(April 22, 2020) The notion of a sense of place reverberates through visual art, performance art, music, writing, dancing and acting. At this moment in history, many people staying at home are feeling a new relationship to their 'sense of place'. For the many displaced and vulnerable, that sense of place exists only in memory or in hope. Today we feature the art of Newfoundland … [Read more...] about Art of the Rock
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Hand washing with finesse
(April 15, 2020) Experts agree. Wash your hands. It's the best defence against the novel coronavirus, and other germs. We've all heard the instructions. For inspiration, here's some examples of how the pros do it. International Hand Washing Day was declared by UNICEF in 2008. Photos courtesy of UNICEF. … [Read more...] about Hand washing with finesse
Gwendolyn MacEwen: ‘Dark Pines Under Water’
This land like a mirror turns you inwardAnd you become a forest in a furtive lake;The dark pines of your mind reach downward,You dream in the green of your time,Your memory is a row of sinking pines.Explorer, you tell yourself, this is not what you came forAlthough it is good here, and green;You had meant to move with a kind of largeness,You had planned a heavy grace, an … [Read more...] about Gwendolyn MacEwen: ‘Dark Pines Under Water’
“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms … a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” ― Oscar Wilde
(April 1, 2020) The Stratford Festival is North America’s largest classical repertory theatre company. Its season is slated to open on June 2nd and run through December 31rd . With a production of All’s Well That Ends Well, the Festival celebrates the opening the of Tom Patterson Theatre, which joins its three other stages--the Avon, Studio and Festival Theatres. All's Well … [Read more...] about “I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms … a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” ― Oscar Wilde
Martha Graham: ‘Dance is the hidden language of the soul’
(March 25, 2020) - The National Ballet of Canada had to cancel its scheduled performances of Romeo and Juliet. Its next production Swan Lake, considered "the epitome of classical ballet, beloved the world over for its lyricism, musicality and masterful choreography, and for a love story that is both symbolic and intimate" is scheduled to run from June 5th to June 21st. … [Read more...] about Martha Graham: ‘Dance is the hidden language of the soul’