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Dan Studio Series offers a great collection of plays

Written on November 12, 2021. Posted in Arts, Theatre.

I have always found drama and stage acting fascinating. While I don’t have the bionic ability to act in a live performance, watching plays allows me to truly feel the emotions of the characters while shutting out the noise of everyday life. The Dan Studio Series (DSS) is a semi-annual theatre production...

Dan School of Drama and Music cancels student event due to new COVID-19 travel restrictions

Written on March 19, 2021. Posted in News, University.

In response to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Kingston, the Dan School of Drama and Music cancelled another student event. The Isabel Quartet Student Composition was scheduled for Friday at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts; however, it was cancelled because two of the students...

Dan School of Drama and Music cancels fall and winter majors

Written on September 11, 2020. Posted in Arts.

The Dan School of Drama and Music announced the cancelation of its major productions on July 31 in an email to students in the respective programs. Before the pandemic struck, Timothy Findley’s Not Wanted on the Voyage, a modern retelling of Noah’s Ark, and Donna-Michelle St. Bernard’s A Man, A...

Dan Studio Series switches it up with Lost & Found

Written on March 20, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Lost & Found helped audiences forget their troubles last week through lighthearted humour and extraordinary creativity. The Dan Studio Series—a student-run theatre company—performed the student play collection Lost & Found at the Rotunda Theatre in Theological Hall on March 12, 13, and 14. Queen’s...

Mr. Burns shines unconventionally and unapologetically

Written on March 6, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play is an amalgamation of confusion and catastrophe that illustrates the importance of stories in a post-apocalyptic world. The play is the second of two “major” productions put on each year by the Dan School of Drama, and was performed at the Isabel Bader Centre on Wednesday,...

Remembering Kim Renders

Written on July 30, 2018. Posted in Arts.

On July 17, beloved teacher and theatre trailblazer Kim Renders passed away. Renders, a teacher, artist, and activist, made a profound impact in Kingston and across Canada. As many in the community grapple with the loss, outpourings of memories and support for Renders’s family came throughout the...

The Vic wrestles with trauma

Written on November 9, 2017. Posted in Arts.

Currently, a student-run theatre company at Queen’s University is presenting an emotional and thought-provoking production of The Vic, a play written by Leanna Brodie and directed by Amanda Lin. Presented by 5th Company Lane and held in the Rotunda Theatre in Theological Hall until Nov. 26, audience...

The Dan Studio Series grapples with identity in DSS: Embrace

Written on October 31, 2017. Posted in Arts.

This past weekend, The Dan School of Drama and the Dan Studio Series (DSS) staged a series of performances about life on the margins. The fall installment, titled DSS: Embrace, was comprised of four one-act performances thematically centered on the idea of a journey towards self-acceptance. The pieces...

Queen’s launches new graduate arts programs

Written on January 17, 2017. Posted in Arts.

On Jan. 11, Queen’s announced the introduction of a new graduate program in the arts to give students an edge in the ever-competitive industry. The Dan School of Drama and Music has partnered with the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts to provide an Arts Management Graduate Diploma and a...

Open forum addresses cancellation of Othello

Written on November 18, 2016. Posted in Arts.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Dan School of Drama and Music hosted just fewer than 200 students and faculty members in an open forum in Convocation Hall regarding Queen’s Vagabond’s cancellation of their Othello production. Originally set to open this month, Queen’s Vagabond’s production of Othello was...

The Servant of Two Masters serves up laughter and love

Written on November 4, 2016. Posted in Arts.

On Thursday, the Dan School of Drama and Music opened their fall major, The Servant of Two Masters. With a talented cast plucked from the newly-renamed school, the audience was transported back to eighteenth century Venice for a hilarious exploration of marriage, love and making a quick buck. Originally...

Curtains raised on new musical theatre program

Written on September 23, 2016. Posted in News.

Every day, music echoes through the halls of the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. On Thursday though, voices were raised to celebrate a new, multi-institutional program. Queen’s and St. Lawrence College (SLC) announced on Sept. 22 that the two institutions have collaborated to create...

Tag: Dan School of Drama and Music

Dan Studio Series offers a great collection of plays

Dan School of Drama and Music cancels student event due to new COVID-19 travel restrictions

Dan School of Drama and Music cancels fall and winter majors

Dan Studio Series switches it up with Lost & Found

Mr. Burns shines unconventionally and unapologetically

Remembering Kim Renders

The Vic wrestles with trauma

The Dan Studio Series grapples with identity in DSS: Embrace

Queen’s launches new graduate arts programs

Open forum addresses cancellation of Othello

The Servant of Two Masters serves up laughter and love

Curtains raised on new musical theatre program

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