Weesageechak Begins to Dance is the annual festival of new and innovative First Nations, Métis, and Inuit theatre, opening on November 6 at Native Earth Performing Arts.
There is a rift in the time-space continuum at Withrow Park this summer: multiverse Richard III has met Shakespearean universe Richard III for a coronation and some Shakespearean hijinks.
A volcanic eruption and violent colonial expansion has turned the world upside down. Without sun and moon, the realities of famine and smallpox unleash new fears that threaten to unravel the fabric of community.
Both [Sky and Peters] want to honour the Indigenous artists who have worked with the [Stratford] festival for years, quietly carving out space for public and visual representation.
A cast of fantastic actors takes you on an equally fantastic journey through some of the silliest places and situations — it’s great fun.
Louis Riel is SO dreamy. Tall. A little disheveled and unkempt, because he’s an introspective poet who’s busy fighting for social justice. And he wears glasses. He’s the total package.
After 12 wild and wonderful days of theatre, the 2023 Toronto Fringe has come to an end. Read our mini reviews here!
Survivor on film deepens the humanity of the central character, and how the legacy of residential schools impacts every moment of the survivor’s life.
“We acknowledge and embrace the power of theatre and still very much feel the way it can be medicine,” says Beagan. “But also we want people who have internet access, but not access to go to live theatre, to be able to see our work. That’s really our big motivator.”
This piece captures the unrelenting, emotional weight so many of us feel with impressive accuracy.
It sounds grim, right? Well, I’m not going to lie. It’s HEAVY. But, thanks to Bonnell’s compassion, empathy, and quick wit, it’s as funny as it is intense.
Williams and The Herd ask a lot of questions without providing any answers and that uncertainty is the space where Beagan and team shine.
We wanted an opportunity for more flexible seating so you could have different configurations — we wanted technical upgrades and general upgrades also. Later we recognized the need in the community to have a dance-friendly space. So that’s a need that we’ve found and added. Like with any kind of process, I think we started with an idea and started to break that down. I think we’re still in that process.
“The show must go on” is not true. We could have laid this one to bed. But I think it’s been a real treat for us to rally around this little project, embrace this humble medium, and make something.
TO Live President Clyde Wagner discusses their upcoming Dance Collection with Canadian Stage, featuring acclaimed local and international artists.
Canadian filmmaker Patricia Rozema talks about adapting Mouthpiece for the screen, the challenges of theatre and film, and her career as a filmmaker.
