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Mieko Ouchi: meet the Citadel’s new associate artistic director
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Stepping down and stepping up … on the same day.” That’s how Mieko Ouchi describes the double-sided moment in late November when Concrete Theatre announced her departure and the Citadel announced her arrival. It was dramatic … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Concrete Theatre, Daryl Cloran, Edmonton theatre, Mieko Ouchi, RBC Horizon Emerging Artists Program
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A Brimful of Asha: a son, a mother, and a culture gap onstage at the Citadel. Meet co-creator and Canadian theatre star Ravi Jain.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of an emerging theatre career must be in want of a wife. (A wife arranged by his mother). We now take you back a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Horizon Series LIVE!, Mieko Ouchi, Ravi Jain, Tarragon Theatre, Why Not Theatre
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A Brimful of Asha: the generation gap in living colour onstage at the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Nobody knows better than your mom what you should be doing that you aren’t doing, or what you shouldn’t be doing that you are doing, or what you’re putting off doing (like getting married before it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Concrete Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Horizon Series LIVE!, Mieko Ouchi, Ravi Jain, Why Not Theatre
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Songs My Mother Never Sung Me: an opera for a hearing son and a deaf mom
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “I learned to sign before I could speak,” says Dave Clarke, who’s highly articulate, to say the least, in his second language. There’s an intriguing contradiction built right into the architecture of Clarke’s multi-angled theatre career … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Caroline Howarth, Chinook Series, Concrete Theatre, Dave Clarke, deaf theatre, Edmonton theatre, Mieko Ouchi, opera, sound design, Sound Off: A Deaf Theatre Festival
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An impressive playwriting debut: Harun, a Fringe review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Harun (Stage 4, Academy at King Edward) The double-optic of the immigrant kid — torn between cultures and generations, loyalty to family and the urgent momentum of a new life — is the complexity that Makram … Continue reading
In the ghostly light of cellphones, a haunting: Concord Floral, a Fringe review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Concord Floral (Stage 4, Academy at King Edward) It’s an unnerving — no, genuinely scary — experience to see Concord Floral. For one thing it’s about teenagers and what it’s like to be one. And that … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Concord Floral, Edmonton Fringe Festival 2018, Edmonton Fringe reviews, Jordan Tannahill, Mieko Ouchi, U of A theatre school
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The Silver Arrow: all-inclusive theatre at the Citadel, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “There’s a story that’s waiting for you,” sing the ensemble in one of Hawksley Workman’s most lyrical songs in The Silver Arrow: The Untold Story Of Robin Hood. “The adventure will find you when you’re ready … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Concrete Theatre, Edmonton theatre, family theatre, Firefly Theatre, Mieko Ouchi, Robin Hood, stage combat
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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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Concrete plans for a big upcoming season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s no coincidence that the most influential and travelled show in Concrete Theatre history has a title with a question mark: Are We There Yet?. For the 28-year-old Edmonton theatre, devoted to exploring the thorniest social … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Status of Women, Concrete Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Mieko Ouchi, Playhouse, theatre for young audiences, theatre touring, Vern Thiessen
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