Lisa Gilroy Q & A with Heather Leier A dystopia is not a welcoming place. It suggests an unhappy, discomforting environment that is built within the limitless realm of our nightmares. Concepts of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ do not exist; any conscience is worn down and jaded. Destabilizing a dystopia is a process that disrupts the nightmare… Does … Read moreDestabilizing Dystopia: art exhibition & artist talk – curious arts
Web content manager by day. Crime fiction writer by night. Marcie Whitecotton-Carroll Many of us working in the University of Alberta Faculty of Arts know Marcie Whitecotton-Carroll as the Faculty’s Web Content Manager. In her spare time, Marcie writes a crime fiction series set in the U.K. Q: How long have you been writing? A: … Read moreQ & A with Marcie Whitecotton-Carroll – curious arts
Theatre design students’ work comes together in a visually stunning final portfolio show Have you ever wondered what goes into bringing a theatre production to life? Beyond the actors and directors there is a dedicated team of designers, technicians and stage crew that envision and create the sets, costumes, lighting and sound. The University of … Read moreTheatre Design Portfolio Show 2015 – curious arts
Facilitating Performing Arts for Social Justice Would you like to bring your curious mind and generous heart to Kenya this summer, to help create art and social change, while earning course credit for the experience? Drama professor Jan Selman is leading a course called Facilitating Performing Arts for Social Justice in Kenya this June and … Read moreKenya 2015 – curious arts
A timeline of past productions of A Dream Play by August Strindberg By Dana Tanner-Kennedy, John Battye and Rohan Kulkarni Harriet Bosse as Agnes 1907 Directed by Victor Castegren and designed by Carl Grabow, the play premiered at Svenska Teatern (The Swedish Theatre). The staging was very literal, and the acting wavered between Naturalist and Symbolist … Read moreA Dream Play – Production History – curious arts