Greenpeace, perhaps the most well-known environmental group in the world, became synonymous with clever campaigns that drew media attention to their work in the 1970s. Lately, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve been organizing virtual marches across Europe by employing light shows and holograms to raise awareness of climate change. … [Read more...] about Painting the light
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Art of the Rock
(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
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