A youthful cast performs Cabaret at the Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto
Come to the Cabaret and leave all your troubles behind, shouts the flamboyant Master of Ceremonies as the show begins. The classic Broadway production, Cabaret, is brought to life by the CATS Mainstage Theatre Company, a group comprised of “pre-professional” youth talent from around Toronto and the GTA.
A really interesting story, Cabaret follows an American named Cliff Bradshaw, a struggling writer who relocates to Berlin in the hopes of writing the next great novel. While in Berlin, he meets Sally Bowles, a cabaret dancer at the Kit Kat Klub, who turns his life upside down, taking him to party after party, delaying his completion of the novel that he is already having difficulty writing. Continue reading Cabaret (CATS Mainstage Theatre Company)→
The kids aren’t alright in Against the Grain Theatre’s production of the Turn of the Screw, an opera adapted in 1954 from the 1898 novella by Henry James. This gothic opera tells a ghost story about a governess whose two charges, a little boy named Miles and a little girl named Flora, apparently start seeing the ghosts of their former governess, Miss Jessel, and the caretaker who seduced her, Peter Quint.
This year’s free Festival of Ideas and Creation in Toronto is themed ‘sound and music’
I’ve never been to a stage festival before so I went into the Festival of Ideas and Creation (runs from May 9-13) without any expectations. I’ll admit, I was excited for a grab-bag style of evening, with readings and short performances, and lots of variety to keep me interested.
The overall theme at this year’s Festival of Ideas and Creation is sound and music, a theme they stayed true to, based on the three performances I attended. Those who are interested in attending the Festival can choose to see one, or all, performances in the evening and each event is completely free. All you have to do is reserve tickets online before the show, although there is a rush line for last minute tickets. Continue reading Review: Festival of Ideas and Creation (Canadian Stage)→
A funny and modern twist on a Shakespearean classic is playing in Toronto
We walked in to the underground studio that was the set for the Twelfth Night, or, Whateverwhich was designed to look like the atmosphere of a rave. This unique set did not disappoint; the huge space looked like a nightclub where a rave actually could take place, with a dance floor, stage, two different bars and several lounge couches and chairs that were placed strategically throughout.
The first thing we were told was to go ahead and join the dancers on the dance floor because this play was as much for us as it was for them. I quickly realized that most people who were dancing were actually actors and that most of the audience members were mingling on the couches and chairs. And thus began our experience of the Twelfth Night, or, Whatever with a rave-like, dance party twist. Continue reading Review: Twelfth Night, or, Whatever (Snobbish Theatre and Breakout Studios)→
Harbourfront Centre presents Hari Krishnan’s double bill of Indian classic dance interpretation, Quicksand and Nine
Quicksand and Nine are presented as a double bill at the Harbourfront Centre’s Fleck Theatre. Each show is choreographed by Hari Krishnan, a dancer, choreographer, scholar and artistic director of Toronto’s inDANCE, who boasts an impressive resume. Each of the two shows are Krishnan’s very different interpretations of the navarasa, nine archetypal emotions that are popular in Bharatanatyam, Indian classical dance. Continue reading Review: Quicksand/Nine (Harbourfront NextSteps and inDANCE)→
A youthful cast performs Cabaret at the Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto
