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Grab your headphones and go for a walk: Would You Wander, a nature/ storytelling podcast at Nextfest
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “You’ve come to the right place. Exactly where you are…. So c’mon.” – Episode 0, Would You Wander Yesterday I went on a stroll by the river. And there was a friendly voice in my ear. … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Nextfest 2021, Nextfest Arts Company, Sam Jeffery, Theatre Network, theatre podcasts, Would You Wander
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Storytelling on film: Artists & Love (The Instagram Miniseries) at Nextfest
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The “let’s see if…” impulse finds a natural home at Nextfest, Edmonton’s 26-year-old festival of artists emerging into professional careers. By personality it’s a veritable convention of natural multi-disciplinary experimenters. Have a look at the festival’s … Continue reading
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Arkangel: piecing together the mysteries of the past in a small town, sci-fi/horror from Liam Salmon at Nextfest.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Hello? Hello, can you hear me?” — Arkangel by Liam Salmon The “sci-fi/ horror play that premieres on the Nextfest virtual MainStage Saturday revels in the elusive, the unknown, the mysterious. Which in a way makes Liam … Continue reading
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Hansel and Gretel go solo in a new digital Alberta Musical Theatre production
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca They’re the most famous brother-sister act in the fairy tale canon, joint stars of a cautionary tale about injudicious junk food consumption in the woods. Now Hansel and Gretel are back together again. Closer … Continue reading
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Nextfest at 26: catching the drift of the new wave of artists, online again for a second year
It’s the eve of Nextfest, the freewheeling multi-disciplinary Edmonton festival that for more than a quarter of a century has sought out, showcased, and celebrated the original creative ideas of the next generation of emerging artists. You’ll meet some of … Continue reading
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Lost sock? Ghost in the garage? Investigators from the Ministry of Mundane Mysteries to the rescue, by phone
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca What on earth could have happened to my copy of Alice in Wonderland? I’ve looked everywhere. And while we’re on the subject of missing, my polka-dot frame cheap-o sunglasses have been AWOL for 18 months? And … Continue reading
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Tagged audio theatre, Edmonton theatre, immersive theatre, International Children's Festival of the Arts, Outside The March, St. Albert
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Solving a mystery, being Hamlet, streaming a play, climbing a mountain, and other theatrical pursuits this weekend
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In a puzzling world where much has gone way wrong, cause and effect have gone their separate ways, and logic has gone AWOL, there’s satisfaction to be had in collaborating with others to consider evidence and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Catalyst Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Concrete Theatre, Edmonton theatre, interactive theatre, National Arts Centre, Northern Light Theatre, The Fox Den Collective, Thou Art Here Theatre, Transformations Project
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A theatrical adventure at home: Mountain Goat Mountain at the Kids Fest
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I think you’re going to like it. I really do…. It’s designed, choreographed, and performed by you.” A bright and empathetic eight-year-old (Henrietta Mettler), is leading us through our Act I preparations for a family alpine … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton festivals, Edmonton theatre, International Children's Festival of the Arts, Kids Fest, St. Albert theatre, Theshold
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‘Just write your truth’: Songs To No One, a new audio song cycle from Dammitammy Productions
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In one way, of course, it’s been a suffocating year for artists. In another, an invitation to unusual breakout pathways of creativity. “It feels like I’m holding my breath,” Chariz Faulmino sings in the Rebecca Merkley … Continue reading
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Through the looking glass: The Ugly Duchess, streaming at Northern Light Theatre. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At the start of The Ugly Duchess, a woman seen from the back walks away from us to approach an elaborate golden altar constructed of mirrors. When you look in the mirror, who looks back? Trevor … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre Northern Light Theatre, Janet Munsil, Trevor Schmidt
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