Volcano Theatre premiered Century Song, as part of the second annual PROGRESS festival, taking place January-February 2016 at The Theatre Centre. Century Song is currently on stage at PROGRESS until January 23, 2016. READ MORE
Time for another In The City installment. This week, I am highlighting various events that will certainly count as sensory experiences. READ MORE
This weekend, I propose you spend some time perusing some classic books, taking in some local theatre, and of course indulge in live music. Toronto never disappoints in its offering of arts and cultural events. READ MORE
This installment of In The City includes an array of arts and culture events happening throughout Toronto this long weekend. READ MORE
This week’s Theatre Crawl includes some drama pieces, musical theatre, dance, and more. READ MORE
After a short hiatus, my personally curated Theatre Crawl list returns. This week, I have chosen shows that will entice many of you. These include drama pieces, musical theatre, dance, and more. READ MORE
Have you ever wanted to write a masque? Have you ever wondered about the personal sacrifice that goes into creating a masque masterpiece? Do you even know what a masque is? To find out the answer to all of these questions, join Toronto Masque Theatre for their final salon of the season, and learn what really goes on behind the scenes.
Fresh from the succes of last season’s Arlecchino Allegro, which I thoroughly enjoyed, Artistic Director Nicholas Dénoument and Prima Ballerina Mina Kalishnikova, from the esteemed Gorgonetrevich Corps de Ballet National, will draw on their vast experience to create a masque right before our eyes. The whole thing from scratch: the music, the dance, the scenery, the costumes, the lighting, maybe some poetry. The whole thing. Seriously!
To lend assistance will be, the maestro, Larry Beckwith along with soprano Michele DeBoer, and lutenist, Lucas Harris. The evening will include light snacks, tea, coffee, and a cash bar.
If you’ve yet to attend of Toronto Masque‘s salons, I cannot recommend them enough. For an evening of quality music, humour, and much more, I encourage you to come out next Monday night!
Time for another installment of my curated Theatre Crawl list. I have picked four different show currently on-stage in Toronto, which will appeal to a variety of theatre and dance fans. All shows deal with varying themes, from love to loss.
Music: Ori Vidislavski (original music), Elton John, Vains of Jenna
Artistic advisor: Keren Levi
Costumes: Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor
Lights: Netta Koren
Midsummer
(A play with songs)
Runs until March 1, 2015
The play is about two child soldiers caught in the grip of ruthless warlords, their heart-pounding escape towards freedom and the nurse who rescued and cared for them, as she testifies before a commission charged with examining the issue of child soldiers.
The original French play won the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama as well as several other awards. It has been translated into 7 languages and performed all over the world.
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| Photo: Pleiades Theatre |
MISSING. Karla Richter, 24: a loving and trusting young woman, last seen before she left for the grocery store in blue jeans, a green parka and her red rubber rain boots. The police and papers ignore the disappearance, leaving her three friends – whose roots lie in Serbia and Croatia – to discover the truth. A search for Karla becomes a search for the self in this lyrical thriller and modern day epic cloaked in the mystery of Europe’s underworld.
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| Sarah Sherman, Cara Pifko, Gord Rand Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann |
