Storytelling in the Park
Winnipeg is about to become the birthplace of a new format for live storytelling that will broadcast over the airwaves. Tales are told together, recorded,…
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‘An honest, fun, and raw show’
If you take four Toronto stand-up comedians—Dave Merheje, Aisha Alfa, Garrett Jamieson, and Ben Beauchemin, three of whom are former Winnipeggers—put them at the Park…
Difficult, primal, heart-wrenching theatre
Loren MacDonald is a third-year theatre student with a flair for concise, off-the-cuff reviews of plays. “[Lion in the Streets is] a very unique, experimental…
Meet the intercultural poltergeist
What can we possibly expect from a performance art piece described only as “a live art ritual involving body-based practice and spoken word”? The answer…
The Pluto Shot
What do science and theatre have in common? On the surface not a whole lot, but when The Pluto Shot begins its run at the…
Student receives Rhodes Scholarship for outstanding achievement
Thomas Toles was the 97th student from the University of Manitoba to receive the Rhodes Scholarship. He is in his fourth year of an honours…
Effortless talent
Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Mangan rocked the Burton Cummings Theatre on Nov. 1 with his renowned growling voice and songs that have the ability to get…
Good People Bad Things
Moving Target Theatre Company founder Daniel Thau-Eleff isn’t just a triple threat – aside from starting his own production company, writing and starring in his…
An evening of jazz
An Evening of Jazz Song, coming up on Jan. 15 at the Park Theatre, features both past and present members of the University of Manitoba…
Romeo and Juliet
Every few years, the Manitoba Theatre Centre performs a version or adaptation of one William Shakespeare’s plays. Richard the Third was performed in 2003, set…