Nina Lee Aquino
iPhoto caption: Monica Dottor and Ellora Patnaik in “cicadas.” Photo by Jae Yang.
REVIEW: cicadas is a jam-packed eco-thriller experiment with a dual personality
Hauntings (of people and land), climate anxiety, existential uncertainty, family history, and mathematics all collide, leaving the audience with a tremendous amount of story to digest.
iPhoto caption: Ryan Hollyman and Monica Dottor. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
cicadas, a new eco-thriller by David Yee, begins previews at Tarragon
In a near-future version of Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods neighbourhood, a house turns on its inhabitants. Unsettling phenomena begin to surface: unexplained leaks, invasive moss, and a persistent, otherworldly hum.
iPhoto caption: Ma-Anne Dionisio for Intermission Magazine. Photo by Tim Nguyen.
“Art has a very significant healing aspect to it,” says Ma-Anne Dionisio. “The performance aspect, for me, always comes secondary.”
iPhoto caption: Natasha Mumba and Kondwani Elliott Zulu in 'Copperbelt.' Photos by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: Before heading to Soulpepper, Copperbelt strikes gold at the NAC
Natasha Mumba's debut play successfully navigates generations of personal and international histories and expectations, including an unflinching examination, through nice-guy Peter, of Canada’s own role in resource extraction in developing countries.