Tag: theatre
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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…
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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:…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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By Daniela Smith-Fernandez Shakespeare in the Ruins is starting their season off strong with As You Like It. This may very well be one of the lightest of his comedies. According to director Michelle Boulet “it’s kind of an escapist play, but oddly in that that’s where you get the huge heart and all the…
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By Daniela Smith-Fernandez Disclaimer: this is not a review. This is a new project. Proceed accordingly. Years and years ago, I was at the outdoor market at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival when a saw a Book. A Book I had been looking for most of my life and didn’t know it. It was big, and…
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By Daniela Smith-Fernandez It’s almost June and the main seasons of most theatre companies have been put to rest. Shakespeare in the Ruins is amping up to start, and you are beginning to hear the whispers of Fringe festival in the air. It’s a liminal time, where some work has had a chance to flourish…
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By Daniela Smith-Fernandez This is a really hard show to describe. Utterly unique, gloriously multimedia, characters Oogie and Boogie engage in play using white boards, music, well honed physical theatre, drawing, puppetry, animation and good old fashioned audience participation. There is a loose storyline about rescuing a turtle, but if you get hung up on…
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