Review: (Toronto / Theatre) Cabaret brise-jour
photo by Guillaume D. CyrWeill Nightsby Beat RiceFinally something different and original on stage in Toronto!Hailing from Quebec, L'orchestre d'hommes-orchestres are a collective of eight m…
photo by Guillaume D. CyrWeill Nightsby Beat RiceFinally something different and original on stage in Toronto!Hailing from Quebec, L'orchestre d'hommes-orchestres are a collective of eight m…
Shaw Extends Contract of Artistic Director, Looks to the FutureNiagara-on-the-Lake, ON (March 25, 2014) - The Board of Governors of the Shaw Festival announced today that it has ex…
b current's new artistic directors announce 2014 line-upb current's new artistic directors, Jajube Mandiela and Ngozi Paul, are pleased to announce the company's 2014 line-up.…
The Baby, The Family and The Voiceby Gaëtan L. CharleboisPraised for her alluring stage presence and distinctive vocal tone, Lebanese-Canadian soprano Miriam Khalil is described as being …
This little gem is a free-flow of images that recall the hideous story of Steven Truscott - that which is at the centre of Innocence Lost, presented now by Studio 58 at Langara College.
On How I Make Workby Michael TrentToronto-based dance artist Michael Trent was appointed Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer of Dancemakers and the Centre for Creation in …
When Trigger Is Not A HorseA hot Facebook debate bloomsby Gaëtan L. CharleboisI have clearly been living in a profound ignorance because this month I learned a new internet abbreviation: …
Skype it! - Space, Friendship, and the Trojan Warby Estelle RosenFrank Cox-O'Connell is an actor and director in theatre, and a rock drummer in music. Evan Webber is a writer and perfo…
R.H.Thomson, Brett Watson (Photo by: Andrée Lanthier)NBC (Never be closing...)by Aleksandra KoplikWalking into this play, I had only expected swearing and cursing, the fast-paced and dirty …
Beyond Documentaryby Lindsay WilsonLindsay Wilson is a graduate of the Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto, Ontario and recently completed her M.A. in Creative Writing at Concordia University.…
Tense Rumblingsby Jim Murchison When you walk into the theatre and sit down you notice that there are two rather uncomfortable looking single beds at right angles from each other. The w…
Feeling Badby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreSorry, can you come back later? This is a bad time to talk. Or write. This is a bad time for me to do anything, really, with anyone. I don't mean…
(photo courtesy The Collection Agency Entertainment)Only the Tickets Sell Outby Jim Murchison It really doesn't matter what I say in this review as to the bottom line for the GCTC. The …
Photo by Svetlana AtanasovaWomen's Bodiesby Élaine CharleboisThis past Thursday night, Monument National hosted two short performance pieces by Tangente. First came MISS, a piece created…
Lisa Ryder (photo by David Cooper)Like a movie, but performed liveHelen Lawrence innovatively brings a slice of Vancouver's past to lifeby Chris LaneSeeing Helen Lawrence is like watching a …
poster artRight Choices, but...by Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonFirst of all I have to apologize to The Algonquin theatre class for arriving late. I tried to take a short cut to building N…
Alanna Mitchell (photo by Chloé Ellingston)The New Big Blue: Warm, Breathless, and Sourby Gregory BunkerYou can't make this up: It's the kind of story that has to be non-fiction to bel…
Coming Full Circleby Jim MurchisonIt is amazing to me how greatly things have changed and how little I have. There have been some big changes in my life over the years. I have been married, …
Heather Markgraf-Lowe Resigns-- Hudson Village Theatre seeks new Artistic Director --Hudson, Qc March 20th, 2014 - As of August 31st, 2014, Heather Markgraf-Lowe is stepping down as the…
We never get tired of photos by Cylla von Tiedemann, the grande dame of Canadian performance photography, because once in a while she lets herself go and has a blast with both subject and pr…
Director Hugo Belanger and mezzo-soprano Emma Char (centre, rear) during a rehearsal for Engelbert Humperdinck's classic 1893 opera Hansel and GretelYoung hearts, run freeThe Atelier lyrique…
L-R Caitriona Murphy, Stephanie Moroz (photo by Tim Matheson)Wild trip in a confined space.by David C. JonesPi Theatre has done some very theatrical shows over the years, but this time they …
THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE UNVEILS SPECTACULAR 2014-15 DANCE SEASONMarch 18, 2014 " OTTAWA (Canada) " The National Arts Centre today unveiled details of its spectacular2014-15 Dance seaso…
I don't train actors, I train citizens by Lib SpryLib Spry has worked for 50 years as director, playwright, teacher, performer and translator in physical, popular, TYA and site-specific…