“Lo (Or Der Mr. Wells)”: Rose Napoli And David Mamet Clash In This Fine Production Dealing With Troubling Ethical Questions..
A two-hander by Rose Napoli that has been given a fine production at the GCTC thanks to director...
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Alvina Ruprecht
“Indecent”: A Deeply Moving, Complex And Exquisitely Directed Production That Reveals The Enormous Talent Of The Segal Centre For Performing Arts In Montreal
Indecent, written by Paula Vogel, was first produced at the Yale repertory theatre in 2015. This...
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“Giselle”–A World Premiere Reveals Ivan Cavallari’s Contemporary Vision Of A 19th Century Ballet Through The Prism Of ‘Total Art.’
The NAC dance program emphasized the fact that this version of Giselle, the first for the Grands...
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“Albumen”: A Living Hotblooded Art Piece
The Arts Court Theatre is the perfect intimate space for the experimental performance piece...
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“Love And Information”: An Excellent Young Director Extracts Order From Churchill’s Contemporary Chaos
A talented young director brings order to Caryl Churchill’s purposely chaotic vision of the nature...
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“Love And Human Remains”: An Excellent Staging Gives Life To A Dated Play
The title of the play (Love And Human Remains) by Brad Fraser, written in 1989 and currently...
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Stéphanie Turple’s “Un-Countried”: How Regimes And Mindsets Change
Un-Countried, written by Stéphanie Turple, and directed by Kevin Orr shows what happens when a...
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“Ripcord”: Disturbingly Outrageous Popular Theatre Where Comedy And Tragedy Intersect
David Lindsay-Abaire in his earlier works was a master of television style sit-coms and Ripcord...
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“Minding Frankie”: A Canadian Premiere Of An Irish Adaptation Goes Straight To The Heart!
The narrative voices of Irish novelist and playwright Maeve Binchy that emerge in Minding Frankie...
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In The Unseen World: Performing Storytelling In The World Of Indigenous Peoples
In the new theatre research LabO located in the Ottawa Art Gallery, a group of students and...
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Alonzo King Lines Ballet “Sutra” Unites The World
What we grasp from this hypnotic evening presented by the Alonzo King Lines Ballet performing a...
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Festival Des Francophonies En Limousin. International Francophone Theatre In All Its Diversity
This new international festival in Limoges created in 1984 by Pierre DeBauche after the Avignon...
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“Cloudburst”: The Arrival Of A Bright New Actor On The Ottawa Scene
My colleagues have already expressed their admiration for this production and I can only agree...
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Lysistrata In The New World: A Rereading Of The Greek Comedy That Surpasses Its Source Of Inspiration
Odyssey Theatre has at last been reborn under the stars in this Canadian premier. After a period...
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The Cirque Du Soleil Redefines Its Space And Becomes Contemporary Theatre!
Le Cirque du Soleil is back in Ottawa, this time with a show called Corteo already seen by 8...
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“25” 1919 France: Pure Performance Cycle That Continues Through Eternity!
25–1919 Paris France is billed as a “performance event”–even a play if you wish, by Elliot...
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Dr. Faustus Meets Cyberspace: The Past And The Future Collide In Perfect Harmony!!
In a small empty space illuminated by several enlarged computer screens, a shadowy figure sits...
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Josephine Baker: An Uplifting, Engaging, And Inspiring Performance
They bill this as a burlesque cabaret but it goes far beyond that form because it actually tells...
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“La Cerisaie”: Chekhov’s “Cherry Orchard” With New Secrets
La Cérisaie (The Cherry Tree/The Cherry Orchard) presented by the Belgian company TG STAN (i.e....
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“Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of…”: Docudrama Musical for Black Lives Matter
The Beginning Of A Most Important Dialogue Initiated By This striking and moving staging of rage!...
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