Photo by Yukiko Onley. The Thistle Project’s Matthew Romantini is hosting butoh classes starting this Thursday, July 12: “Butoh is a serene and brutal post-WWII aesthetic originating in Japan that redefines time and space by rejecting premeditated outward forms and tapping into imagery drawn from the subconscious. For those of you who saw Gorey Story, […]
Honest Ed: friend to Toronto theatre
Ed Mirvish: 1914-2007. Read the Globe and Mail’s story here. (Photo from The Globe and Mail.)
Dual of Ages at the Fringe
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Distruthed at the Fringe
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Moat & Castle at the Fringe
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10 questions: Itai Erdal
1) What the fuck is going on?Life is pretty good. Vancouver doesn’t get crazy hot like Toronto so summer is really nice. Everybody’s out on the streets and on the beaches, everybody’s taking their clothes off, every day there’s a new festival starting. BC is the place to be in the summertime. 2) What does […]
Dickens of the Mounted at the Fringe
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Two acts of violence at the Fringe
From left to right, the cast of Dyad:Laura Nordin, Glen McDonald, David Tompa, Margaret Evans. dyad Two acts of violencedirected by Michael Wheeler George Ignatieff Theatre15 Devonshire Place (S.of Bloor)Click here for a map 55 Min.Wed, July 4 @ 10:30 pmSat, July 7 @ 7:30 pmSun, July 8 @ NoonTue, July 10 @ 9:00 pmThu, […]
In Adequacy at the Fringe
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Awesome improv encyclopedia
The good people at Theatreforté did a post on this recently: an online encyclopedia of improv games, terms and set-ups – “the largest collection of resources for improvisation theater on the web.” Here it is: Improv Encyclopedia. (They’ve also made the entire encyclopedia downloadable as a 166-page PDF here.) Wicked idea. Great resource. Thanks!
10 questions: David Tompa
David Tompa (L) and Glen McDonald (R). 1) What the fuck is going on? My allergies are starting to get really get bad now, the heat has moved up the chart from “stifling” to “oppressive”, I fell of a bike and ripped up my shoulder and banged up my right hand, and I’m playing a […]
We advertise your show for FREE!
Sounds impossible – and slightly suspect – we know. But here’s what we’re thinking: Send us a digital version of your 2007 Toronto Fringe Festival postcard or poster, and we’ll post it here on our blog. Simple. We get to learn more about your show, look at your awesome postcard, and everyone wins. Please send […]
Dora Award winners
Awesome to be nominated, awesome to win . . . here are the winners in the Independent theatre category for the 2007 Dora Awards: New Play or New MusicalBruce Alcock, Kate Alton, Rafael Barreto Rivera, Nichol, Paul Dutton, Steve MacCaffrey and Ross Manson – The Four Horsemen Project ProductionThe Four Horsemen Project – Volcano in […]
11 questions: Ian Mackenzie
Praxis Theatre’s Director of Marketing and resident “10 questions” asker had the tables turned on him recently – fielding a series of theatre-related questions from Vancouver-based playwright Simon Ogden. Click here to read the interview at Ogden’s The Next Stage theatre blog.