Theatre does more than entertain: it can provoke, question, criticize, and shake people up.
Category: Culture – theatre
My Canada, 123/150: Our dramatic history
To those who say Canadian history is dull, I say, yay, verily: Get thee to VideoCabaret.
My Canada, 122/150: My Stratford adventures
When you grow up in southern Ontario, you take the festival for granted: that’s where you go for the annual English bus trip to see a play.
My Canada, 121/150: Sharing Shaw
The theatre’s mandate has shifted throughout the years. For the first few years, it focused exclusively on Shaw.
My Canada, 114/150: Northern imprints
May the gods forgive me, but in my first encounter with Inuit art, I remember the encounter more than the art.
My Canada, 110/150: Our national treasures
No trip to Canada’s capital is complete without visiting one of the dozen national museums based in Ottawa.
My Canada, 96/150: Screening our stories
In 1939, Canada’s Parliament decided that Canadian filmmakers needed support to tell the stories they wanted to tell.
My Canada, 90/150: The long shadow of Robert Lepage
Lepage, when he talks to an audience, is charming and self-deprecating; it is from his shadows that the power of his art arises.
