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
UAlberta musicology grad charts new path with The Provincial Archive The stars must have been aligned. Somehow, at eight in the morning, I convinced musician Stephen Tchir to sit down to discuss his past four months or so of activity. “It’s too early,” he jokes at one point on an outrageously cold Edmonton morning, trying … Read moreStephen Tchir talks transitions and timbres – 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