Some photos taken last night (February 4, 2016) of Learie Mc Nicolls' Once I lived in the Box, at Artword Artbar. Dancers: Angelo Del Franco, Sharon Harvey, Tanis Macarthur and Learie Mc Nicolls. Music by Edgardo Moreno and lighting by…
Rehearsal photo, "Once I lived in the Box", L to R: Angela Del Franco, Tanis Sydney Macarthur, Sharon Harvey Artword is presenting Once I Lived in the Box by Learie Mc Nicolls February 3 - 5. I know Learie's work,…
Shakespeare's funerary monument, Holy Trinity Church. We had seen a remarkable Othello two years ago at the National Theatre, with Adrian Lester as Othello and Rory Kinnear as Iago, set in a contemporary military garrison resembling those in Iraq or…
We love the Arcola Theatre, London's most vibrant and ambitious alternative theatre. It's up in Dalston, a maelstrom of multicultural life, once an area of dubious repute, but now verging on getting to be maybe nearly (dare I say the word?) trendy. Every summer, for those of us who can't afford the Glyndebourne Festival, it hosts the Grimeborne Festival of Alternative Opera, where tiny, impoverished opera companies present glorious music.
Wednesday's program was called The Clown of Clowns, consisting of two works: Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire and Sideshows, by Leo Geyer. The presenting companies were Constella Ballet & Orchestra in collaboration with Khymerikal. The program points out that "many of the musicians involved in this production are members of both ensembles".
National Theatre, London "The Beaux' Stratagem" is usually thought of as a late example of Restoration Comedy, and that's how I was thinking of it as we entered the Olivier. I didn't know the play, but I was ready for…
Opera Singer Busking at Blackfriars Bridge The Young Vic is just a stroll east from the Old Vic, along the street called The Cut. (The two theatres have no connection with each other, by the way.) We like the Young…
Judith at Gabriel's Wharf We're back, but we almost missed the plane! We arrived at the airport three hours before departure, pre-booked tickets and boarding passes in hand, checked in our luggage, and went off to have something to eat.
Hydro One Voltage Lines in Woodbridge Ontario, photo Tom Stefanac, from Wikipedia The privatization of Hydro One is a terrible idea, for many reasons. There is one argument that I have not seen in the press, and I'd like to…
