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…
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Taking it to the people
Kevin Smith is at an interesting point in his life. I saw Red State, followed by a three hour stand-up earlier this year at the…
Up to speed
The team of European scientists who reported evidence of neutrinos moving faster than light in September have tentatively confirmed the result in another experiment. The…
Gypsy Woman coming to Black Hole
The Black Hole Theatre company is set to open their 2011-12 season with a contemporary version of The Gypsy Woman, a play by Don Nigro….
Disappearing into Thin Air
It was late at night, around this time last year, downtown Winnipeg. Just past eight o’clock, I stepped off the 62 bus and out onto…
Talking through the flower
Armin Wiebe says it was an anecdote about his grandparents that inspired his first play, The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz. The former University of…
Cabane fever
Canadian choreographer and dancer Paul-André Fortier’s latest work steps outside the boundaries of dance. Cabane, the latest work by one of Quebec’s best-known dancers, incorporates…
Bringing Strindberg’s dreams to life
Every year, Winnipeg’s Master Playwright Festival honours a playwright whose work has been significant to the craft and inspiring to audiences and fellow playwrights alike….
Living in GOSA’s glass bubble
From the week of Nov. 15-19, 2010, I lived in a tent in the Gallery of Student Art on campus at the University of Manitoba,…
Sugartime flashback joys courtesy of a well tuned stylus
There’s a shit-ton of reasons for students to be stressed out on a daily basis. How the fuck am I going to pay off my…