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The Power of the Drum, a dance theatre adventure into the spiritual heart of the Afro-Cuban experience
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The show that opens Saturday on the Westbury stage takes us on a dance theatre adventure deep into the spiritual heart and traditions of the Afro-Cuban experience. The Power of the Drum, a creation of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Cuban Movements Dance Academy, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, RISER Edmonton
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Getting excited about Edmonton theatre in 2022, a how-to guide
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca I sometimes have to wonder if my annual ‘what to look forward to in theatre’ piece in January has become speculative fiction in our pandemical world. A universal disclaimer seems to hang over everything like ice … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Previews
Tagged Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Northern Light Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, RISER Edmonton, Shadow Theatre, SkirtsaFire Festival, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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2021: the year in Edmonton theatre, part two
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca 2021 was the year a mystery box, gift-wrapped in silver with a Do Not Open warning, arrived at the house. At showtime three days later, it turned out to contain cues for a play — no, … Continue reading
Posted in Features, News/Views
Tagged Alberta Musical Theatre, AZ-MAP, Azimuth Theatre, Bright Young Things, Citadel Theatre, Die-Nasty, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, EPCOR Heart + Soul, Grindstone Comedy Theatre, Nextfest, Northern Light Theatre, RISER, Teatro La Quindicina, The Plain Jane Theatre Company, Thou Art Here Theatre, Vrscona Theatre
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Merry, merry … further suggestions for your holiday entertainment this week
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca This is the week you can get Santa to say Merry Christmas to you in a language of your choice — for $4.38 (including fees). It’s also the week you can go backstage in the notoriously … Continue reading
Posted in News/Views
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Ballet Edmonton, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Festival Players, Rapid Fire Theatre, Shumka, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Prospero, Varscona Theatre, Whizgiggling Productions
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Sharing the story: a new version of Lake of the Strangers opens the Fringe Theatre season on stage and screen
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the play you’ll see Saturday night — either live on Fringe Theatre’s Westbury stage or live-streamed on Fringe TV from there — you’ll meet two little Indigenous brothers, 10 and seven. They’re out on a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Indigenous storytelling, Naheyawin, Sucker Creek Reserve
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What’s up in Edmonton theatre this weekend? Have a peek
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca What’s up in Edmonton theatre this weekend? Oh, you know, the usual…. A new theatre is glowing from the inside out. Shows are ending their runs, a live season of Die-Nasty is about to begin, Opera … Continue reading
Posted in News/Views
Tagged Bright Young Things, Citadel Theatre, Common Ground Arts Society, Die-Nasty, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Opera Nuova, Punctuate! Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Network, Varscona Theatre, Walterdale Theatre
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‘A lovely step back into live performing’: What was it like to be a Fringe artist in 2021? We asked.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca For artists, the Fringe has always been an experiment. Does their new show have potential? Will it attract an audience? How will the audience react? Will they get it? Laugh in weird places? In 2021, when … Continue reading
Posted in Features, News/Views
Tagged Edmonton Fringe 2021, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Follow the Signs Theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, La Cité francophone, Margin Release, Squirrel Suit Productions, Whizgiggling Productions
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The finale, an update: The Fringe returned, small but live, and the people came…
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “A grand experiment.” That’s that’s how Megan Dart, Fringe Theatre’s interim executive director, describes this year’s trimmed one-of-a-kind adaptation of the Edmonton Fringe which ends its 11-day run tonight. “Like any good show you don’t know … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2021, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Together We Fringe
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The killer comedy of Die-Nasty, a Fringe review (or thought for the day or discussion point or whatever)
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Die-Nasty (Varscona Theatre) Well, this is a bit awkward. I finally caught up mid-week with Die-Nasty, the improvised serial soap with the late-night Fringe edition that’s actually set at the Fringe and about the Fringe (and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Die-Nasty, Edmonton Fringe 2021, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton improv, Varscona Theatre
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Living between cultures, with a legacy of secrets: Feast, a Fringe review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Feast (Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre) In Feast, you will see an Indigenous man in a T-shirt that says “You Are Living On Stolen Land” dancing gamely with a settler woman to ABBA’s The Winner Takes … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Anishinaabe medicine wheel, Edmonton Fringe 2021, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, indigenous theatre
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