All posts by Ashima Suri

With her love of theatre, dance and writing, Ashima Suri jumped on the opportunity to write for Mooney On Theatre. Ashima is an award-winning established dance artist with her own dance theatre company called Limitless Productions. In her own work, she uses art as a tool for social change. As a reviewer, she seeks out shows that speak to the diversity in the community. She loves to watch innovative shows that break the norms and challenge the audiences.

Black Or Ange (The Chimera Project) 2014 SummerWorks Review

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The show began with a loud scream that had a few of us jump from our seats. The scream was followed up by an ominous soundtrack that quite frankly, captivated me right from the beginning! Six fierce urban and contemporary dancers entered the space and gave us 50 minutes of mostly non-stop movement. Black Or Ange at the SummerWorks festival is a beautifully choreographed dance production by choreographer Malgorzata Nowacka. The level of technique is very strong and the partnered work left me breathless.

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Thus Spoke… (Groupe Gravel/ Lepage) 2014 SummerWorks Review

thus spoke resize‘We are privileged to be here.’ Yes we are, I thought, especially towards the end of the Thus Spoke… show. The topic of privilege was a beginning and end discussion point. How I loved watching the four very talented cast members take the mic to challenge our minds. This well-written and directed 90-minute SummerWorks festival show captivated my attention from the beginning. Intrigued initially by the buzz the show was getting, and that it is a dance theatre production, I couldn’t wait to see this Montreal-based cast take the stage!

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The Good Story (Beautiful Obedient Productions) 2014 SummerWorks Review

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There is nothing more Godly than to visit a foreign country and serve someone or a community in need. Mother Theresa did it and quite frankly, she made it look easy. Based on true events, the SummerWorks festival’s The Good Story features a young Alex who believes that God has sent her to an orphanage in India to help. Even though her cause is noble, Alex finds herself in way over her head as she discovers that ‘helping’ someone may not be all that it’s cut out to be.
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The Devil You Know (L’Amoreaux Collegiate Institute) 2014 SummerWorks Review

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I could feel my chest increasingly tense up as I watched director, producer and writer Wendy Krekeler’s The Devil You Know at the SummerWorks Festival. The topic of incest is never easy to speak about, yet all the actors in this play did a courageous job in bringing this highly-sensitive subject to the forefront.

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