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An evening in the park with Sondheim and up-and-comers at MacEwan, and more
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Last night in a packed theatre I got a chance to see the only musical in the repertoire where the rhyme of “rapturous” and “capture us” floats through the air. Both apply to the experience of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre, Indigenous storytelling, MacEwan University theatre arts
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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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Lake of the Strangers: a magical mystery tour of a vast universe. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Last night I had a haunting experience. It was the summer of 1973. And a young Indigenous boy and his little brother, on a fishing expedition together, were sitting in a pool of water up among … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Fringe Theatre Adventures, Hunter Cardinal, Indigenous storytelling, Jacquelyn Cardinal, Naheyawin, Neyiyaw mythology, Ron Jenkins, Sucker Creek Reserve
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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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