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
How well do you know the most familiar face at the Timms Centre for the Arts? The Timms Centre for the Arts at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. It’s the most wonderful time of the year at the Timms Centre for the Arts. Wonderful, of course if you like busy. Just talk to David … Read more5 things you oughta know about David Prestley – curious arts
My drama course at Alliance Française in Paris is completely in French! For the past five weeks, I’ve been enrolled at Paris’ top language school, Alliance Française, on a mission to seriously brush up on my skills and to meet other French-speaking people. Thanks to my French Immersion high school diploma, I was assessed for … Read moreLearn French through Theatre – 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
Mandate to foster the exchange of artistic ideas between communities resonates with UAlberta professor Joan Greer How can visual, material and sonic culture forge community identity and bring about social change? Joan Greer, UAlberta professor in the History of Art, Design and Visual Culture and adjunct professor in Religious Studies, aims to unravel the complexities … Read moreFolkwaysAlive! appoints new director – curious arts