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Writing non-fiction’s a bitch – a truth not universally acknowledged.

– Will Aitken in This Writing Death

Theatre

Chekhov for Beginners



by Natalie G.

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Don't know where you were sitting, but there were lots of laughs.

– comment by Suzy Charto

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THEATRE

Letter from Chicago

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Visiting the Chicago Shakespeare Theater

by Marianne Ackerman
16.01.2012

The age of national culture is over. Forget about tired nation-states, their ineffective governments and surly citizens. Great art is to be found in cities with strong flavours. At the top of my list is Chicago, just over an hour from Toronto by air, where a vibrant theatre scene is offering the best play I’ve seen in years.

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STAGE

Slicing and Dicey

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Dave St. Pierre, Le cycle de la boucherie, at Théâtre La Chapelle, through December 17

by Marianne Ackerman
13.12.2011

If Vincent Van Gogh were alive and creating dance theatre in Montreal, he might well make work like Dave St. Pierre’s. Both artists display sure flashes of genius embedded in frantic energy, and a voracious will focused unflinchingly on the creation of terrible beauty.

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VIDEO

Art for Art’s Sake

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Rover's Art Fair, December 1-4

by Leila Marshy
06.12.2011

You came to the party. You saw the art. Now catch the video.

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VIDEO

Mashup Montréal

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Imagine Montréal, by Marianne Ackerman, Blue Metropolis

by Leila Marshy
10.05.2011

10 actors. 25 writers. 1 night in Montréal. The worlds of fiction, theatre, music – and now film – overlapped in Marianne Ackerman’s Imagine Montréal. Staged for the second time on at the Blue Metropolis, the words were culled from over two dozen works published since 2000. All set in Montreal, it portrays a city about to fall and about to fly. A contradiction we know all too well.

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NOTEBOOK

Yes Size Counts

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Supporting CanLit

by Marianne Ackerman
14.03.2011

Should Canadian publishers be allowed to sell off equity in search of capital? Instinctively, those of us who remember the invention of CanLit will say “No Way.” John Barber’s piece in The Globe and Mail makes a strong argument to the contrary. The total book market in Canada is a $2.8-million a year business, some [...]

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NOTEBOOK

Serious Bites

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Paris Review

by Marianne Ackerman
28.02.2011

In case you think there is no future for serious content-driven publications in this slick, bite-sized era, take a look at what’s happening at the Paris Review. Mind you, according to the Sunday Times, the new 37-yr-old publisher’s main business strategy is based on his presence at many important parties. More power to Lorin Stein. [...]

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CRITICAL I

Giller Gong Show

Giller Prize

by Marianne Ackerman
12.11.2010

Opening night reception of Don Quixote at the Centaur, a tiny ubiquitous woman accosts me with the dread question: “Did you catch the Giller Awards on TV?” Think about it Donna: how likely is it that I—one of the many unnamed losers—would spend that evening in virtual Toronto?

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