Imagine you are a mega film producer who makes some of the goriest films ever produced to fund independent projects that directly deal with ignorance and racism. You are attending the wedding of your only child, a golden daughter – a brilliant cross-cultural success, an extraordinary beauty, and the object of your deepest affection. The… [Read more…]
June 14, 2010
Apparently, in a strange, brutal, and similarly pathetic way to humans. A stage, anything but minimal – intense set collection featuring a prominent fur-covered chair, a glowing mountainesque statue, a stool covered with s rough rag, a large rocky pedestal, two hammock-style hanging pods, a cart with what looks like a chemistry set. Atmospherically decorated… [Read more…]
June 12, 2010
Centre in the Square is such a big venue. It is one of Canada’s largest and it also boasts some of the best acoustics. With a productions like Norman, these two are necessary. Word of warning: if you are prone to headache or seizure from strobe lights, please be forewarned that this show relies heavily… [Read more…]
June 9, 2010
I had the pleasure of having a lunch with Ken Cameron, the Artistic Director of Magnetic North Theatre Festival on Monday. Ken walks with purpose and buzzes with energy like few people I know. In an extraordinarily animated interview, Ken enlightened me on the nuts and bolts of this amazing festival. Magnetic North, at first… [Read more…]
June 5, 2010
I didn’t know what to expect in hearing that Kitchener-Waterloo Youth Theatre was going to be staging a production of Merchant of Venice. This bit of Shakespeare has really hit the public agenda in recent times. There have been questions about whether or not it should be produced or even studied in school. The overt… [Read more…]
April 26, 2010
I had the pleasure of attending this Spring’s edition of I Heart Video Art hosted at the PUC Building – Critical Media Lab – by CAFKA. Knowing CAFKA’s stunning track record for leaving me in awe, I knew I was in for something fabulous. I arrived a wee bit late into this beautiful venue ready… [Read more…]
April 19, 2010
Art-filled weekend on Urbanely Urban! Lauren Hall is another local artist making her way into the art world also having her first solo show at Peak Gallery in Toronto. Lauren uses building and packing material to create emblems of the Canadian landscape focusing mostly on mountains and glaciers. With her use of plastics and materials… [Read more…]
April 18, 2010
I had the pleasure of attending the opening of local artist, Patrick Cull’s first solo show at The Peak gallery in Toronto. The show was a month ago, but due to some problems with my SD card, the images have been locked away. It is with apologies that I am so late in showing these.… [Read more…]
February 23, 2010
Oh yes… You have just this final weekend to see a innovative exhibit by local artist Katrina Jennifer Bedford. This artist has been very active in the local arts and also well published for her photographic documentation in several arts publications. Currently in the Rotunda in Kitchener City Hall, and only for another few days,… [Read more…]
January 29, 2010
As soon as you enter the gallery, you are greeted by black wall with text as your first gauge of the space you are entering. The most unusual thing that I have ever seen at KWAG is the text on the wall stating that the exhibit is intended for mature audiences only. This immediately defeats… [Read more…]
June 16, 2010
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