CeliaBoggs Our guest violin virtuoso playing Beethoven’s Sonatas University of Alberta pianist Jacques Després and violinist Andrew Wan have united to play all Beethoven’s sonatas for violin and piano over three consecutive years for the pleasure of Edmonton classical music audiences. This Friday, February 6 is the third and final concert in the annual series, featuring … Read more5 things to know about Andrew Wan – curious arts
by Lily Climenhaga Upon entering the rehearsal space for the upcoming production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera, one is immediately struck by the closeness and joviality of the team. Director Brian Deedrick, former artistic director of Edmonton Opera, brings an infectious level of enthusiasm and energy into rehearsal. Each day consists of slowly and … Read moreRehearsing and Learning Brecht – curious arts
Join me in supporting New Work The dictionary defines the word new as: n(y)o͞o/ adjective; new: comparative adjective: newer; superlative adjective: newest not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time, as in “a new stage play.“ It takes guts to write a play in May 2014 and put it up in February 2015, less … Read moreNew Works Festival 2015
Canada’s only national competition for book design presents the book as a fine work of art in the FAB Gallery until Feb. 14 There are approximately 10,000 books published in Canada every year. What we read is a matter of individual taste, but how that information is presented is a matter of design. Good design … Read moreAlcuin Awards for Book Design – curious arts
BA Drama grad performs on executive stage On any given opening night at Studio Theatre, you will find Jane Voloboeva (‘13 BA, Drama Honours) volunteering at the Timms Centre. But by day, this recent UAlberta Arts grad has a front row seat at the executive board room table. She’s the newest associate at Pekarsky Stein, Western … Read moreJane Voloboeva: The Theatrics of Search