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A jazzy new musical with a bank robber folk hero: Pretty Boy The Musical at Nextfest
The mainstage theatre lineup at Nextfest 2018 includes four productions of strikingly diverse inspirations and theatrical styles. 12thnight.ca talked to the playwrights. Meet Mark Vetsch, creator and director of Pretty Boy: The Musical, a jazzy new musical with a Depression Era … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Mark Vetsch, Nextfest, Nextfest Arts Co., Pretty Boy Floyd, Thou Art Here
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Moonshine at Nextfest: a journey for identity in stories and music
The mainstage theatre lineup at Nextfest 2018 includes four productions of strikingly diverse inspirations and theatrical styles. 12thnight.ca talked to the playwrights. First, meet Larissa Pohoreski, creator and star of Moonshine. By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “It’s a celebration of my … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Larissa Pohoreski, Nextfest, Roxy on Gateway, Theatre Network, Ukrainian-Canadian heritage
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What’s next? Find out at Nextfest, the festival that celebrates the next generation of artists
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Prepare to be surprised. Starting today in Old Strathcona, two groups of five emerging artists from the whole spectrum of disciplines — playwrights, choreographers, visual artists, filmmakers, actors, musicians — will gather. Together they’ll spend the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bradley Moss, Edmonton theatre, Ellen Chorley, Nextfest, Nextfest Arts Co., Theatre Network
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Just in time: on Edmonton stages this weekend
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca •Last chance this weekend for the Theatre Network production of Hannah Moscovitch’s fascinating Infinity — a smart, accessible and strangely affecting play about time — the shortage of it, the meaning of it, the misuse of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, damn magpies, dance theatre, Edmonton theatre, ELOPE, Good Women Dance, Hannah Moscovitch, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Theatre Network
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She swings, she kicks, she flies: behind the legend a new Robin Hood for our time in The Silver Arrow at the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the swashbuckler adventure extravaganza that premieres on, above, and around the Citadel’s Maclab stage Thursday, everything you thought you knew about a certain legendary 12th century outlaw hero (with a proclivity for the colour … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, aerial arts, Annie Dugan, Citadel Theatre, Concrete Theatre, Daryl Cloran, differently abled actors, Edmonton theatre, Firefly Theatre, Hawksley Workman, Mieko Ouchi, Robin Hood, stage combat
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Capturing time for the theatre: Hannah Moscovitch talks about Infinity
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Time. It surrounds us, envelopes us, embeds us in a present that’s gone before you know it. It accumulates when you don’t want it and dwindles to nothing when you do. It keeps the past and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Hannah Moscovitch, Infinity, science and theatre, Theatre Network
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Undercover: spontaneous detective work with improv queen Rebecca Northan
By Liz Nicholls 12thnight.ca “Everyone has the capacity to improvise,” declares Rebecca Northan decisively, looking for inspiration on a lunch menu last week. “We all improvise all the time!” Not everyone, I think to myself, wincing visibly at a couple … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Blind Date, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, long-form improvisation, murder mystery theatre, Rebecca Northan, Spontaneous Theatre, Undercover
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Brian Webb on Betroffenheit, and other matters theatrical for the weekend
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Thoughts from Brian Webb, artistic director of the dance company that’s teamed up with the Citadel to bring Betroffenheit our way this weekend: “Crystal is the cream!,” says Webb of Crystal Pite, the star Kidd Pivot … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Brian Webb Dance Company, Citadel Theatre, City of Angels, Edmonton theatre, Electric Company Theatre, Elena Belyea, Kidd Pivot, MacEwan University, Send in the Girls Burlesque, Tiny Bear Jaws, Triffo Theatre
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Out of trauma and into artistic creation: Jonathon Young talks about the acclaimed dance/theatre fusion Betroffenheit
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The intersection of real life and artistic creation can seldom have been so high-stakes as it is in the acclaimed dance/theatre production that arrives at the Citadel Friday for three performances. Betroffenheit, which has gathered awards … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Betroffenheit, Brian Webb Dance Company, Citadel Theatre, Crystal Pite, dance theatre, Edmonton theatre, Electric Company Theatre, Jonathon Young, Kidd Pivot
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