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Mar 28, 2022
In Conversation with Other People Creative Team

Canadian Stage

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We sat down with director Brendan Healy, dramaturge Daniel MacIvor and writer/performer Daniel Brooks, for an inside look at the play, Other People.

Watch the exclusive video interviews in this edition of CS Grid. 

 

Feb 24, 2022
In Conversation with Johanna Schall, director of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Interview conducted by Julija Pesic and Teodora Djuric

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In this edition of CS Grid, U of T researcher Julija Pesic and cast member Teodora Djuric interview Johanna on her relationship to the late Bertolt Brecht, why she chose to direct this play and hear her spin fusing modern technology into live performance.

Feb 4, 2022
Tales from a VR Residency: Esther Splett

Interview with Esther Splett

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Esther Splett is an artist and musician who uses sound, video and performance to create multidisciplinary art from obsessive personal themes. See what they've been up to in the CS VR Lab.

Nov 30, 2021
Reflections on New Monuments: Interview with Annie Wong

Fiona Raye Clarke interviews Annie Wong

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We asked community-engaged artists to respond to New Monuments in three commissioned interviews where they shared their research, work, and lived experience of the subject matter of the film. This is the last of three interviews in the series, conducted by Fiona Raye Clarke.

Nov 30, 2021
Reflections on New Monuments: Interview with the Black Speculative Arts Movement Canada

Fiona Raye Clarke interviews Black Speculative Arts Movement Canada

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We asked community-engaged artists to respond to New Monuments in three commissioned interviews where they shared their research, work, and lived experience of the subject matter of the film. This is the second of three interviews in the series, conducted by Fiona Raye Clarke.

Nov 12, 2021
Reflections on New Monuments: Interview with Ange Loft

Fiona Raye Clarke Interviews Ange Loft

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We asked community-engaged artists to respond to New Monuments in three commissioned interviews where they shared their research, work, and lived experience of the subject matter of the film. This is the first of three interviews in the series, conducted by Fiona Raye Clarke.

Aug 16, 2021
On Ancestral Reconnection and Intergenerational Rhythms

Written by Timea Wharton-Suri, Curator & Program Director of dance Immersion

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MUKUTHÔ comes at a unique time and place, having it's world premire as part of Canadian Stage’s Dream in High Park summer program in Toronto. We hear from Timea Wharton-Suri, Curator and Program Director at dance Immersion, who gives us an inside look at the beginnings of this creation and how the work landed at High Park. 

May 28, 2021
The Future of Live Cinema

Written by Maziar Ghaderi

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Maziar Ghaderi from the Live Cinema Collective looks at the creation and future of live cinema.

Oct 20, 2020
Welcoming Two New Visionaries to the BMO Lab

Written by Canadian Stage

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Ryan Cunningham and Sébastien Heins join the BMO Lab, the country’s only theatre workshop solely devoted to explorations in emergent technologies.

Jul 9, 2020
Mindful Moments Towards Answering a “Simple” Question

Written by Susanna Fournier

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Playwright Susanna Fournier on adjusting to the pandemic through mindfulness practice and new creative projects.

Apr 17, 2020
Brendan’s Quarantine Watch List

Written by Brendan Healy

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Artistic Director Brendan Healy shares a few online streaming options to keep you inspired.