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Performing Artistes, the division of F4 Group that supplies speakers, hosts and presenters for events, has launched ‘Virtual Cabaret in a Box’.
The ‘Virtual Cabaret in a Box includes pre-recorded clips from electric string ensemble Siren , comedy string quartet Graffiti Classics and musical impressionist Jess Robinson. The clips are professionally recorded in high definition and can be licensed for all virtual events, including award ceremonies and conferences.
The company also celebrated its New Year Speaker Drinks on 21 January. The virtual event was co-hosted by comedians Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris live from the Performing Artistes’ Great Portland Street Studio. The event featured a virtual front row and the hosts were joined remotely by comedians Luke Kempner and Judi Love, magician Ben Hanlin, with cocktail
Province promises to delay destruction of Dominion Foundry buildings in Toronto
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After four days of protests from community groups trying to protect four historic buildings in Toronto from being razed, the Province has announced a temporary halt to demolition on the Foundry Site.
Destruction has slowly been ongoing at 153 and 185 Eastern Ave. since Monday. So far, one part of a building s wall has been destroyed.
Corktown residents, city councillors, and the group Friends of the Foundry have been on site daily, holding demonstrations against the Provincial government s decision to raze the site without community consultation.
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Audiences will get a chance to sit on the Esplanade Theatre stage for a change in this unusual site-specific work by design collective Index, which opens the Esplanade s 2021 The Studios season.
The work, which focuses on the theatre s architecture and meditates on what the space has been through during the pandemic shutdown, is helmed by lighting designer Lim Woan Wen, spatial designer Lim Wei Ling and sound artist Darren Ng.
WHERE: Esplanade Theatre, 1 Esplanade Drive
WHEN: Jan 14 to 17, 8 and 10pm on Thursdays; 6, 8 and 10pm on Fridays; 3, 6, 8 and 10pm on Saturdays; and 3 and 6 and 8pm on Sundays
ADMISSION: $20 via Sistic (call 6348-5555 or go to sistic s website)