Folksinger, songwriter, author, poet, and activist— for over four decades Bob Bossin has deployed his considerable talents in service to community. His skills as an entertainer are well-honed and evident in the easy-going way he approaches the formidable task of re-telling his father’s life in Songs and Stories of Davy the Punk (currently at Intrepid Theatre’s Uno Fest 2014). Bossin is dedicated to telling stories of what is really going on … [Read more...]
Songs and Stories of Davy the Punk by Bob Bossin. Uno Fest May 2014.
May 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Lágrimas Crueles/Cruel Tears by Blue Bridge Repertory and Puente Theatre April 29-May 11,2014. A review.
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Lágrimas Crueles/Cruel Tears by Blue Bridge Repertory and Puente Theatre April 29-May 11,2014. A review. In their most ambitious undertaking to date, Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, in collaboration with Puente Theatre, incorporates the elements of Ken Mitchell’s original musical Cruel Tears and re-casts it on the Texas side of the Texas Mexico border. Cruel Tears was originally staged in 1975 by Brian Richmond (Blue Bridge Theatre’s current … [Read more...]
Monday Magazine M Awards 2014
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Monday Magazine M Awards 2014 The official ballot (survey) is now online for the 2014 Monday Magazine M Awards. Here are all the categories and nominees--if, like me, you prefer to read them all before beginning to vote. Please note--it is not possible to hit "previous" in the survey without it recording you as having completed. If you want your vote to count you must vote for a minimum of 20 categories (out of 45+). There are a number of … [Read more...]
Lágrimas Crueles at Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre. Interview with music director Tim Williams.
April 23, 2014 By 1 Comment
Lágrimas Crueles at Blue Bridge Theatre. Interview with music director Tim Williams. Tim Williams, the music director for the upcoming Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre production of Lágrimas Crueles/Cruel Tears grew up in California exposed to Mexican American culture—it made him the perfect choice for this adaptation (by Mercedes Bátiz-Benét of Puente Theatre) of Ken Mitchell’s 1974 Canadian classic—Cruel Tears. Williams admits to being … [Read more...]
Pacific Opera Victoria announces 2014-2015 season
April 8, 2014 By 2 Comments
Pacific Opera Victoria announces 2014-2015 season. Victoria’s 2014-2015 opera season is big and bold. A golden treasure unleashes the destruction of the gods; a Scottish heiress pays with murder and madness for loving the wrong man; and the stage’s greatest heroine, Madama Butterfly, makes the ultimate sacrifice to save her honour and her son. Pacific Opera Victoria (POV) presents main stage productions of Wagner’s Das Rheingold, … [Read more...]
Victoria Arts Adventures April 2014
March 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Victoria Arts Adventures April 2014 Here's a round-up of some of the arts events in April, as of March 20th. April is National Poetry Month in Canada—take some time to connect with the multitude of poetry events in Victoria this April, including Victorious Voices the 5th annual Victoria High School slam poetry championships, and LitARTCity, a fundraiser with Victoria's poet laureate Janet Rogers, to benefit the READ Society. On the … [Read more...]
A Tribute to Nashville at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel. March and April 2014.
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A Tribute to Nashville at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel. March and April 2014 in the David Foster Foundation Theatre. The Oak Bay Beach Hotel offers the very unique opportunity to experience a different Nashville star every weekend in March and April 2014. A Tribute To Nashville dinner theatre will bring audiences a little taste of what it is to live, work and play in the recording capital of the world. Buddy Greene himself has selected some of … [Read more...]
Ligeti Festival celebrates composer’s centenary in Victoria BC. March 21-29 2014.
March 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Ligeti Festival celebrates composer's centenary in Victoria BC March 21-29 2014 I first learned of the upcoming Ligeti Festival through an e-bulletin from the University of Victoria School of Music, and started to do research on this unknown-to-me composer. What I found was fascinating—for, as with many people, I had actually heard his music. It’s been used extensively (sometimes without prior permission) in the movies 2001: A Space … [Read more...]
The Trees That SeaThe Sky, March 12 2014 at First Met United.
March 10, 2014 By 1 Comment
Will Weigler,who brought us the incredible From The Heart: Enter Into The Journey of Reconciliation at Uptown this past summer, returns to his story-telling roots on March 12th at First Metropolitan United Church with a program entitled The Trees That Sea The Sky: an evening of stories, songs and poems on experiencing the sacred in the natural world. Featured will be a wonderful collection of poetry, prose and music that Weigler says " speak … [Read more...]
Victoria Arts Adventures March 2014
February 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Victoria Arts Adventures March 2014. When I started writing about the arts, some of my first posts were an attempt to capture what was happening on a seasonal basis in the theatre community in Victoria BC. It provided a place to get all the theatre listings in one place—I figured if I was having trouble keeping it straight most people would have the same problem. Since 2011 the number of offerings has increased exponentially, and I've also … [Read more...]
