Springboard Performance’s presentation of Wen Wei Wang’s newest dance piece Ying Yun is focused on his mother, who passed away four years ago from ovarian cancer. The production was choreographed in collaboration with the five dancers on stage, to convey both Ying Yun’s story and their own. The movement of the piece is strong and […]
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Theatre Calgary’s Steel Magnolias tells of delicate and strong friendship
At the heart of Theatre Calgary’s production of Steel Magnolias is the bond between women, how that bond is so strong, like steel but also so delicate, a push and pull. This bond, like no other, keeps the women in the performance from falling apart without confining them to something they have to be. It’s […]
The Shakespeare Company’s Goblin: Macbeth is creepy improvised fun
The Shakespeare Company with the generous support of Hit and Myth Productions fulfills its promises when it comes to their production of Goblin: MacBeth. It’s horror, fantasy, improvisation and Shakespeare all mashed together. The play is conceived by and stars Rebecca Northan and Bruce Horak in full goblin masks, involving the audience and improvising as […]