Monthly Archives: September 2022

ANDREW ASCENZO – AKA CELLIST, PERFORMER, CONDUCTOR, COMPOSER, LECTURER, MUSICAL DIRECTOR, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, TEACHER, PRODUCER, AUDIO ENGINEER, MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST – LEADS “A DEMONSTRATION TO SHOW HOW CLASSICAL MUSIC CAN THRIVE IN THE TIKTOK UNIVERSE” AT THE GLENN GOULD FOUNDATION’S GLENNGOULD@90 SAT, SEPTEMBER 24 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM, ISABEL BADER THEATRE, 93 CHARLES STREET WEST…… A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on September 22, 2022 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: What exactly do you like about the work you create, as originator or as interpreter, or as both if such is the case? ANDREW ASCENZO: My favourite thing about being an artist and a musician is the opportunity … Continue reading →

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THEATRICAL RICHES IN SHAW FESTIVAL PRODUCTION: SHAW’S TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD IS, WELL, TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!

Posted on September 16, 2022 by strecker

Last Sunday during the first interval of Too True to Be Good, I was reading the play’s program and realizing again how the Shaw Festival has long provided an unending treasury of theatrical riches in my life. My first memory, … Continue reading →

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DANCER KIMBERLEY COOPER, WITH DECIDEDLY JAZZ DANCEWORKS! AT THE DANCE NORTH FESTIVAL, OBSERVES “WORKING IN THE ARTS MAKES A PERSON MORE CURIOUS, COMPASSIONATE, THOUGHTFUL, GOOD AT WORKING WITH SCARCITY, NIMBLE WITH CHANGE, INVENTIVE. IT ALSO GIVES YOU THE POSSIBILITY TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS, THE WORLD, AND YOURSELF, IN DEEPLY PROFOUND WAYS. I BELIEVE THIS IS EVEN MORE TRUE IN WORKING IN JAZZ.”  …..A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on September 15, 2022 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: What exactly do you like about the work you create, as originator or as interpreter, or as both if such is the case? KIMBERLEY COOPER: I love what I do. I guess the short answer would be the … Continue reading →

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DANCER STUTI MUKHERJEE, WHO PERFORMS AT THE EIGHTH ANNUAL DANCE NORTH FESTIVAL, EXPLAINS “I LIVE, EAT, SLEEP, WALK, TALK DANCE EVERY DAY. MY THIRST FOR THIS ART FORM MADE ME QUIT MY PH.D.! “……. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on September 13, 2022 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: What exactly do you like about the work you create, as the originator, interpreter, or both if such is the case? STUTI MUKHERJEE: As an interpreter, representing my roots-South Asian cultural heritage, Bharatanatyam, to the Canadian audience brings a … Continue reading →

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DANCER SOFÍA ONTIVEROS AT DANCE NORTH, WHICH CELEBRATES ITS EIGHTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL, EXPLAINS, “I FIND IT IS EASY TO GET STUCK WITH BIG THEMES/CONCEPTS/IDEAS IN MY HEAD, BUT ONCE I BEGIN TO PHYSICALLY CREATE, THESE COMPLETELY TRANSFORM INTO SOMETHING I HAD NOT FULLY PICTURED BEFORE” ……. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on September 13, 2022 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: What exactly do you like about the work you create, as originator or as interpreter, or as both if such is the case? SOFÍA ONTIVEROS: The part I enjoy most about creating is being in the studio exploring … Continue reading →

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