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  • (Book review) Against the Night by Evelyne de la Chenelière

    By Daniela Smith-Fernandez In the dark of night, perspectives are different. This is a key theme, not only of this book but of many works of fiction. Darkness and night are understood to stand in for the chaotic, the hidden, the place where people behave in ways that they wouldn’t were they subjected to the…

  • (Bedford drama) Agamemnon by Aeschylus

    By Daniela Smith-Fernandez Confession time: I do not have a theatre degree. In order to compensate for this shameful lack on my part I am reading the Bedford Introduction to Drama from cover to cover in the interests of filling in the gaps of my knowledge. This feature will be interspersed with other pieces such…

  • (Theatre topics) Exploring the Possibilities: Audiences With Agency

    By Christopher Douglas When I see announcements for performances that walk around a park or a warehouse, I jump at the opportunity. I love theatre that asks me to do more than merely sit in my comfortable seat in the dark and watch the action unfold. Sometimes that means becoming a participant in the work:…

  • (Book review) “Love You Wrong Time” by Deanna H. Choi and Maddie Bautista

    By Daniela Smith-Fernandez Curtains Up is now doing book reviews of published plays. Due to a work conflict, they can’t be local to Manitoba. Due to logistics, they have to be printed by a publisher who is willing to send me a review copy. Nevertheless, I am deeply excited to start this chapter of the…

  • (Opinion) The New Needs Friends

    By Daphne Finlayson Every October, dozens of artists, directors, and curators of new theatre from around the continent gather in New York City for the Festival of New Musicals. A colleague of mine had the chance to attend last year’s festival, marveling at how packed it was. “Everyone wanted to be a part of the…

  • (Nouvelles) On cherche des nouveaux écrivains !

    Quand j’ai commencé Curtains Up, mon intention était toujours de fournir du contenu bilingue. Au Manitoba il y a une tradition riche de théâtre en français, mais c’est rare que quelqu’un est conscient de ça s’il n’est pas déjà impliqué dans la communauté francomanitobaine. De plus, je ne connais aucun médias qui fait la couverture regulièr de théâtre en français au Manitoba. Je veux le faire. Alors, je…

  • (News) Recruiting new writers

    As mentioned before, I can no longer review local theatre. However, I want to maintain the momentum of the blog by recruiting new writers. That way Curtains Up and continue to cover local theatre and I can continue to build a culture of critique based on conversation and engagement with the art form. This is…

  • (Opinion) One paragraph for Molière: A note on cultural symbols

    By Daniela Smith-Fernandez The guy in the painting next to this text is “Molière”. If you know, you know. As mentioned before, I am reading through the Bedford Introduction to Drama, a text containing plays and articles designed for first year students. In the introduction they did an overview of the important playwrights and movements…

  • (Topics in Theatre) A slip of the tongue: oral and written language in theatre

    By Daniela Smith-Fernandez Don Diego de la Luna sat next to me yesterday as I read the Bedford Introduction to Drama. I haven’t gotten to the fun part yet – we’re still coughing through the introduction in which the author defines terms and explains concepts of performance. Diego let me give him scritches as I…

  • (News) New chapter for Curtains Up

    By Daniela Smith-Fernandez There is big news in my life that I’ve been holding on to for a while now, which I have finally been given permission to reveal. This is big news for me personally, Daniela Smith-Fernandez, the person who writes and runs this blog… but it also has an impact on the blog…