PERFORMING ARTS
Mahabharata
A contemporary dramatic take on a 4,000-year-old Sanskrit epic that is foundational to Indian culture.
Why Not Theatre’s large-scale, once-in-a-generation retelling of Mahabharata brings together a ...
Theatre of the Unimpressed
How dull plays are killing theatre and what we can do about it.
Had I become disenchanted with the form I had once fallen so madly in love with as a pubescent, pimple-faced suburban homo with braces? ...
Life Without Death
His picture can be found in the Guinness Book of World Records, an award Cole was granted after crossing the Sahara desert on a camel. When he was murdered by thieves in Mali during his final crossing ...
My Winnipeg (Book + DVD set)
This version includes a DVD of Maddin's My Winnipeg.
A herd of horses frozen in a river. A bargain bridge. Séances. Golden Boy pageants. A demolished hockey arena. St. Mary's Academy for Girls. Spanky ...
My Winnipeg
A herd of horses frozen in a river. A bargain bridge. Séances. Golden Boy pageants. A demolished hockey arena. St. Mary's Academy for Girls. Spanky the Guide Dog through Time. An epidemic of sleepwalking. ...
Practical Dreamers
‘The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers. ’ – Man Ray
Welcome to the world of fringe movies. Here, artists have been busy putting queer shoulders to the wheels, ...
Reel Asian
Founded in 1997 by producer Anita Lee and journalist Andrew Sun, the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is a unique showcase of contemporary Asian cinema and work from the Asian diaspora. ...
Social Acupuncture
Theatre doesn’t have much relevance anymore. Or so acclaimed playwright Darren O’Donnell tells us. The dynamics of unplanned social interaction, he says, are far more compelling than any play he could ...
Everybody Loves Nothing
Artist and writer Steve Reinke is best known for his video work, an acerbic oeuvre that spans over a decade and includes his most famous piece, The Hundred Videos, literally a hundred short videos in ...
From the Atelier Tovar
One of the Village Voice's Top 25 Books of 2003.
Guy Maddin is one of Canada's most celebrated and original filmmakers, the director of such delirious films as Tales from the Gimli Hospital, Careful, ...