi and Maddie Bautista, and one of five shows joining The Cultch's inaugural Warrior Festival.
My latest review for @createastir.ca:
www.createastir.ca/articles/lov...
My latest review for @createastir.ca:
www.createastir.ca/articles/lov...
On this "Side by Side" episode, meet Aisha Josiah: award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and editor of Fringebiscuit. We explore her multicultural roots, postcolonial themes, and the art of dramaturgy in this conversation.
Full episode: tinyurl.com/yz33fz5b
Full episode: tinyurl.com/yz33fz5b
April 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
On this "Side by Side" episode, meet Aisha Josiah: award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and editor of Fringebiscuit. We explore her multicultural roots, postcolonial themes, and the art of dramaturgy in this conversation.
Full episode: tinyurl.com/yz33fz5b
Full episode: tinyurl.com/yz33fz5b