Can we contend that the saying of “foh” facilitates the task of communicating the noodle soup to you just fine, which is precisely what a word is supposed to do?
The New Young Reviewers Program (previously, Teenjur Young Critics), supported by the Jon Kaplan Legacy Fund, is a workshop series and writing group for emerging theatre and performance reviewers Canada-wide, ages 15 and up.
The New Young Reviewers Program (previously, Teenjur Young Critics), supported by the Jon Kaplan Legacy Fund, is a workshop series and writing group for emerging theatre and performance reviewers Canada-wide, ages 15 and up. Led by Signy Lynch (Contemporary Theatre Review, Canadian Theatre Review, Intermission Magazine) and Stephanie Fung (Kingston Theatre Alliance, Canadian Theatre Review, Single Thread Theatre), this … Continued
Embedded criticism offers reviewers an insider view of a production, as they embed in the rehearsal process of a show as well as review it.
“I’m actively and intentionally shifting away from well-made plays and trying to hone Rhubarb as a space for experimental practices,” said Clayton Lee, Rhubarb’s 2022 Festival Director.
Next Stage isn’t happening this year. Like most arts festivals, it’s been halted by COVID. In this peculiar time of rest, many theatres have been re-evaluating their practises, seeing who they’ve left out of the programming and how they may better serve their communities.
What follows are my memories, my perspectives, and my recollections of my Fringe experiences, and thus may contain but are not limited to accurate depictions.
I had just been complaining that I never have enough time to do shrooms.
“We could’ve just said we’re not doing a Fringe, that we’re just going to take this moment and not do anything. And we all thought, well, this is the mandate of Fringe, to support the artist, to be a platform for the artist. And this is an opportunity.”
“The amount of work that has gone into this, both behind the scenes with the Fringe team and the artists themselves is astounding. It really amplifies how resilient Fringe is and how despite everything there is hope to be found over these 12 days.”
Festival director and curator Tawiah M’carthy discusses the Festival of Ideas and Creation, a three-day artist festival and colloquium focused on artistic intercultural collaboration and exchange at Canadian Stage.
New stories require a new framework. What does it mean to create a performance that truly works for a Disabled body, on its terms?
Artists appearing in TO Live’s Best of Fringe discuss the challenges and charms of their Fringe run, reflect on the genesis of their work, and contemplate what’s next.
Mel Hague speaks about her tenure, the future of the fest, and becoming a Google-searchable queer.
As if I’d been sucked through the phone and appeared on the other end of the line, I could see an abstraction of the house against a blue sky with its windows ablaze.
The Toronto Fringe Festival opened its doors on Wednesday July 4th, but one of the most inspiring events of the festival was closed to the public.
