Author of the article: Eric Volmers
Publishing date: May 07, 2021 • 6 hours ago • 4 minute read • From Tim Nguyen s photography exhibit, CUBE. Courtesy, Tim Nguyen. jpg
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The first step for photographer Tim Nguyen when working with the six dancers who became part of his CUBE project was a lengthy conversation about what he didn’t want.
It was during the summer and restrictions had been somewhat loosened in Calgary, which was in the middle of both a heatwave and enjoying the short-lived freedom of Alberta’s third stage of re-opening. The dancers, most of whom came from the University of Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts, had the tricky task of conveying Nguyen’s mental turmoil and crashing psyche. The photographer had been in a particularly dark pla
Author of the article: Louis B. Hobson
Publishing date: Dec 31, 2020 • December 31, 2020 • 2 minute read • Storybook Theatre is filming a production of Annie for online viewing. jpg
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For local theatre companies, 2020 will be remembered as a year of forced innovation.
When the pandemic slashed audience capacity by two-thirds or shuttered theatre venues completely, companies had to learn to improvise.
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Author of the article: Jon Roe
Publishing date: Dec 16, 2020 • December 16, 2020 • 1 minute read • The Christmas Lights at Spruce Meadows in Calgary. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia Photo by Darren Makowichuk /DARREN MAKOWICHUK/Postmedia
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Local artist Nicole Wolf and journalist Gavin John look at Seattle’s Capital Hill Occupied Protest (also known as the Capital Hill Autonomous Zone) in
The Fall of CHOP, an exhibition running through January that “shares the viewpoints of all sides of the conflict, viewed through the lens of artistic expression.”
Posted: Dec 10, 2020 10:30 AM ET | Last Updated: December 10, 2020
No theatre for you this holiday season? Humbug! Keep the tradition alive by catching your favourite festive shows online. Theatre Calgary, for instance, is launching a video version of A Christmas Carol. (That s Stephen Hair in the role of Scrooge.)(Theatre Calgary)
The Nutcracker,
A Christmas Carol tis the season for taking in a show, and COVID can t squash your favourite tradition. Sure, the actual theatres are closed, but all those big annual Christmas-y spectaculars? They re going online. And if Nana s spent the last nine months perfecting her Zoom game, the whole fam can (virtually) watch together. Before you plan a big night in, consider these streaming options.