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“Which/One” in Ballet BC’s “Program 2” is a Visual Force

March 5, 2019
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Ballet BC’s “Program 2”, features three pieces from internationally renowned choreographers, Jorma Elo, Adi Salant, and Crystal Pite. It is a nicely balanced program, contrasting classical prowess with conceptual richness. If there is a commonality between themes investigated, it is

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Reviewing Our Favourite Show at PuSH 2019: Palmyra

February 19, 2019
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The description for “Palmyra” sounds heavy: a show with only two men, full of broken plates, and named after a Syrian city known for its incredible art and architecture – which was tragically destroyed by ISIS. And “Palmyra” is heavy –

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“Grace” is a Close Examination of Child Abuse Trauma

February 6, 2019
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Child sexual abuse is not the easiest theme to tackle. We attended “Grace” on the day of the Women’s March here in Toronto, which unwittingly heightened our expectations of the production. In the #metoo era, an exploration of sex abuse survival

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“Power Ballad” is a Unique and Brave Feminist Endeavour

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019
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When Julia Croft comes on stage and plays with the microphone for a good ten minutes, no one in the audience knows what to expect. The sounds are that of her making through her performance, but the show has little

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“Ringo”: PuSH Festival 2019

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019
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It was chilling, and not because bricks of dry ice were being pulled from a family sized cooler. The scene was dark and the room was quiet—in the beginning. Tetsuya Umeda walked across a wide room effortlessly navigating a collection

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Governor General’s Poetry Award Winner, Cecily Nicholson, Talks Poetry, Community, and Roots

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019
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Cecily Nicholson won the 2018 Governor General’s Award for English-language poetry for her latest book, “Wayside Sang”. She has two other books of poetry called “Triage” (2011) and “From the Poplars” (2014). “Wayside Sang” concerns entwined migrations of Black-other diaspora coming

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We’re All Freaks: “The Dakh Daughters” Kick Off Their First Tour in North America

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019
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If there is anything “freak cabernet” about the Dakh Daughters, it’s that they hug the freak within themselves. A troupe of six actors take up instruments, and in absolute punk spirit, play them unabashedly for 80 minutes. Dakh Daughters have one

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