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Theatre for Living: Us and Them -- The Inquiry
The artistic director of Vancouver's Headlines Theatre Company discusses their groundbreaking new community theatre project.
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Theatre for Living: Us and Them -- The Inquiry
![David Diamon of Headlines Theatre with a Vancouver audience devising Us and Them [The Inquiry]. Photo Tim Matheson.](http://rabble.ca/sites/rabble/files/node-images/Nov 26 US and THEM 1 huge audience photo credit Tim Matheson.JPG)
Headlines Theatre Company was founded in Vancouver in 1981 by a group of writers, actors and theatre directors who were "disgruntled by the kind of theatre work we were asked to do," according to its artistic director David Diamond. The Jessie award-winning company is about to enter its 30th year with its most ambitious project yet. Us and Them [The Inquiry] brings ordinary people to the stage to tell stories of conflict and explores reasons and resolutions. Diamond explains the company and the process involved in devising theatre this way.
Theatre in a quiet place can make a big noise
The small village of Węgajty, hidden amongst the forests of Poland's Lake District, unknown to anyone who does not deliberately seek it out, is home to one of that culturally rich country's most socially engaged experimental theatre companies.
Experimental theatre? In the middle of cow country? For Wacław and Erdmute Sobaszek, co-founders of the Teatr Węgajty Fieldwork Project, there is no better setting.
"This is a collective effort," explains Wacław. "What makes us different from other theatre companies is that instead of putting on a show for people, we work with people. The whole community gets involved."
Maury Chaykin's irreplaceable madness
Maury Chaykin died this week on his 61st birthday. Some obits called him a character actor. It's basically a film-TV term -- where Maury mostly worked -- as opposed to star. Another term is supporting actor versus leading man. It's a shame he didn't do more stage work, where physical typing isn't as great. I once wrote a play on the Montreal Canadiens; a sports type who met the actor cast as Rocket Richard said, "You can't have a fat Rocket!" But you can and we did. Maury was a beautiful guy in his prime but not a typical movie lead; yet he'd have made a great Lear or Prospero. Asked by Jian Ghomeshi for a role he felt he'd nailed, Maury joked, "Hamlet," making you think it may have been on his wish list.
Youth Dialogue - Social Justice through Art
Jan 28 2012 - 11:00am
Jan 28 2012 - 5:00pm
Location
Theatre Passe Muraille
16 Ryerson Avenue
Toronto, ON Canada
Phone:
416-299-0111
43° 38' 55.2372" N, 79° 24' 9.072" W
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Toronto ALPHA and Toronto Article 9 invite youth to take part in an ongoing platform for inter-community dialogue based on a shared understanding of our common humanity and commitment to social justice.
Engage with Jasmine Wong from Facing History and Ourselves and Sheena Resplandor from Harmony Movement to use art as a tool for unearthing history and moving towards social justice. This will be followed by a live play performance of Diana Tso's Red Snow, a new Canadian play inspired by survivors of the 1937 Nanjing Holocaust.
$15 includes show and lunch
Contact name:
Sarah Bleiwas
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Harbourfront Centre: World Stage Dance Performance 2012
Feb 18 2012 - 12:00am
May 18 2012 - 5:24pm
Location
Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto, ON M5J 2G8Canada
Phone:
416-973-4000
43° 38' 19.6512" N, 79° 22' 59.1852" W
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World Stage has returned to Harbourfront Centre for the 2012 season (Feb 18-May 19, 2012) and it is full of new and exciting performances!
World Stage is an acclaimed international performance series, featuring provocative and cutting edge international and Canadian contemporary performances! Eight hand-picked productions from the U.S., the U.K., France, Brazil and Canada will augment decades of progressive world-class performance found only at World Stage. World Stage features thought-provoking productions featuring some of the biggest stars and hottest up-and-comers in performing arts.
World Stage ticket packages are available for a limited time.
Visit harbourfrontcentre.com or call the box office at 416-973-4000 for terms and details.
Contact name:
Harbourfront Centre
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Off Broadway on stage
Dec 7 2011 - 8:00pm
Dec 11 2011 - 8:00pm
Location
Toronto Centre for the Arts - Studio Theatre
5040 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON Canada
Phone:
416-872-1111
43° 45' 58.0968" N, 79° 24' 51.3036" W
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Off Broadway On Stage is a musical journey through the entertaining world of off-Broadway. Featuring songs from many popular and long-running off-Broadway musicals, including some that eventually made the move to Broadway. From The Fantasticks to Altar Boyz or Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris to I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, this off-Broadway musical revue will charm and delight.
Committing Theatre revisits Canada's radical theatre roots
Committing Theatre -- Theatre Radicalism and Political Intervention in Canada
(Between The Lines,
2011;
$29.95)
Alan Filewod's Committing Theatre begins with a single event from June 1919. Unable to get a response from his government about how the upkeep of city properties are impacting his private garden, a man goes to City Hall and presents the Mayor of Vancouver's secretary with a bouquet of flowers picked from properties that adjoin his. The bouquet is covered with caterpillars.
