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Storyteller by trade joins campus community
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Calling all aspiring writers and struggling artists: did you know the U of M has someone whose job is to consult and guide you in your creative endeavours?
There is, on the second floor of...
Bouncing between life and death, facts and fictions
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The cover of Jennica Harper’s Bounce House, published in late 2019, evokes the image of Carl Fredricksen’s house from the movie Up — carried from the Earth by balloons. The image alone encapsulates shared...
Prairie writing contest sees single Manitoban winner
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Award-winning author, local Manitoban and U of M alumna Donna Besel is the sole Manitoban to win a prize in the 2019 Prairie Fire Press and McNally Robinson Booksellers annual writing contest.
Broken down into...
Hut Hut raised from the boards of Boats
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Like some gangly misbegotten phoenix, Hut Hut arrives — dusting off the ashes of the beloved Boats — and steps into a new world of sideways harmonies and dancing guitars.
In fact, Mat Klachefsky’s freshly...
The woman’s tale
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Who tells your story? Who is left behind? What is left behind? These are the types of questions the award-winning play Shakespeare’s Will examines.
Written by Winnipeg-born playwright Vern Thiessen and directed by Eric Blais,...
Tramping the trails of Winnipeg
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Living in Winnipeg is not always easy, but it’s always something. Cold enough to crack bones and hot enough to melt pavement, Winnipeg is a city with a troubled spirit, a place of great...
‘Bardlemania’ a bit of a bumpy ride
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The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre kicked off Winnipeg’s 20th annual Master Playwright Festival with a 1960s-set adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It starring a talented cast of exceptional singers. Director Daryl Cloran created...
