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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Ride The Cyclone: The Video Game! by Praxis

Ride The Cyclone is quickly becoming a Canadian indie theatre legend. Exploding onto the Toronto stage at SummerWorks, it is already selling out houses at Theatre Passe Muraille with a show …

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:54AM
Monday, November 14, 2011

Why Saturday’s RAGM is a big moment for Canadian Theatre and why it’s got nothing to do with raising dues by Praxis

by Michael Wheeler & Aislinn Rose A-year-and-a-half ago we published “Why Actors’ Equity Association Is Important and Why it Has to Change” which at the time became one of the most…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 12:07PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Live Tweeting the Mayor’s Task Force – Arts & Culture by Praxis

As a result of the City of Toronto’s KPMG Core Service review, and the city’s public consultation process, Council recently voted in favour of looking into selling its city-owned…

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Monday, November 7, 2011

Your process is showing: Ajax by Praxis

by Shira Leuchter Last month I was able to spend an afternoon with One Reed Theatre members Frank Cox-O’Connell and Evan Webber (and Christopher Stanton on the sound board) as they worked …

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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Are people ready to party with Praxis? by Praxis

We are two days away from Praxis Theatre Occupies Bay Street, a fundraising party to support Jesus Chrysler, our new play by Native Earth Artistic Director Tara Beagan about two of Toronto&#…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:21AM
Friday, October 21, 2011

Company Theatre mini-docs new approach to online audience engagement by Praxis

The Company Theatre, last year’s Indie Dora Winner for Outstanding Production is back with a new show The Test and a new social media strategy to promote it. As the production rehearse…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:21AM
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Mic Check by Praxis

by Kaitlyn Riordan At the General Assembly for “Occupy Toronto” Saturday evening in St James Park, there were no loudspeakers, no microphones, no mass produced signage for people to hold…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 12:55PM
Monday, October 17, 2011

Tea with D’Agostino (let’s not talk about theatre) – The Original Norwegian by Praxis

by Melissa D’Agostino It’s been a while since I had the pleasure of sitting down to tea with some Toronto theatre folks to specifically NOT talk about theatre.  I’m happy to repor…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:03AM
Saturday, October 15, 2011

Variation #40: Ben Noble by Praxis

Text: “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far we can go.” ~ TS Elliot Image: Sound: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcE8YWdGtnI ____________________________…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 01:13PM
Thursday, October 13, 2011

3 articulate videos on what #occupywallst is about by Praxis

Journalist, syndicated columnist and author Naomi Klein www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaEeeLOB5IA Daily Kaos writer and Fox News worst nightmare Jesse LaGreca www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhO3dTdp6ek P…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 10:11AM
Saturday, October 8, 2011

Taking it to the Streets with Litmus Theatre by Praxis

by Claire Wynveen Matchbox Macbeth – which opens at a secret, site specific location on October 13th – was born when three friends, frustrated with their lack of resources, broug…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 04:37PM
Thursday, September 29, 2011

Variation #39: Cara Gee by Praxis

Text: “In creating the man that we want to be, there is not a single one of our acts which does not at the same time create an image of man as we think he ought to be.  To choose to b…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 10:56AM
Friday, September 23, 2011

SWAP it! by Praxis

Sunday the 25th of September 7-9pm Dancemakers Centre for Creation -55 Mill St., Building 58, Studio 313 A resource exchange session is on this Sunday. Any artist who as ever found themselve…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 10:16AM
Monday, September 12, 2011

Culture Heroes #1: Michael Healey by Praxis

Michael Healey – Art by Jody Hewston For the inaugural edition of our new series Culture Heroes by Jody Hewston, we look back at the past few months, and declare Michael Healey our cle…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 12:49PM
Saturday, August 13, 2011

This is what democracy looks like by Praxis

For more information and context read The Toronto Star article: Stage play takes you inside G20’s crammed jail Final performance at The Theatre Centre as part of SummerWorks tonight at 10p…

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Canadian Civil Liberties Association hosts post-show panel tonight at 9pm by Praxis

The post-show discussion will be an opportunity to reflect on the play and the G20 experience, to talk about the frailty of police accountability mechanisms and to discuss broader issues sur…

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Friday, August 5, 2011

Variation #38: Jacob Zimmer by Praxis

Text: “Do unto others 20% better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error.” - Linus Pauling Image: Sound: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOJ8NmGyGbk __…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 02:28PM
Thursday, August 4, 2011

You Should Have Stayed Home Opens Tonight by Praxis

The World Premiere of You Should Have Stayed Home is 5pm @ The Theatre Centre as part of the SummerWorks Festival NOW Magazine “(SummerWorks) is tackling one of the biggest thorns in t…

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Monday, August 1, 2011

You Should Have Stayed Home in the news by Praxis

Tommy Taylor and Kate Bullock go back to the Eastern Avenue Detention Centre at The Toronto Film Studios. The Toronto SUN‘s Joe Warmington calls for a public inquiry into G20 and refer…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 07:18PM
Saturday, July 30, 2011

Variation #37: Noah Davis by Praxis

Text: You cried, keeping it real, but you should try keeping it right. -Posdnuos

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Variation #36: Rebecca Buttigieg by Praxis

Text: “Hold back the edges of your gowns, Ladies, we are going through hell.” William Carlos Williams Image: Sound: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArTMlYIcdNo __________________________…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:24AM
Saturday, July 9, 2011

Variation #35: Eleanor Hewlings by Praxis

Text: Greek schoolchildren had to learn the Seven Wonders, not because those were the only ones, but because they seemed to be the greatest. But today we should not be able easily to select …

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Sunday, July 3, 2011

Where are we in terms of sexuality blind casting? by Praxis

by Sky Gilbert Most people accept, in principle, the notion of colour blind casting. Colour blind casting is based on the idea that we are all the same – that there are not essential diffe…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:43AM
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Indie Dora 2011 Winners by Praxis

INDEPENDENT THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION The Company Theatre Through the Leaves OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY OR NEW MUSICAL Sky Gilbert The Situationists Cabaret Company OUTSTA…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 01:38PM
Monday, June 27, 2011

32nd Dora Mavor Moore Awards tonight by Praxis

The 32nd annual Dora Awards are tonight at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. Good luck to all the nominees, organizers, presenters, wait-staff, and spouses or partners that don’t k…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 08:12AM
Monday, June 20, 2011

2 ways to be in a Praxis show this summer by Praxis

1 – Play Games With Us “Do you need my bag of miniatures?” Toronto Fringe Exec. Director Gideon Arthurs Ever since we started talking about our site-specific Dungeons &…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:36AM