Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Ignore the performance details of this vid - the piece at its core, Quicksand, is coming back for a second viewing in Toronto this week paired with a second piece: Skin. It is dance. It is m…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMTuesday, May 13, 2014
Look AgainCensorship, Porn and the raising of boysby Gaëtan L. CharleboisI was listening to a podcast from BBC (if you are not listening to BBC podcasts, do yourself a favour and start down…
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Stoppard on The Fallby Estelle RosenAndrew Cameron was born in North Vancouver, moved to Montreal four years ago to study English Literature at Concordia. He promptly dropped out to pursue a…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMSunday, May 11, 2014
The Answer to "Why?"Creating theatre should be joyous.by Nigel Shawn WilliamsNigel Shawn Williams is the Co-Artistic Director of the Factory Theatre. He is a 4 time Dora Mavor Moore Award wi…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMSaturday, May 10, 2014
Just My Imaginationby Shannon ChristyEvery country has its myths. The United States believes they are a beacon for freedom and democracy. Canada believes that it is a nice country…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:33PMPhoto by Jonathan HarveyMisshapen chaos of well-seeming formsFull of sound and fury; signifying nothingby Lisa McKeown @lisammckeown Written and directed by Kyle Capstick, Of Shape…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:15PMFriday, May 9, 2014
“Going to the chapel and we’re… gonna get married…”Snow Bride examines addiction like a relationshipby Dave RossDavid James Brock’s new play Snow Bride opened at The Box last nig…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:55PMPhoto by Jorg BaumannStrange Choicesby Beat Rice After a spectacular presentation of Dark Matters at Canadian Stage in 2012, expectations and anticipations were high for the return of Crysta…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:44PMMEDIA RELEASEPlenty of exciting activities on the horizon for the2014 Canada Dance Festival.For Immediate ReleaseMay 9, 2014 – The Canada Dance Festival (CDF) is about so much more than ju…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:32PMMallory Gilbert Leadership Award presented to Yvette Nolanand protégé Kristen HolfeuerToronto (May 8, 2014) - The Professional Association of Canadian Theatres is pleased to present t…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:31PMYPT Announces 2014/15 Season!Artistic Director Allen MacInnis and Executive Director Nancy J. Webster are thrilled to announce the line-up for 2014/15 – the 49th s…
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Sometimes a photographer, in this case David Cooper, just has to point the camera at the actors and let them look...stunned. Not only does this promo shot deliver the basic story behind Arts…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM(photo by Max Telzerow)The Piano ManThe Trans-Canada journey of award-winning singer-songwriter and actor Bryce Kulak, from the prairies to the big city by Richard Burnett @bugsbur…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:00AMWednesday, May 7, 2014
Bongile Mantsai, Hilda Cronje (photo by Rodger Bosch)Mies Julie Missesby Jason BookerThe overly warm theatre. Filled with smoke. A vivid red dance floor, painted to look like brok…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:44PMNow this, This is Vital Theatreby Christopher DouglasOutside the March has done it again. Site-specific, realistic and environmental, Vitals is a theatrical piece that has to be experienced …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:01PM(photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)Together Apartby Zoe Erwin-LongstaffThe beginning of The Road to Mecca, now playing at Soulpepper’s Michael Young theatre, is jarring. A young schoolteacher, …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:50PM(photo by lucetg)Round of applause for 2 Pianos 4 HandsDykstra-Greenblatt classic is still delightful and appealing nearly 20 years laterSarah DeshaiesWho knew piano lessons could impart suc…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:40PMLove and Sex in an Internet AgeOr How I Was Hacked by an Ideologueby Jason BookerAt one point in Sky Gilbert’s latest, Hackerlove, a character comments about how government regulation of t…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:03PM(photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)To rags from riches and back again: An awkward tale of recognition and redemption. by Lisa McKeown@lisammckeown Directed by Nina Lee Aquino, Sult…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:51PMWrap-UpSheMomby Dena Jackson@deendawgI’ve always had a close relationship with my mother, but it wasn’t until watching this talented group of Mom Comics or “Momics” at the SheDot Fes…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:39PMTheatre Passe Muraille2014.2015 Season AnnouncementHighlights include an innovative concert/theatre hybrid, fresh voices, theatre dynamos and a new “Within Our Walls: Guest Company Series�…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:28PMA Play With...Music?by Gaëtan L. CharleboisNadia Verucci is a META award winning actor, singer, director and choreographer, and the Artistic Director of In Your Face entertainment. She has …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMOne thing you can say for Montreal's FTA organization: they give good vid. This gem is for the upcoming dance piece, Solitudes Solo from Daniel Léveillé Danse.
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMTuesday, May 6, 2014
'Tis the Time (sigh)It is the end of April...not just May flowersby Gaëtan L. CharleboisIt seems like it was yesterday, and it sorta was. Fringe season.Starting in May, Fringe organizations…
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Flying from Beethoven's Fifth and other inspirationsby Estelle RosenBorn and raised in Singapore, of Peranakan Chinese descent, Yvonne Ng (B.F.A. Honours,York University) is a Toronto based …
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(photo by Julie Gauthier)The Pleasure of an Audienceby Chad DembskiMarie-Hélène Falcon’s career has followed a path that explores the ever-shifting frontiers where art and ideas meet and…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMSaturday, May 3, 2014
Amped and Inspiredby Lauren Mitchell@internetLaurenFriday was my first night of checking out shows at SheDot, there were four great shows for me to choose from, but time constraints being wh…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:34PMSing Me a SongBut not one of Paperby Jason Booker The latest show to grace the studio stage at Young People’s Theatre, Paper Song repeatedly asserts that “paper can be anything.” So tr…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:45PMLeni Parker (photo by Andrée Lanthier)Top Girls reaches for goldYou might love or hate Churchill’s feminist play Sarah Deshaies@sarahdeshaiesGuess who’s coming to dinner?In ca…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:34PM(photo by Cliff Cardinal)Dark Theatre to Die Forby Jim Murchison The set for huff is stark. There is a chair, a couple of plastic milk crates with beer bottles in them. Long white plast…
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