Reviews of productions based in Toronto – theatre includes traditional definitions of theatre, as well as dance, opera, comedy, performance art, spoken word performances, and more. Productions may be in-person, or remote productions streamed online on the Internet.
By Kathy Morgan
From the moment we walked into the lobby and were awash with the music of a fantastic Klezmer band, I had a feeling it would be a fun and quirky night. I absolutely wasn’t disappointed. The New Waves Festival, a free Luminato event running at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, features hundreds of artists in dozens of events going on in all of the nooks and crannies of the building.
From the press release:
I SAID “I’M NOT QUEER, GIVE ME A YELLOW STAR,” AND THEY SAID, “SURE MAKE HIM A JEW, HE’S NOT BENT.” AND THEY LAUGHED.
BUT I GOT MY STAR.
When one finds their life in immediate peril – the survival instinct kicks in. People can uproot their lives, give up relationships, make unimaginable sacrifices just to live another day. But what happens when the very thing threatening one’s life is their life itself? How much can one deny their own identity for survival – and how long can that denial last?
Continue reading Coming Soon: Bent – Theatre Engine (June 25 – 30, 2009)
By Dana Lacey
If you don’t like the first ten minutes of the Inspirato Festival, it doesn’t matter: you’ll get nine more 10-minute plays to compete for your love and affection. The festival of short plays at the Lorraine Kisma Theatre for Young People tackles Big Pharma, death, love and jelly bean morality. In other words: there’s something for everyone. Continue reading Inspirato Festival- Lorraine Kisma Theatre for Young People
From the press release:
Toronto, ON (June 5, 2009) – The Canadian Stage Company’s Festival of Ideas and Creation ramps up Monday, June 8 and continues to Saturday, June 27 at the Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley Street.
by Sam Mooney
And the winners are…
Canadian poet A. F. Moritz and American poet C. D. Wright.
Read more about the poets at the Griffin Trust site.
(maybe one of the criteria was that the winners had no names, just initials)