Kseniia Proshina
iPhoto caption: Sophia Walker and Gord Rand in 'Slave Play.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: Slave Play sparks debate — so we reviewed it twice
To mark the Canadian premiere of this influential satire, Intermission is honouring the play’s divisive reputation by presenting a pair of reviews written independently of one another.
iPhoto caption: Stephen Costello and Kseniia Proshina in 'Roméo et Juliette.' Photo by Michael Cooper.
REVIEW: Amy Lane’s campy Roméo et Juliette wears its heart on its sleeve at the COC
The opera is so grand, and Gounod’s music so august, that, at the start of Act Four, I was surprised to find an image as simple as the pair peacefully spooning in bed struck a sympathetic chord with me.