CeliaBoggs The Winspear Centre saw a record number of high school students on it’s stage at this year’s High School Honour Band Weekend concert. On Sunday, February 5 more than 200 of the most elite high school music students gathered in Edmonton for a weekend of lessons, workshops, rehearsals and networking. Epic Photography was on hand … Read moreHigh School Honour Band – record number of students
Hello and welcome to another edition of Talking Theatre. I’m Alex Donovan and today I’m joined by Colin Winslow, Set and Costume Designer for Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol, a satirical play currently running at the Timms Centre until February 18. You can read an excerpt of our interview here, or listen to the podcast for … Read moreFrom page to stage: a look at Colin Winslow’s theatre design career – curious arts
A Look at the Life of the Playwright Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was born in 1809 in a small town in Ukraine called Sorochintsy. At the time, Ukraine was a part of the Russian Empire. Gogol struggled to find purpose in his life at a young age and experimented with a number of different vocations with … Read moreA brief historical overview of Government Inspector – curious arts
Hello and welcome to another issue of Talking Theatre! I’m joined today by Ron Jenkins, director of Studio Theatre’s upcoming play, Government Inspector, by Nikolai Gogol running February 9 – 18, 2017 at the Timms Centre for the Arts. You can read an excerpt of our interview here, or listen to the podcast for the full … Read moreAn acclaimed director takes on Gogol’s biting satire – curious arts
Government Inspector – Director’s Notes by Ron Jenkins “Don’t blame the mirror if your face is lopsided.” – Nikolai Gogol I first read the Government Inspector in 1983 at Cape Breton University when I was taking my undergraduate degree with a major in Political Science. I had no intention of going into theatre at all. … Read moreGovernment Inspector – Director’s Notes – curious arts