European poems

Berlin Kinder parks darkened Imaginations enlightened There, a sharp stool There, a dull red bench Slide straight and narrow Empty, for lack of light Echoes of children passed: we were here we were here once Kinder ghosts A new type of chocolate Wrapper left in the sand box We were here   Paris Blunt pencil [...]

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Artsy Socialite turns Fashionista (at least for a day)

I felt a little glimmer of girlish excitement upon receiving an invitation to the Ottawa launch of Halston Heritage, the clothing line for which Sarah Jessica Parker is Artistic Advisor. If you’re a fan of Sex and the City, you may have seen SJP donning one of these gorgeously flowing outfits in one of the [...]

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Canada Geese & Modern Dance

Feathers ruffle like Modern Ballet practicum Dancers crinoline

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Ottawa Arts – April 2010

Greetings arts enthusiasts! Hope everyone had a great World Theatre Day on March 27. Congratulations to new Ottawa theatre group Rock the Arts for winning the Ottawa Theatre Challenge with their awesome puppet show. I also really enjoyed Scott Florence’s tribute to Henrik Ibsen, featuring the Wakefield Nudes Calendar. It seems like everyone has decided [...]

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Ottawa Arts – March 2010

Greetings arts fans! There is a lot to celebrate in the month of March: International Women’s Day (March 8), World Theatre Day (March 27), and my half-birthday (March 12). All very important occasions; and yes, I expect lots of half-presents. In recent news: the nominees for the 2009 Prix Rideau Awards have been announced! For [...]

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Kamp: a show my brother would love

When my brother was much younger, he would make model buildings out of paper and tape. They would be replicas of castles, of palaces (including a phenomenal one of Versailles), and other structures of note. He would also create little figurines to inhabit the space, perhaps imagining how they interacted once upon a time. I [...]

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Ottawa Arts – February 2010

Greetings arts fans! I’ve had the most amazing month traveling across Canada and researching theatre festivals. My travels have brought me to Edmonton, to Calgary, and to Vancouver. If you’re interested in following along, please check out my blog entitled “the most exquisite moments” and feel free to partake in some of the ongoing debates, [...]

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Dance makes no sense to me…

… and that’s why I love it. One of the first performances I caught at the 2010 PuSh Festival was called Poetics: a ballet brut by this New York group the Nature Theater of Oklahoma. I decided to attend this show on a whim, so I didn’t have the chance to read up on the [...]

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Virtual Tour of Catalyst Theatre

After rehearsal yesterday, my musician friend Marie-Josee Houle, who also happened to be in town visiting family and friends, gave me a wonderful driving tour of downtown Edmonton. We also went for some darn good pizza and limoncello. Anyway, I thought I would offer my own virtual tour of the Catalyst Theatre workspace. Yes, everyone, [...]

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Leaving on a jet plane…

Okay, that’s a lie. I’m actually leaving on Air Canada. But that doesn’t sound half as romantic, and the plane will probably be late, and there will be all sorts of complications, and I’ll lose my suitcase, and there will be jet lag and general nausea… I mean, yay! traveling! This Sunday I am leaving [...]

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