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Photos: Experimental Calgary theatre performance explores the meaning of extinction

June 24, 2022 Aryn Toombs 0

It’s not a stretch to say the deadline for completing a trio of plays about the meaning of extinction, death, and humanity’s relationship to the natural world was mere hours before performances started. A trio

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Documentary theatre to highlight stories of Temporary Foreign Workers

June 24, 2022 Aryn Toombs 0

An upcoming Calgary theatre production of Parts & Labour is translating the experience of documentary film onto the stage. The show is the culmination of more than 10 years of interviews by documentarian Col Cseke

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The Grand: Breathing life into Calgary’s oldest theatre

December 18, 2021 Jenna Shummoogum 0

Calgary’s oldest downtown theatre, The Grand, has sat relatively quiet while other theatre and dance companies spring to life after more than 600 days of going dark. They’ve gone through a CEO and an artistic

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Calgary’s Storybook Theatre hit by temporary shut down, break-in

November 19, 2020 Jenna Shummoogum 0

Calgary’s Storybook Theatre is struggling. Still, they’re hoping the sun will come out tomorrow. When COVID hit, they had to pivot their work very quickly, like other Calgary theatre groups.  They recently announced an upcoming

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Theatre Calgary won’t let the pandemic disrupt the city’s A Christmas Carol tradition

November 2, 2020 Staff LiveWire Calgary 0

As we wait to find out what Christmas will look this year, Calgarians can be certain that one thing will remain unchanged. For 33 years, Theatre Calgary has brought Charles Dickens’ timeless tale to the

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No ‘going back’ for Calgary arts community in post-COVID world

June 18, 2020 Layla Dart 1

Adaptation is something that artists know well, especially in the last few months. Venues, theaters and galleries were all closed, and artists were forced to create from home – and physically alone. Productions were cancelled,

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Calgary artists are quickly adapting their practice in light of COVID-19 restrictions

June 8, 2020 Layla Dart 0

Playwrights are continuing to create using digital mediums – filming from afar and using clever editing to stitch together pieces through the coronavirus pandemic. Social distancing requirements have made theatre productions impossible. Artists can no

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Calgary adult puppet show moves to Zoom for a unique weekend experience

May 29, 2020 Layla Dart 0

The Dolly Wiggler Cabaret, an 18+ puppet show, is coming to a couch near you this weekend. Xstine Cook from the Calgary Animated Objects Society (CAOS) and Mooky Cornish from Cirque du Soleil have teamed

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Calgary play explores refugees – from Canada to Syria

December 11, 2019 Jenna Shummoogum 0

Sleman Aldib is switching up the narrative in his play ‘بالعكس / The Opposite.’ Instead of a Syrian refugee crisis, there is war in Canada and civilians are forced to flee to Syria. Aldib is a

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Theatre Calgary’s Shakespeare by the Bow has record year despite unpredictable weather

August 21, 2019 Josie Lukey 0

To be or not to be.  That’s the question Theatre Calgary’s Shakespeare by the Bow was faced with throughout the summer due to unpredictable weather. “It’s always a crapshoot when it comes to outdoor theatre.

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