By Megan Mooney

Amazing strength, agility and beauty grace the stage in the Cirque Eloize Toronto presentation of iD

If I ever wondered what it would be like to witness true spectacle, I need not anymore.  Watching Cirque Eloize perform i.D. at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts felt like watching the definition of spectacle, and it was wonderful.

Usually I try to avoid talking about what a piece is supposed to do, because who really knows what a piece if meant to do and what the intentions of a creator are other than the creator themselves, but i.D. felt like it did exactly what it was meant to do.  It filled me with awe.  It was delightful.

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By Megan Mooney

Puppets take over a Toronto theatre and impress the crap out of the audience

People have many reactions to marionettes.  I’m fascinated by them.  I have another friend who is quite literally terrified of them, an honest-to-goodness marionette-phobia.  He would not have enjoyed Billy Twinkle Requiem for a Golden Boy playing right now at Factory Theatre because he would have spent the entire time under his chair.  I, on the other hand, loved it.  Judging on the comments for the people around me as I was leaving the theatre, so did everyone else.

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I don’t know if you’ve ever had the opportunity to see a Baobab Tree before.  My first encounter was on paper in The Little Prince where they were described as "Trees as big as castles".  When I first saw one in real life I was blown away.  I was somewhere around 7 years old, and completely blown away.  They are huge and beautiful.  Don’t believe me?  Look at this picture. 

So, it’s no surprise that the Baobab Tree is used to evoke a powerful image of strength.  It’s an image that has drawn me into this play, African Women are as Strong as the Baobab Tree.  I haven’t had the chance to see it yet, but I really want to (as you may have noticed in the ‘Eye catching theatre’ post from last week).

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When people think of musical theatre and Toronto, far too often they think the only options are great big companies like Mirvish or Dancap, but the truth is there are small companies who are producing great work with affordable ticket prices and fantastic performances.

One of those companies is Angelwalk Theatre, and right now they are presenting Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell’s [Title of Show].  Musical theatre with catchy tunes, lots of laughs, and all sorts of meta goodness (a show about writing a show about writing a show about writing a show…  well you get the idea).

The show is running until Sunday October 10, 2010 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts with ticket prices starting as low as $25.  In fact, a limited number of rush tickets are now available for all Saturday Matinee performances for $20 (cash only) at the Box Office. 

Check out the details of the show below:

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