Merlene Monteiro Freitas has outdone herself with “Bacchantes – Prélude pour one purge,” a Dadaist, orgiastic, orchestral masterpiece that pushes the limits of corporeality and musicality. Drawing loosely on the worship of the god of […]
Lara Kramer and Émilie Monnet’s “This Time Will Be Different” is a cross between performance art, protest and ritual. Performed by three generations of Indigenous artists, it addresses the problems with Canada’s reconciliations toward First […]
I once received a text message saying “We have removed the credit limit on your account; thank you for paying your bill on time for the past six months”. Nicest thing anyone’s ever said to […]
As I settled into a seat at the very center of the bleacher-style audience that has been built on top of the pews of the St Jax church, I observe the space in front of […]
“In Cuba, it is taught that history is made by great heroes and martyrs, that history advances and develops from the repression of slavery to freedom and socialism. That history is objective. I don’t think […]
It’s hard to know what to expect walking into the theatre of Usine C, the site of Steven Cohen’s “Put Your Heart Under Your Feet…And Walk!” To call it a performance is accurate in some […]
The 13th édition of Montreal’s Festival TransAmériques premieres Marc Béland’s and Alix Dufresne’s “Hidden Paradise”, the creative retelling of an interview with economist Alain Deneault on the effects of tax havens and evasion. In February […]
I had the pleasure of experiencing Anna Karasinska’s Fantasia last night at Centaur Theatre. Karasinska is a young Polish director whose plays emphasize formal simplicity and textual richness with processes informed by her Buddhist practice: […]
“This would be so much easier if we were performing a play that had a plot! A play that fit into a genre! One that begins with a long stage direction that makes directors sigh because it […]
Having first opened at Paris’ Théâtre de la Colline in the fall of 2017, Tous des Oiseaux is Wajdi Mouawad’s latest theatrical masterwork – a soaring spectacle with epic heart – now making its North American […]
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