NEW BRUNSWICK – Two New Brunswick theatres are working to get the artists in the community back on their feet after Covid-19 through pilot projects – The Incubator Project at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John and InterMISSION at the Playhouse in Fredericton. “One of the things that was most prominent in the news was how hard our industry as a whole wasContinue reading “N.B. theatres launch programs to get artists working again”
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Fredericton Playhouse and the Effects of COVID-19 on the Arts
The Fredericton Playhouse closed to the public until further notice on March 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 30 performances have been cancelled so far. “We started out by canceling about three weeks’ worth of performances and now we’re just continuing to cancel them, you know, on a rolling basis,” said Tim Yerxa, theContinue reading “Fredericton Playhouse and the Effects of COVID-19 on the Arts”
Dissolve: One Woman Show Promotes Being an Active Bystander
Content warning: this article contains themes of sexual violence and assault. A night meant to be unforgettable turns into a night she can’t remember—the one-woman show Dissolve tackles the topic of date-rape, a situation that isn’t uncommon in society today. The play covers topics like drug facilitated sexual assault, drink spiking and bystander awareness. On Wednesday, MeganContinue reading “Dissolve: One Woman Show Promotes Being an Active Bystander”
Women’s Rights: Where Are They Now?
It’s been 32 years since ALL women in Canada were granted full voting rights. Only 32 years. In 1960, Aboriginal Canadians no longer had to give up their treaty rights and renounce their status under the Indian Act to qualify to vote. And up until 1988, mentally disabled Canadians didn’t have the right to vote.Continue reading “Women’s Rights: Where Are They Now?”
Gallery 78 exhibit highlights female artistry for International Women’s Day
Gallery 78 welcomed two new exhibits in February: The Nine Muses and Sottobosco: The Forest Floor. Both will be on display until March 22. Germaine Pataki-Thériault, managing director of the gallery, recommends checking out the new exhibits. “If you’re feeling like you’re having a hard time solving a problem, sometimes it’s interesting to see how artists resolve things,” saidContinue reading “Gallery 78 exhibit highlights female artistry for International Women’s Day”
Creating a sense of family through burlesque
I think everyone should experience a burlesque show. Before Friday night, I never would’ve thought that to be true, but here I am, a girl with absolutely no body confidence, feeling utterly empowered. “Being in such a consistent, positive environment really just helps build up your self-esteem over time,” said 22-year-old dancer Thalia Ackroyd. BeforeContinue reading “Creating a sense of family through burlesque”
‘It’s A Girl!’ sparks conversation and controversy
Theatre New Brunswick Young Company is touring the show It’s A Girl!, a true story about trans artist Michelle Raine, to middle and high schools. Alexis Milligan is the play’s co-writer. She said people shouldn’t be taught to put an “X” through things that are different. “It’s a Girl! is an examination of critical thinking and howContinue reading “‘It’s A Girl!’ sparks conversation and controversy”
Pink Lobster Film Festival shares LGBTQIA2S+ cinema with Fredericton
LGBTQIA2S+ media is drawn from all over the world and for the fourth annual Pink Lobster Film Festival, with around 31 shorts and feature length films presented to the city of Fredericton. The films were accepted until Jan 31 and displayed at Fredericton locations such as UNB’s Tilley Hall, Café Beaverbrook and the Tipsy MuseContinue reading “Pink Lobster Film Festival shares LGBTQIA2S+ cinema with Fredericton”
Review: Looking beyond the psychopathy of Sweeney Todd
From the second Judge Turpin (Jacob Martin) sang the first note of the show, I immediately had chills. The cast of St. Thomas University Musical Theatre’s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was nothing short of incredible. They mastered Sondheim’s harmonies and pushed characterization beyond the stratosphere. Sweeney Todd is the story of aContinue reading “Review: Looking beyond the psychopathy of Sweeney Todd”
Review: nîpawistamâsowin a heartbreaking yet important watch
Content warning: This story mentions murder. A family from Red Pheasant Cree First Nation discusses how systemic racism and injustice allowed the man who killed one of their own to walk free in Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard’s nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up. The film originally debuted at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in TorontoContinue reading “Review: nîpawistamâsowin a heartbreaking yet important watch”
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