Jean-Philippe Duval: The Cultural Hunter
Jean-Philippe Duval in his studio. Photo Marc Bourgeois Passionate about Québécois culture, nature, and wilderness canoeing, filmmaker Jean-Philippe Duval seems to have been predestined to…
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Théâtre de Quat’Sous: 60 Years Young
Wajdi Mouawad nicknamed it the “great little theatre”. As far as “great” is concerned, Quat’Sous has the fame — and now also the age,…
Double Meaning: Margaret Atwood on Pauline
Poet. Trailblazer. Canadian luminary. These descriptors apply as much to Margaret Atwood as they do to the subject of her first libretto, E. Pauline Johnson.…
Anna Karenina: Dancing on the Grave of Love
Is Anna Karenina the greatest novel ever written? Dostoyevsky and Nabokov declared it “flawless.” Faulkner described it as “the best ever written.” Hemingway, Woolf, Proust,…
Theatre
Flash version here. This autumn, many English-language theatre companies in Montreal have programmed their 2014-15 seasons with the recent controversy over Quebec’s Charter of Values…
Cinema
Flash version here. Antoine-Olivier Pilon in Xavier Dolan’s Mommy In Toronto, the TIFF runs from September 4 to 14, showcasing films that run the gamut…
Alice Through the Looking-Glass
by Paul E. RobinsonStory by Lewis CarrollAdaptation for the stage by James ReaneyDirector: Jillian KelleyChoreographer: Dayna TekatchDesigner: Bretta GereckeComposer: Jonathan MunroSound Designer: John GzowskiAlice: Trish…
Canadian Summer Arts Festivals
Flash version here. Luminato Festival (Toronto, June 6-15) This packed ten-day festival is overflowing with too many events to even begin to mention here! Among…
Shakespeare in the Summer
Flash version here. For Canadian theatre-goers, summer means Shakespeare! Across Canada, festivals will perform the Bard’s plays for audiences in venues from Stratford’s Festival Theatre…
Stratford Festival's Brilliant Fiddler on the Roof!
by Paul E. RobinsonBy Joseph Stein, Sheldon Harnick and Jerry BockDirector and Choreographer: Donna FeoreSet Designer: Allen MoyerMusical Director: Shelley HansonCast:Tevye: Scott WentworthGolde: Kate HennigTzeitel: Jennifer StewartHodel: Jacquelyn FrenchChava: Keely HuttonShprintze: Krista LeisSaturday, June 15, 2013Festival…
