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Ars Poetica



by Anna Fuerstenberg

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What an interestingly inviting read on this mind muddled morning. Thanks! Coffee, Please?

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THEATRE

Musical ‘Lies’ Scores

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Lies My Father Told Me, Segal Centre

by Alex Woolcott
12.05.2011

The publicity will tell you that Theodore Bikel is the star of Lies My Father Told Me, the new musical playing at the Segal Centre. Don’t be fooled. Composer / lyricist Elan Kunin is the real star of the show. Kunin, who showed great promise with his score for Houdini a few years back, continues [...]

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MUSIC

A Beethoven Marathon

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Complete Beethoven String Quartets, Montreal Chamber Music Festival

by Crystal Chan
10.05.2011

Canada’s young Afiara string quartet kicked off a six-concert Beethoven marathon last night with plenty of enthusiasm. It’ll be the first time in over a decade that Ludwig’s string quartets will be performed as a complete cycle in Montreal.

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DANCE

Unlocking Lock

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La La La Human Steps, Salle Wilfrid Pelletier

by Tao Fei
07.05.2011

After a four-year wait since Édouard Lock’s last creation, hyped-up Montreal dancegoers streamed into Salle Wilfrid Pelletier on Thursday night for the North American premiere of Lock’s New Work, featuring international ballet star Diana Vishneva.

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EVENTS

Underdog Charm And Crazy Animal Rites

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David Sedaris, Théâtre Maisonneuve

by Megan Stewart
06.05.2011

David Sedaris strides confidently onstage, stands at the podium, and begins to tell a story about a cat and a baboon. His small, lilting voice matches his stature and his unassuming air. The cat goes to a hair salon and experiences the utter monotony and discomfort of having to interact with the baboon hairstylist, with [...]

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THEATRE

Laugh Out Loud Funny

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The Book Club, Freestanding Room

by Anna Fuerstenberg
05.05.2011

His play might have been called the Real Housewives of Literature. Ned Cox has finally found his theatrical voice and it is farcical. The Book Club sashays to a ragtime rhythm of set ups and deliveries brilliantly shot out by a dream cast of this city’s most sparkling actors.

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THEATRE

Eternal War Bride

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Mary’s Wedding, Persephone Theatre

by Anna Fuerstenberg
03.05.2011

Canada is currently at war in Afghanistan and preparing for war in Libya; it might be a good idea to review some war history. Canada is a nation whose identity was defined by the First World War. Although Canadian soldiers were treated like cannon fodder they fought well and comported themselves brilliantly.

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FESTIVAL CITY

Summing up the Subcontinent

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BLOGGING THE BLUE MET

by Martyn Bryant
02.05.2011

The wave of empires, religions, languages and cuisine that makes India such a rich, exotic and fascinating country also results in divides and migrations, such as the 1947 Pakistan-India partition and the disputed Kashmir border. Kasmiri poet and playwright Aziz Hajini, and poet Koyamparambath Satchidanandan from Kerala, described the long time over which they needed to absorb and reflect on 2002 state-sponsored genocide by Hindu Extremists on Muslims in Gujarat before they could write about it. They produced some extremely distressing poem

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