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Melanie Piatocha: theatre has lost a bright talent and a questing spirit
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In this bleak mid-winter of theatre, heartbreaking news of the January death of actor Melanie Piatocha at 36 seems particularly cruel. The abrupt loss of a talent so expansive, and a quester so spirited, so restless, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Banff Centre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Plain Jane Theatre Company, Teatro La Quindicina
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All That Binds Us: a new Azimuth Theatre creation ponders connection in a fragmented world
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Here’s a thought with special reverb in a world of fragmentation, enforced distance, separation, isolation: “People don’t want perfection; they want connection,” declares Reneltta Arluk, director of All That Binds Us, premiering Friday in a live … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Akpik Theatre, Azimuth Theatre, Banff Centre, Chromatic Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fringe theatre, Reneltta Arluk, Westbury Theatre
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Dance inspired by stage design: Mile Zero Dance’s season-opener is an experimental cabaret
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s a sassy what-if? streak in the Mile Zero Dance DNA. And you’ll see it in action Saturday night in a new way when the new MZD digital season, De-Program, comes to life on Zoom. What … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Banff Centre, Edmonton dance, Edmonton theatre, MacEwan University, Mile Zero Dance, ShaktiFlow, theatre design, Trent Crosby
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The art of Indigenous storytelling comes to life: meet Josh Languedoc
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I’ve always been a storyteller,” says the Saugeen First Nation playwright/ actor/ improviser/ director Josh Languedoc. “It’s just been there … in my bones.” He can thank his Indigenous heritage, and its great oral tradition for … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Avenue Community League, Banff Centre, Edmonton theatre, Indigenous storytelling, Josh Languedoc, Saugeen First Nation, St. Albert Children's Festival, Thousand Faces Mythic Arts Festival, Vern Thiessen, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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