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The company of 'Ride the Cyclone.' iPhoto caption: The company of 'Ride the Cyclone.' Photo by Taylor Long.

REVIEW: Shifting Ground Collective delivers heartfelt, overloaded Ride the Cyclone

Director 郝邦宇 Steven Hao hits the carnival bullseye when it comes to heart and fun, but just misses the top prize by expanding the cast and reducing the original’s compelling creepiness. 

By Ilana Lucas / Sep 29, 2025
iPhoto caption: Mahabharata: Karma (Part 1), The Life We Inherit (Why Not Theatre presented by Canadian Stage). Photo provided by TAPA.

TAPA unveils 2025 Dora Award winners

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced the winners of the 2025 Dora Awards during a Monday evening ceremony hosted by Peter Fernandes, with 26 individual artists and companies receiving their first-ever Doras.

By Krystal Abrigo / Jun 30, 2025

REVIEW: Shifting Ground Collective’s Merrily We Roll Along reminds us to tend to our dreams

If you don’t have the, uh, time to make it to the Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff production in Manhattan, Shifting Ground’s version of Merrily We Roll Along is a worthy contender, urgently ticking along.

By Ilana Lucas / Feb 28, 2024

REVIEW: Ordinary Days at Shifting Ground Collective

If you want to support the future of musical theatre artists and experience an intimate, heartfelt 80-minute show, don’t let Ordinary Days pass you by.

By Andrea Perez / Aug 20, 2023