Author Archive for Lori Henry

Lori Henry is a dancer and author based in Vancouver, Canada. Her latest book is Dancing Through History: In Search of the Stories that Define Canada.

A Maiko Evening in Kyoto, Japan: Meet Geisha-in-Training

[This article was first published in 2012.] In the 1920s, there were 80,000 geisha in Japan.* Today, there are approximately 1,000 left, and under 200 live in the city of Kyoto (where they are called geiko). Although they are still…

Book Review: Passage of Darkness by Wade Davis

Passage of Darkness by Wade Davis

Popular culture has appropriated the words zombie and voodoo. They are used light-heartedly to conjure up images of the undead walking with their arms outstretched and extra skin dripping from their faces, and witch doctors sticking pins malevolently into “voodoo”…

Home Swap: London to Vancouver (8 months)

Downtown Vancouver condo available for home swap in London.

When I got the acceptance letter to do my Masters in London, I was ecstatic. The programme is one I hadn’t found anywhere else in the world and the school has a top notch reputation in the field (Dance Anthropology).…

Canadian Arctic Tours on Baffin Island, Nunavut

Passenger Mike Smith picks up a walrus scull on Durban Island, Nunavut.

Taking an expedition cruise with Adventure Canada in search of wildlife like polar bears, bowhead whales and walruses. [A version of this article was first published in 2008] It is a bright morning with chilly wind when the captain announces…

Book Review: The Wayfinders by Wade Davis

The Wayfinders by Wade Davis

There was a time when many Europeans believed they occupied the highest evolutionary status. Indigenous cultures were seen as primitive and industrial societies as advanced. In fact, as we steam forward with technological and scientific advances, it seems like some…

Shopping Online for Fair Trade Clothing, Gifts & Jewellery

The beautiful necklace I bought from artist Danai Leosawathiphong from northern Thailand.

In the spirit of my post last week on eco fashion, I want to mention a website that contacted me recently: Novica. Their mission is “to give artists and artisans around the world a global platform to express their true…