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Sarah Slean and Hawksley Workman navigate humanity through song

Written on March 10, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Hawksley Workman and Sarah Slean have enjoyed successful careers in the Canadian music scene for more than two decades. The pair will bring their combined talents to the Grand Theatre on March 14. Their sound operates outside the confines of one genre, often moving fluidly in their composition and...

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,...

Queen's Yu Theatre Society Debuts The Storm: Festival

Written on January 14, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Since its inception in 2018, the Yu Theatre Society at Queen’s has aimed to give Chinese international students a distinctly Chinese theatre experience while sharing dramatic narratives with the rest of the Kingston community. The Storm: Festival opened on Jan. 10 at the Kingston Grand Theatre and...

Kick and Push takes theatre on a tour of the town

Written on July 29, 2019. Posted in Arts.

In its fifth year alone, the Kick and Push theatre festival has taken off, expanding into a month-long celebration of Kingston’s vibrant culture and history. What began as an attempt to bring more summer theatre to the downtown area has grown to encompass master-class workshops and a two-week-long...

Giselle brings death-defying love story to Grand Theatre stage

Written on June 3, 2019. Posted in Arts.

Ballet Giselle proves the enduring attraction to stories of love, betrayal, and forgiveness. On May 1, the Great Russian Ballet performed Giselle at The Grand Theatre. Giselle, advertised as a death-defying masterpiece of a love story, follows the courtship between young maiden Giselle and Duke...

For new album, rockers Said the Whale went home

Written on March 1, 2019. Posted in Arts, Music.

A recipe for Dad Rock: marriages, engagements, children and the great outdoors. Said the Whale checks all the boxes, but it never gets tired. When they take the stage opening for Mother Mother at the Grand Theatre on Monday, the indie rockers are likely to prove that. Their latest album, Cascadia,...

25 years later, The Almighty Voice and His Wife is more relevant than ever

Written on September 26, 2017. Posted in Arts.

Twenty-five years after it first appeared on stage in Kingston, Daniel David Moses’ The Almighty Voice and His Wife is back with a new cast, new perspective and the same director. Currently featured at The Grand Theatre, the two-act play tells the story of two Cree lovers, Almighty Voice and White...

Sounds of soul

Written on November 15, 2013. Posted in Arts.

To write the “Boys” off as a mundane gospel group would be a big mistake. The group, most of which are blind, boast an impressive six Grammys, a Lifetime Achievement Award, three presidential invitations to the White House and collaborations with the likes of Willie Nelson, Tom Petty and Prince. But...

Canadian country crooning

Written on February 14, 2013. Posted in Arts.

Dean Brody loves his girls — Canadian girls that is. After talking to Brody about tour life, Canada and his latest album, it became clear that he wasn’t shy when it came to talking about his favourite audience. “I was just looking at all these songs about American girls, ‘American Woman’ for example,...

Plaskett out of the box

Written on October 12, 2012. Posted in Arts.

Joel Plaskett may be a Kingston regular, but he doesn’t arrive empty-handed. Plaskett jokingly said his bag of tricks includes a wooden bust of Wayne Newton and a set of dancing monkey toys. As the crew was unloading the tour van at a club in southern Ontario, Plaskett took a few minutes to joke about...

A thousand ways to make you laugh

Written on October 12, 2012. Posted in Arts.

I’ve never been sung to in an interview before. I didn’t think that would ever happen, until André-Philippe Gagnon picked up the phone to talk to me about his upcoming comedy show in Kingston. Suddenly, I was on the phone with Barry White serenading me with snippets from a Michael Jackson medley. Gagnon,...

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Sarah Slean and Hawksley Workman navigate humanity through song

Mr. Burns shines unconventionally and unapologetically

Queen's Yu Theatre Society Debuts The Storm: Festival

Kick and Push takes theatre on a tour of the town

Giselle brings death-defying love story to Grand Theatre stage

For new album, rockers Said the Whale went home

25 years later, The Almighty Voice and His Wife is more relevant than ever

Sounds of soul

Canadian country crooning

Plaskett out of the box

A thousand ways to make you laugh

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