“The most popular conception of creativity is that it’s something to do with the arts. “Nonsense. “Creativity is imagination, and imagination is for everyone.” – Paul ArdenIt’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be
Author: Ian Mackenzie
George Bernard Shaw on the movie tome
If it’s broke . . .
. . . fix it. University of North Carolina theatre professor and Theatre Ideas blogger Scott Walters argues the case for the theatre generalist: “. . . given the economics of theatre, the generalist is vastly more valuable than the specialist, and that theatre history bears this out. Moliere was a great playwright AND the […]
Are Google Reader and RSS feeds killing the theatrosphere?
A question for bloggers and RSS blog subscribers: Since you started using RSS feeds to keep track of the blogs you read, do you feel more or less engaged in blog communities? Is it possible to get RSS fatigue? And is RSS turning us into headline scanners at the expense of community?
10 questions: Andrew Larimer
1) What the fuck is going on?We closed a show last night, and I’ve just finished an amazing week at the Network of Ensemble Theatre’s (NET) national gathering here in New Orleans. I’m still processing great workshops from groups like the Irondale Ensemble and the N.Y. Neo-Futurists, great performances from olive Dance Theatre and Jeff […]
Arts funding cuts
Does anyone have any information or opinions on the federal government’s recent cuts to the Trade Routes and the PromArt programs? Some are saying this is a vicious and sweeping attack on Canada’s culture industries. Here’s a Globe and Mail primer on the cuts: Ottawa axes second arts subsidy in two weeks. What does all […]
Nestruck on national theatre
Lots of great guest posting going on over at Simon Ogden’s The Next Stage theatre blog. (Simon is in Beijing for the Olympics.) Today, Globe and Mail national theatre critic J. Kelly Nestruck (what does the “J” stand for anyway?) steps up with Hello Vancouver: “Given the vastness of our country, is there even such […]
SummerWorks picks
A press still for One Reed Theatre’s (never underestimate) The Power at SummerWorks. Today’s the last day to catch some SummerWorks action. Does anyone have any recommendations? Funny SummerWorks stories? Top picks?
Why is theatre imporant – survey results
“We need it to see ourselves.” That’s the most popular answer among the 25 respondents to our Why is theatre important survey. The rest of the votes were split between “It’s a shared experience” and “None of the above.” Given the small sample group, this is hardly conclusive polling. Still, it’s heartening to see a […]
Selling out
Vancouver-based theatre blogger and playwright Simon Ogden is in Beijing for the summer Olympics. In his absence, he has graciously invited a few other writers to guest post at his blog. Among them is Praxis Theatre’s Director of Marketing and resident blogger Ian Mackenzie, with his offering: Selling at the fringes – a new approach […]
10 questions: Leonard Jacobs
1) What the fuck is going on?Man, I’ve been hoping you’d ask me that question for just about forever. Doesn’t that make me pathetic? Yeah, that makes me pathetic, but I love your blog. What was the question? Oh, right—well, gearing up for the New York International Fringe Festival, actually. I’m reviewing 22 shows and […]
Canadian theatre blogs “fire hose”
On the prompting of Austin, Texas-based theatre blogger Travis Bedard, and as a supplement to our Definitive list of Canadian theatre blogs project, Praxis Theatre has created a Canadian theatre blogs RSS “fire hose”. Basically, it’s a scrapper page that shows all the latest entries from the Canadian theatre blogs on our “definitive” list. Click […]
The definitive, abiding, iconic image of theatre
The definitive list of Canadian theatre blogs – continued
The project: assemble a definitive list of Canadian theatre blogs.Our criteria: to be included on this list, the blog must have posted at least once within the past 30 days; the blog must identify as Canadian; and it must be primarily focused on theatre. And in the interest of keeping things independent, blogs that are […]
“Canada has an impressive and thriving theatre blogs scene”
Canadian theatre makers and their blogs continue to shed the veneer of politeness that some say has characterized us abroad. Today, Chris Wilkinson of the Guardian UK recounts the week of that was in Canadian theatre controversy: Noise off: Oh, Canada.