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
UAlberta alumni invite local clown community to open rehearsals and monthly performances On the last Wednesday of every month, from September through May, Fool Spectrum Theatre hosts the E-Town Clown Cabaret where local artists in the clown community get a chance to perform works in progress for a (hopefully) rowdy and raucous audience. “It takes … Read moreE-Town Clown Cabarets – curious arts
August Strindberg, photo by Robert Roesler, 1881. The Author of A Dream Play written by U of A Studio Theatre production dramaturgs Rohan Kulkarni, Dana Tanner-Kennedy and John Battye August Strindberg was a man divided. A protean and prolific artist and a dabbler in chemistry, alchemy, and the occult, Strindberg’s career as a writer blossomed … Read moreAugust Strindberg: After the Inferno – curious arts
Hello, Canada, opera fans on campus and in E-town land! Elizabeth Turnbull. Before I chatted with Elizabeth Turnbull about the Opera Night in Canada program going up in Convocation Hall tonight and Friday, March 13, 2015 at 8 p.m. in Convocation Hall, I didn’t realize there was a vast repertoire of Canadian operas. Although Canadian … Read moreOpera Night in Canada – curious arts
Q & A with UAlberta Music’s Artist in Residence Violinist Yue Deng has performed with the likes of Michael Bublé and Randy Newman, in famed concert halls like Carnegie Hall. She’s recorded with renowned French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and performed on albums with Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick and Willie Nelson. But she loves to teach … Read moreYue Deng: From China to Canada – curious arts