Tuesday, August 7, 2012
by Brendan Howlett I grew up in the Riverdale neighbourhood on the east side of the Don Valley River. Back when I was a kid, Riverdale and Leslieville were not the burgeoning hot spots they …
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 10:41AMTuesday, July 24, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHVvnEWez1M Trailer for His Girl Friday the 1940s film. Directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant by Krista Jackson It’s hard to believe it is the mi…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:16AMWednesday, July 18, 2012
I have been following with interest the events and actions surrounding the recent firing of Ken Gass at Factory Theatre. I have seen several letters from some extraordinary artists that offe…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 05:52PMMonday, July 16, 2012
by Anthea Foyer Transmedia storytelling is becoming much more prevalent. Even if you have not heard the word you have probably experienced it, or a part of it, in some way in both popular an…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:49AMSaturday, July 14, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ3Ha2G5ctM YouTube Video for pomme is french for apple The Patron’s Pick (one for each official Fringe venue) is decided after every company’s 4th show. S…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 08:52AMFriday, July 13, 2012
by Sarah Thorpe It’s been interesting being involved in two separate productions that both dealt with Toronto’s G20 Summit. In You Should Have Stayed Home (Praxis Theatre and The Origina…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 12:30PMThursday, July 12, 2012
Text: I am horizontal You are vertical You are the mountain I am the valley I am the Earth You are the Sun I am the shield You are the sword I am the wound You are the pain I am the night Yo…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 10:53AMSaturday, July 7, 2012
Text: IRINA. [Sobbing] Where? Where has everything gone? Where is it all? Oh my God, my God! I’ve forgotten everything, everything… I don’t remember what is the Italian for…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 02:09PMTuesday, July 3, 2012
Gentle readers, That most anticipated time of year is upon us again: the Toronto Fringe Festival will once again spread across the Annex, inciting twelve wild days of drinking, debauchery, a…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 01:38PMSaturday, June 30, 2012
Recently we held a fundraiser at the home of one of our generous donors, Irfhan Rawji, and we’d like to take a moment to offer thanks. We had an amazing line-up of artists and performe…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:27AMWednesday, June 27, 2012
[Co-Ed. Note: This piece was created in May while IXOK' was part of Aluna Theatre's Panamerican Routes Festival: performed by Mayahuel Tecozautla and directed by Beatriz Pizano. Please con…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 10:46AMMonday, June 25, 2012
INDEPENDENT THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION The Ugly One – Theatre Smash OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY OR NEW MUSICAL Jules Lewis – Tomasso’s Party – Roofto…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:57PMTuesday, June 19, 2012
Not on Twitter, but want to check in on the Wrecking Ball live-tweets? This post will automatically update all tweets using #WB13 through the lead-up, show and aftermath of Wrecking Ball 13.
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 06:50PMMonday, June 18, 2012
June 20, 2012 @ 8 p.m. @ The Theatre Centre Wrecking Ball 13 Is Twitter-Friendly. Tweet Seats on the balcony #WB13
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:17AMFriday, June 15, 2012
The HATCH performing arts residency at Harbourfront Centre is going into its 9th year as a program designed to incubate and foster invention and innovation in the local performance scene for…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:37AMThursday, June 14, 2012
June 20, 2012 @ 8 p.m. @The Theatre Centre Wrecking Ball 13 Is Twitter-Friendly. Tweet Seats on the balcony #WB13
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:31AMTuesday, June 12, 2012
by David Jansen For decades I’ve been a fan of Edward Bond. His plays deeply move me. They upset and haunt me. They assault my assumptions, my orthodoxies about justice, about identity, an…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:59AMFriday, June 8, 2012
LIVE ART Video artist Lorena Torres will be creating live projected imagery throughout the evening. MUSIC As guests arrive they’ll be greeted by the steel-string folk & blues styli…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 01:54PMThursday, June 7, 2012
by Krista Jackson May 28, 2012 I just did Tara Rosling‘s yoga class on the day off. Delicious. Opening week has ended! Six shows opened with dinners and parties while we continued to…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:10AMTuesday, June 5, 2012
Hello Intrepid Fringe and SummerWorks Artists, This year we are trying something new over the busy summer months when the city’s two biggest theatre festivals play host to roughly two …
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 08:33AMFriday, June 1, 2012
by Crystal Skinner From the first scurry of red squares into Dufferin Grove, Montreal’s spirit was felt in Toronto. As the park filled it became evident; Quebec’s struggle is our strug…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 10:27AMThursday, May 31, 2012
Greta gets some Fringe Tips from Johnny Walker, the Co-Artistic Producer of Nobody’s Business Theatre (not the cheap whiskey): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnsls5ySUOw JOHNNY WALKER’S …
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:34AMWednesday, May 30, 2012
Text: “Tragedy is the question. Comedy is the answer.” ~ Luke Barber Image: Sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gav3IgeBbec Christine Lesiak is the co-creator/performer of Fools for Lo…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 10:13AMSaturday, May 26, 2012
Every evening at 8pm in Montreal, and recently in other parts of the province, Quebecers gather to bang pots and pans in support of the student movement and against Bill 78, which limits the…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 06:19PMThursday, May 24, 2012
Tantalize your taste buds with the seasonal flavours of June Praxis hors d’oeuvre including spring leeks, fiddle-heads, squash blossoms, wild arugula, cherries, peaches and more!…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:38AMWednesday, May 23, 2012
Dear Friends: There is a saying in this world that “a change is a good as a rest”. Frankly, years of club-hopping has left me unconvinced of the truth of that statement. Sometimes, reade…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:57AMTuesday, May 22, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtY6S6TpyDw A Great Thunder. An open letter to striking students. CHRISTIAN NADEAU, May 17, 2012 Christian Nadeau is a professor in the Philosophy Department o…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:09AMWednesday, May 16, 2012
by Greta Papageorgiu In this edition of 2 Minutes with Greta, Greta speaks with Ciara Adams from bluemouth inc. about Dance Marathon and immersive versus participatory theatre. Dance Maratho…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:05AMFriday, May 4, 2012
The 2012 Harold Awards Hosted by Caroline Gillis With musical guests Blair Irwin and John Hughes on piano Since 1995, The Harold Awards have come to represent the independent and hard-workin…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:36AMMonday, April 30, 2012
by Greta Papageorgiu Omar Majeed and Ryan Mullins tell us what frog princes and punk rockers have in common and weigh in on the recent Telefilm and NFB cuts. The two directors are in town …
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 10:15AMThursday, April 19, 2012
by Pip Bradford Subject: Byron Laviolette Date: Friday, March 16th, 2012 I met Byron several years ago, at the Fringe when he was with a Morro and Jasp show. This is the record of a day we s…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:52AM 
