Prevue

Mar. 15, 2012 / 856: FAVA

Chapter Two

Date in the dark

Forget the pony rides and costumed university students—theatre patrons seeking a respite from the usual circuit in town can head to the Capitol Theatre in Fort Edmonton Park,… Read more »

Mar. 15, 2012 / 856: FAVA

God of Carnage

The parent trap

Parents don't like to hear criticism of their children from other parents, as they often see it as a reflection of their character or parental aptitude. Two very… Read more »

Mar. 15, 2012 / 856: FAVA

Palestinian Bazaar

Culture shock

'Unfortunately, many people admit the first thing that comes to mind when they hear Palestine is war, violence, pain, struggle and any other word that could describe the… Read more »

Jan. 18, 2012 / 848: City of champions

Coming attractions 2012 - part 1

A preview of the coming year in film

Shadowed by dark nights of superhero franchises, blue-balled by smurfin' cartoon sequels, battleshipped by board-game adaptations, snow white-outed by fairy-tale flicks, jump street-jacketed by '80s remakes ... will… Read more »

Oct. 12, 2011 / 834: Protest in the riot

GUY VANDERHAEGHE

GUY VANDERHAEGHE

Although Guy Vanderhaeghe's A Good Man concludes a loose western trilogy of sprawling historical novels, he'd never intended to write them as a linked series. When he first… Read more »

Oct. 12, 2011 / 834: Protest in the riot

Reasons to be Pretty

REASONS TO BE PRETTY

On the precipice of her first season as the artistic director of the Walterdale theatre, Sarah Van Tassel seems adjusting to the shift from her own independent company,… Read more »

Oct. 12, 2011 / 834: Protest in the riot

LITFEST

LITFEST

Though she'd go on to emerge as a poet, Alice Major's childhood exposure to science left its own indelible mark on her mind, beginning around the age of… Read more »

Oct. 12, 2011 / 834: Protest in the riot

BASHIR LAZHAR

BASHIR LAZHAR

The cultural mosaic, our national metaphor for unity and cultural perseverance, doesn't hold up to scrutiny very well. It defines the preservation of each piecemeal part and, in… Read more »

Oct. 12, 2011 / 834: Protest in the riot

PERE ET FILS

When famed Polish composer Henryk Górecki passed away late last year, choreographer Waldemar Bartkowski had just finished creating an evening for Citie Ballet that honoured the work of… Read more »

Sep. 21, 2011 / 831: The Sandwich Issue

Reeling outward

The Edmonton International Film Fest expands

  Though the past few years have seen it moving closer to a fully centralized location, the Edmonton International Film Festival is spreading outward from its usual downtown… Read more »