Theatre does more than entertain: it can provoke, question, criticize, and shake people up.
Tag: Toronto
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, 117/150: Standing guard
To grow up in southern Ontario is to be smug about one fact: back in 1812, we whupped the Yankees good.
My Canada, 113/150: Art from the ruins
I thought the Guild Inn was an old hotel perched on the Scarborough Bluffs. It was that — and much more.
My Canada, 111/150: Our bevy of gardens
The following gardens are my favourites of those I’ve visited in the country. What others would you add?
My Canada, 109/150: The cathedrals of commerce
When I have appointments in Toronto’s Financial District, I try to ensure my walking route takes me through the Allen Lambert Galleria.
My Canada, 94/150: Walking Jane’s talk
Jane’s Walk is a simple, perfect legacy to remember writer, researcher, and urban-living advocate Jane Jacobs.
My Canada, 86/150: Operatic endeavours
In any account of Canadian opera, Harry Somer’s Louis Riel is singled out as an important work.
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