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A look Down There

Written on March 10, 2017. Posted in Arts.

As I walked into the H’art Centre, I was greeted by posters of hand-drawn flowers and butterflies, one with “pussy” written in immaculate cursive and another encouraging me to “feel your feelings”. I’d arrived at Down There. Down There is an annual performance of stories covering a range of topics,...

A final goodbye to Mata Hari

Written on January 20, 2017. Posted in Arts.

On Tuesday night, a crowd gathered at the Isabel Bader Center for Performing Arts to witness the final days of Mata Hari before her execution at the Prison Saint-Lazare in Paris, France. Infamously known as a deceitful femme fatale, Hari tells her story one last time before she’s sent off to her untimely...

Behind the scenes at Cirque de Soleil

Written on December 17, 2016. Posted in Arts.

Cirque de Soleil has come to Kingston. Their production of OVO, which began in April this year, is currently touring North America and stopped in town from Dec 7 to 11. The show tells the story of a newcomer, a blue fly, to a box colony through innovative circus routines. In OVO, the fly falls in...

Queer Ecologies: Breaking down walls

Written on September 30, 2016. Posted in Arts.

On Saturday, Toronto-based artist, performer and researcher Alvis Choi, otherwise known as Alvis Parsley, delivered a bewildering yet brave piece of theatre to an intimate crowd of 25 people at the Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts. The performance was part of a two-day performing arts event...

Poets with disabilities perform pieces with heart

Written on October 2, 2015. Posted in Arts.

A poetry reading was held on Tuesday night with performances by poets looking beyond their disabilities and finding inspiration in the world around them. The event, titled Off the Record, presented a group of emerging poets who shared their thoughts through poems of various styles and themes. It was...

A new identity for Viet Cong

Written on September 25, 2015. Posted in Arts.

The controversially-named Viet Cong — with help from openers Greys and Heavy Lifting — made for a surprisingly giddy night of noise and punk. The performance came a day after the band announced they were bowing to pressure from critics and changing their name. ‘Viet Cong’ refers to the name Western...

Improvisational media

Written on November 14, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Decomposing Pianos performed their ethereal experimental musical set “Regression” in an ambient venue at Modern Fuel. The duo put on the partially-improvised show on Monday night to an intimate gathering of people — the atmosphere was relaxed with the presence of an open bar and nonchalantly strewn...

Honesty on stage

Written on October 17, 2014. Posted in Arts.

On Wednesday evening, Kingston’s newest coffee shop, Musiikki café, welcomed a duo performance from singers and songwriters Hilary Grist and Christa Couture. The two talented musicians from British Columbia are currently on their collaborative tour, the Fall Eastern Canadian Tour, during October and...

Redemption and rebirth

Written on January 10, 2014. Posted in Arts.

For Craig Jennings, all it took was passion and a little bit of luck. 49-year-old Jennings first heard of Cirque du Soleil 15 years ago when he was in California. At the time, the troupe was touring their new show Allegria. That was all it took to spark a new passion. “I thought to myself,” Jennings...

Tag: Performance

A look Down There

A final goodbye to Mata Hari

Behind the scenes at Cirque de Soleil

Queer Ecologies: Breaking down walls

Poets with disabilities perform pieces with heart

A new identity for Viet Cong

Improvisational media

Honesty on stage

Redemption and rebirth

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