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.
Award-winning choreographer Hari Krishnan presents SKIN and QUICKSAND at Toronto’s Buddies in Bad Times
inDANCE’s Artistic Director Hari Krishnan isn’t someone who shies away from creating bold, provocative, honest and powerful work. Each time I saw an inDANCE show in the past, my heart danced with joy. In fact my only critique was that the shows weren’t long enough. And that is far from being a negative criticism. So when I found out that inDANCE was presenting a double-bill of new contemporary dance works at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, I couldn’t have been more pleased and excited!
For four days only, beginning Wednesday May 21st, inDANCE presents SKIN and QUICKSAND. Internationally recognized choreographer and Bessie (NYC) and Dora (TO) Award nominee Hari Krishnan, takes some time out of his busy schedule to discuss his choreographic process and what audiences can expect to see at his show.
UnSpun Theatre brings stories of The Speedy, a lesser known part of Canadian history, to Toronto’s World Stage
I remember Canadian history back in grade school and high school being very boring. It was all coureur des bois and maple syrup and the Family Compact. Even the wars seemed bloodless and tame. Maybe the curriculum was censored to prevent young brains from contemplating violence (as if young brains don’t do that all the time on their own) but it may have also been because telling an honest history of is mostly an account of how terrible white people are. The perfect antidote to my leftover school-days Canadian history malaise is inspired, beautiful theatre with integrity, such as The Speedy from Unspun Theatre, currently playing at World Stage. Continue reading Review: The Speedy (UnSpun Theatre/World Stage)→
b current presents rock.paper.sistahz’ 23 Hours Live, a marathon of theatre and the arts May 17-18
b current’s rock.paper.sistahz festival’s 23 Hours Live is a marathon featuring 14 plays and other artistic works, beginning at 1 pm Saturday May 17 and ending at 12 pm on Sunday May 18 . The marathon will take place at the Aki Studio Theatre (585 Dundas Street East).
23 Hours Live features Trey Anthony’s Black Mothers Don’t Say I Love You, Michaela Di Cesare’s 8 Ways My Mother was Conceived, Ngozi Paul’s The 1st Time Project, Catherine Hernandez’ I Cannot Lie to the Stars that Made Me, Amanda Parris’ The Other Side of the Game, and the b current rAiz’n Ensemble’s herstory. The marathon will also feature a late night dance party with DJ L’Oqenz, a pancake breakfast with the b current Artistic Directors, and storytelling for children with Lillian Allen. Keep reading for the full line-up and ticket information. Continue reading PREVIEW: rock.paper.sistahz’ 23 Hours Live (b current)→
we are not afraid of the dark Explores Life, Death, Purpose and Meaning at The Theatre Centre
we are not afraid of the dark, playing at The Theatre Centre in Toronto, is billed as an “intensely intimate one-woman/two-ghost show”. The show is based on a series of conversations between the late actor Tracy Wright and Belgian theatre director Tine Van Aerschot, while Wright was battling cancer.
My evening at Sterling Studio Theatre to see their double-bill of A Lonely Impulse of Delight and Sailor’s Song was bittersweet. I was excited to see them tackle John Patrick Shanley again. (I was very fond of their production of Where’s My Money?) But this is the final week of their May One Acts, after which the company will be leaving this warm, intimate space.
