Blavatsky’s Tower walks the tragi-comedie tight rope Blavatsky’s Tower is worth seeing just to watch how gracefully the BFA actors walk the tragi-comedie tight-rope. This is a high-calibre performance delivered from a group that is able to make you care about some very troubled and complex characters. Professor David Barnet works alongside the cast of … Read moreVideo Teaser: Blavatsky’s Tower
A series of pop up exhibitions across campus Wed. Dec 3 [Updated December 4, 2014] In case you missed it, the students from Art History 215: China Art Now curated and installed pop up exhibits across the University of Alberta campus from SUB to CAB, through the Old Arts Building, Humanities Building, HUB and FAB … Read moreThe Long March @ U of A – curious arts
The Grand Cacophony a welcome theatrical high I am a theatre addict. Theatre is the worst kind of addiction there is because one cannot control the dosage or its contents. When I buy a ticket to enter the theatre my panic and excitement are almost unbearable…the anticipation that I might be OVERWHELMED by something or … Read moreA dose of fun with the BFA Bouffons – curious arts
Q & A with MFA theatre designer Robyn Ayles Playwright Moira Buffini’s descriptions of a set are minimal in her Blavatsky’s Tower, but the metaphysical, otherworldly nature of the play sparks special interest from the designers who attempt to stage it. About a narcissistic architect’s attempts to shape his domain into a Utopia, the play … Read moreBrutalism inspires sets for Blavatsky’s Tower – curious arts
A hunter and gatherer of sound Scott Smallwood Scott Smallwood traces his fascination with the possibilities of recorded sound way back to when his father gave him a cassette tape recorder. He was just 10 years old. Now an associate professor of music at the University of Alberta, Scott Smallwood is an acute listener and … Read moreQ & A with Scott Smallwood – curious arts