In Conversation with Alison Wong on ‘nowhen’
Justine Abigail Yu interviews Alison Wong on the creation and artistic significance of ‘nowhen,’ part of Canadian Stage’s Dream in High Park programming.
In Conversation: Nick Green on The Social Distancing Festival
We aren’t trying simply to shift art that is meant to be experienced live to carbon copies online. Online collaborations that produce work that is meant to be experienced online can continue along with attending concerts at the concert hall.
In Conversation: Karen Hines
“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.
In Conversation: Carolyn Fe, Chloé Hung, and Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster
Three Women of Swatow is, at its core, a deep dive into the legacy of abuse, the power of inherited trauma, and a journey across generations and oceans – all with the promise of blood, and lots of it.
What’s On the Menu at the Festival of Ideas and Creation? In Conversation: Tawiah Ben M’carthy
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.
In Conversation: Victoria Urquhart, Spur-of-the-Moment Shakespeare Collective
Spur-of-the-Moment Shakespeare Collective artistic director Victoria Urquhart discusses the company’s work, the particulars of performing in hospitals, and how the show is changing lives.
In Conversation: With the Women Creators of Canadian Stage’s 2019-2020 Season
The women creators of Canadian Stage’s 2019 – 2020 discuss the new season, and what unique story each production tells in terms of Indigenous communities, the #metoo movement, and gender dynamics.
In Conversation: Cast & Crew of HILOT MEANS HEALER
The cast and crew of HILOT MEANS HEALER discuss the show, and the creative community bonds between Filipinx and Turtle Island Indigenous communities.
In Conversation: Patricia Rozema
Canadian filmmaker Patricia Rozema talks about adapting Mouthpiece for the screen, the challenges of theatre and film, and her career as a filmmaker.
In Conversation: Oliver Chris
Oliver Chris discusses his starring roles in One Man, Two Guvnors alongside James Corden and A Midsummer Night’s Dream opposite Gwendoline Christie—both screening at select Cineplex Odeon theatres.
In Conversation: Odile Gakire Katese and Ross Manson
“There is nothing more powerful than tiny little stories that infiltrate a dominant story and change it greatly.”
In Conversation: Esther Jun
In conversation with Esther Jun about her upcoming concert The Promised Land, presented by Soulpepper. Esther talks to us about the pursuit of that Promised Land, the power of music to elevate a concept, the relevance of Steinbeck’s work today, and the joy this production has brought her.
In Conversation: Gershwyn Eustache Jnr and Leah Harvey
Small Island principal actors Gershwyn Eustache Jnr (Gilbert) and Leah Harvey (Hortense) reflect on their characters, the legacy of the Windrush generation, and what cinema audiences can expect from Small Island.
An American in [Insert City]: Life on Tour for McGee Maddox
Sometimes the little cities can surprise you.
In Conversation: Hannah Moscovitch
“What do you do with desire in a marriage where you cannot fuck your husband without the consequences being disfigurement and death?”
In Conversation: Ken MacKenzie
The question, “What is the opposite thing that we’re not doing in this moment, and can it help us?” feels more vital to me than it did in the past.