Friday, October 3, 2014
Photo by Alejandro De LeonThe Freedom of Expressionby Chad Dembski, Editor - Dance@surpriseperformThere was a moment in last night’s performance of The Muted Note that I felt transported b…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:14PMThursday, October 2, 2014
(photo by Jeremy Mimnagh)Going Elsewhere togetherby Sarah DeshaiesThe first performer takes staccato steps in chunky heels, puncturing her jagged movements with electric spasms. The dancer w…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:55PMFor its fifth season, Against the Grain Theatre brings #UncleJohn to Toronto and gets A Little Too Cozy in BanffAgainst the Grain Theatre (AtG), is entering its fift…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:39PMA DYNAMIC DUO TO LEAD DANCEMAKERSEmi Forster and Benjamin Kamino Named Co-CuratorsThe Board of Directors of Dancemakers is pleased to announce Emi Forster and Benjamin Kamino as the company�…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:30PMWednesday, October 1, 2014
The Fine Art of Approaching Dance, Part IIIby Kallee Lins (Charlebois Post Dance Editor)[Introduction: Writing and talking about dance is something that intimidates a lot of people. As…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMMonday, September 29, 2014
(photo by Tim Matheson)Inspired (and Flawed)by Jay CattersonAfter a long and languid summer break, the 2014-2015 Vancouver Opera season opened on Saturday night with the sure-fire opera hit,…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMSunday, September 28, 2014
We are very glad to welcoming our newest occasional contributor, Bathtub Bran. We'd tell you what he does, but that would ruin the fun.
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMFriday, September 26, 2014
Survival of the FittestWhat Indie Opera is Doing Rightby Sable Chan (photos by Sable Chan)@MissSableSable Chan is a Speech Therapist-Chorister-Choir Girl Blogger. Sable blogs about her Edmon…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMWednesday, September 24, 2014
The Tin CelebrationIt has to do with that transitional phase in your life where the balance is so precarious that you can go in a million directions - the good ones, the bad ones.by Ramya Je…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMTuesday, September 23, 2014
The Fine Art of Approaching Danceby Kallee Lins (Charlebois Post Dance Editor)Introduction: Writing and talking about dance is something that intimidates a lot of people. As a performance sc…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:02AMMonday, September 22, 2014
The opera within an opera at the opera houseby Aleksandra KoplikGiuseppe Verdi's Nabucco, is about a Babylonian King seeking revenge on the Jews for stealing his daughter, a vicious love tri…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMSunday, September 21, 2014
Michel St. Aubin's costume designConquering Carmen (x 2)by Joel IvanyCarmen is a stage director's dream. This piece has it all. Rich characters, a juicy story and tunes that seep into o…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMFriday, September 19, 2014
In Mixed Company (photo by Frédéric Chais)The Density of Momentsby Chad Dembski, Editor - Dance Densité d'un moment The first piece presented in a double bill of works that opens Tangente…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:45PMThe Fine Art of Approaching Danceby Kallee Lins (Charlebois Post Dance Editor)Introduction: Writing and talking about dance is something that intimidates a lot of people. As a performa…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMWednesday, September 17, 2014
The Italian StallionThe foremost Verdi baritone of his generation Paolo Gavanelli makes his grand Opera de Montreal debut in the title role of Nabuccoby Richard Burnett @bugsburnettThe …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMMonday, September 15, 2014
The process...Tangente has created a fascinating interview/extracts video of Emily Gualtieri and David-Albert Toth's In Mixed Company, and, as the co-creators say of their process "the polit…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMSaturday, September 13, 2014
How an ancient Egyptian myth is being reincarnated into a new Canadian operaIsis and Osiris by Sharon Singer and Peter-Anthony Togni is in development by Sharon Singer (Librettist)Toron…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:04AMFriday, September 12, 2014
Marie-Nicole Lemieux (photo by Denis Rouvre)Opera NationCanadian opera companies stick to crowd-pleasing Italian masterpieces to anchor their 2014- 2015 seasonsby Richard Burnett @bugsb…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMWednesday, September 10, 2014
Stéphanie Morin-Robert (photo by: Stéphanie Morin-Robert)Body and Light on The Fringe of Existenceby Stéphanie Morin-RobertMultidisciplinary artist Stéphanie Morin-Robert graduated first…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:04AMMichele Capalbo (photo by Andrew Alexander)Tosca : Love and Jealousyby Jim MurchisonDue to an unpredictable circumstance I ended up seeing the second night of Tosca rather than opening …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMA brilliant short film from David Cooper and Linda Arkelian, featuring Darren Devaney and Thibaut Eiferman from Ballet BC
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMWednesday, September 3, 2014
Below is a list (with links) of features you will be seeing on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, occasionally) in the new Charlebois Post - Canada, with links to the latest appearance of eac…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:48PMWednesday, August 27, 2014
CURRENT PRODUCTIONSARCHIVEOperaAirline Icarus (Toronto)Armide (Toronto)Barber of Seville (Vancouver)Don Quichotte (Toronto)Hercules (Toronto)La Bohème (Ottawa)Madama Butterfly (Ottawa)Obeah…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:02PMWednesday, August 20, 2014
EmailFacebookTwitterThe Charlebois PostFounded, November 30, 2010Founders: Gaëtan L. Charlebois, Estelle RosenThe Charlebois Post - CanadaFounded, September 1, 2011Founding Editors: É…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:07PMThursday, July 24, 2014
Visible Figuresby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianWhen I opened up the programme for Red Wine, French Toast, and the Best Sex You've Ever Had before the show and read the preamble by director/c…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:30PMThe Voyage Homeby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianThere is a peculiar phenomenon familiar to Winnipeggers who endeavour to travel elsewhere for any length of time--a kind of invisible bungee co…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:14PMThrice the Frustrationby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianBefore seeing Nothing Serious, I was unfamiliar with the work of New York playwright Rich Orloff, but there is seriously nothing in the …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:06PMSmiling for 75 minutesby Chad Dembski@surpriseperformUntil two years ago I had barely heard of Mike Birbiglia other than he was one of the many stand- up comics from New York. Then I saw his…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:57PMWednesday, July 23, 2014
Go Big or Go Homeby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianCriticism of a show about accepting yourself just the way you are seems unfair.I could say that some of the members (Ray Eskritt, Melis…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:13PM 
