Ring of Fire: Project Johnny Cash at the Chemainus Theatre Festival February 20-April 11, 2015. A review. It’s a long way from the wet west coast of Vancouver Island to the hills and fields of Arkansas, and the music halls of Nashville, yet music has the power to tie us together in a celebration of family and community. Mining this fundamental truth, Chemainus Theatre artistic director Mark DuMez opens the 2015 season with Ring of Fire: … [Read more...]
Ring of Fire Project Johnny Cash at the Chemainus Theatre Festival February 20-April 11 2015. A review.
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Victoria Spoken Word Festival 2015
February 19, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Victoria Spoken Word Festival 2015. February 23-March 1, 2015. I was part of a local group of grass-roots angel investors, the Awesome Shit Club, when spoken word artist Missie Peters pitched her plan to promote the first Victoria Spoken Word Festival in 2011. Now in its fifth year, the festival has grown in size, scope and audience every year since its inception. In 2014, it outgrew the original performance space (the 50 seat Intrepid … [Read more...]
Alien Creature A Visitation from Gwendolyn MacEwen at Theatre Inconnu. A review.
February 18, 2015 By 2 Comments
Alien Creature: A Visitation from Gwendolyn MacEwen at Theatre Inconnu. A review. If the measure of a successful theatrical production is the number of questions it poses to an audience, who then rush immediately to the library or internet for more information and answers—can any director, actor or company hope for more? Every time I attend a Theatre Inconnu production I am confounded with my own cultural ignorance—the gaps in my … [Read more...]
Lion in the Streets at UVic Phoenix Theatre February 12-21 2015. A review.
February 16, 2015 By 1 Comment
Lion in the Streets at UVic Phoenix Theatre February 12-21, 2015. A review. Twenty five years have not dimmed the provocative power and searing intensity of Judith Thompson’s Lion in the Streets (currently at the University of Victoria Phoenix Theatre February 10-21). Written in 1990 as a heart cry to current events in her Toronto neighbourhood, this dark tale prowls on the edges of human story and experience, digging into corners most would … [Read more...]
Black History Month 2015 in Victoria BC
February 3, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Black History Month 2015 in Victoria BC A Black History and Heritage Day (February 15th), an evening of performance and song (February 23 at the Belfry Theatre), a gala awards night (February 28th at the Copper Owl), a cemetery tour (February 22nd) and three presentations make up the very ambitious schedule in celebration of BC Black History Month February 2015 in Victoria. Many people are not even aware of the significant role black … [Read more...]
Puente Theatre presents WorldPlay 2015 in Victoria Bc
February 2, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Puente Theatre presents WORLDPLAY 2015 in Victoria BC Victoria-based Puente Theatre presents a festival of staged readings of plays from around the world Sundays from February 8-March 1 at the Belfry Theatre in Studio A. It's a chance to experience the works of artists largely unknown to anglo-Canadian audiences. This summer look for Lieutenant Nun at the Victoria Fringe Festival as Puente Theatre participates in the SKAM Remixed project … [Read more...]
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