Leading innovators, inventors and designers will explore the convergence of art and technology with a special focus on mental health
Industry leaders and creators are converging in Calgary next week to explore the art and technology of creative storytelling during the sixth annual CAMP Festival. The festival will focus this year on the mental health of the creative mind. CAMP (Council of Artists and Multimedia Professionals) is a non-profit focused on the art and technology…
Val Lieske talks about how Fire Exit Theatre seeks to entertain people in order to challenge and change them
Val Lieske is artistic director at Fire Exit Theatre in Calgary. What's the history behind Fire Exit Theatre and how it started? Lieske: Fire Exit began out of an interest to tell stories that matter; stories of faith that couldn’t or wouldn’t be told in either the church or the theatre. I had a bunch…
Tony McGrath talks about how The GRAND theatre will fulfil its mandate as Calgary's contemporary performing arts and culture house
Tony McGrath is CEO of The GRAND theatre in Calgary and partner in Technique Adjustment Coaching. What is your vision for The GRAND theatre? McGrath: As Calgary’s contemporary performing arts and culture house, and one of Western Canada’s oldest theatres, we will minimize social and economic barriers to entry and create a warm, welcoming space…
Voice artist, skybox announcer and on-the-floor host of live events across the globe
Doug de Nance is a voice artist, skybox announcer and on-the-floor host of live events across the globe. Tell me what you do and the range of services you’ve been hired to do over the years? Doug: My brand – When he speaks, it’s an event – really covers what I do. I call it voice…
Special interest groups demanding a say in casting choices flies in the face of diversity and freedom of expression
Visiting the Globe Theatre in London, England, is an unforgettable experience. When viewing the modest grounds and realizing that the ‘groundlings’ – the people in the cheap seats – were sometimes privileged to see original Shakespeare plays, it brings home the long and important history of the performing arts. On our tour of the theatre,…
Students must develop mastery over technique before they can experiment, if the experiment is to have any shape or meaning
The smartest man I’ve ever met had a mind like a high-definition camera. Everything he viewed played on his mind with crystal clarity. He memorized the baseball statistics in the morning paper. A guilty pleasure, he said. He also had a library of poetry memorized. When he lectured, he pulled references, allusions and lines from…
From world-class theatre to fine food to fascinating history to micro breweries and distilleries, you'll find plenty to enjoy in this southwest Ontario city
My favourite summer visit is Stratford, in southwest Ontario. It's an inviting locale with culture, fine food, history and world-class theatre. Stratford Festival musicals are a prime source of revenue, and with H.M.S. Pinafore at the Avon Theatre and Guys and Dolls at the Festival Theatre, artistic director Anthony Cimolino has added two more winners…
[slideshow_deploy id='70323'] Hover over image to read caption OTTAWA, ON, Jan 25, 2014/ Troy Media/ - William Shakespeare turns 450 years old in April. Enjoy some cake and see a play. Fortunately that will be easy – no matter where you are this year – because the milestone will be marked in his British homeland…
Industry leaders and creators are converging in Calgary next week to explore the art and technology of creative storytelling during the sixth annual CAMP Festival. The festival will focus this year on the mental health of the creative mind. CAMP (Council of Artists and Multimedia Professionals) is a non-profit focused on the art and technology…
