GirlCanCreate presents
The RED Letter
February, 2007
Table of Contents
- Words from Lisa Pijuan-Nomura
- Feature Storytelling: Speak: A Night of Verbal and Visual Storytelling
- Feature Theatre: The Russian Plays
- An Interview with Hannah Moskovitch: Playwright of The Russian Plays
- Feature Festival: Kumbaa
- RED Fundraiser – February 28 at Lula Lounge
- Feature Film Event: Prisoners Justice Film Festival
- Performance Valentine-Oh-Gram
- Read this Book! With Book Lady Sarah Selecky
- Classes, Workshops and Conferences
- Calls for Entries
- Top10 with Theatre Artist Audrey Dwyer
- Harbourfront Happenings
- Upcoming Performances of Interest
- What is it? Contest
- Last Thought
1. Words from Lisa Pijuan-Nomura
I didn't really play a lot of board games as a kid. I thought they were trivial and lame. You would often find me in my room reading a book. Any book that I could get my hands on which might explain my desire to share good books with all of you who read the letter!
When I was little I wasn't interested in television or sports. It was books that I loved best. I went to the library every Saturday after my theatre arts classes and spent about two hours searching for exciting reads that would expand my imagination and horizons. I don't like to admit it, but I was a bit of a odd duck that could relate to the characters in my books more than I could to the kids in my class.
But recently board games have found a way to come back into my life. I married a man who likes a good battle of RISK, or a good Yatzee game once in a while. And it was he who introduced me to the magic of Jenga.
Jenga is a block game that has its players construct a tall tower of blocks. The object is to remove the blocks from the lower half of the tower to add to the top making it the tallest of towers with out toppling all over. This game is fun. It's addictive. And whenever I can, I have a game of Jenga. For my annual holiday party, I had about 20 people playing a round of Jenga. Everyone played and everyone breathed and everyone screamed when the tower fell. At that moment, I realized why I loved it.
Jenga is a good metaphor for art. If you take from the already existing foundation you can build a taller tower, but if you take to much without adding anything more it might just topple. It's great to share with other people. Jenga takes a lot of attention, so does art. And this building blocks game is really about balance. About taking a risk on something that might not work, but in the end gets you closer to what it is you want. In art, creating a unique piece, and in Jenga, getting one block higher!
There are a lot of things happening this February, A Fundraiser for RED, Valentines Day (Check out the cool FADO promotion!) and my birthday!
It's been crazy cold, so be well, stay inside, find some blocks and start building. You will be amazed at how fun it can be!
Lisa Pijuan-Nomura
2. Feature Storytelling: Speak: A Night of Verbal and Visual Storytelling
Curated by Noah Kenneally, Ann McDougall and Lisa Pijuan-Nomura
Speak is a new storytelling series that happens the first Monday of every month at our new home at It's Not A Deli in the Queen West Neighbourhood.
Each evening will feature three tellers of contrasting styles and will include an open story jam where audience members are welcome to share their stories.
2007 Winter/Spring Dates
February 5
Featured tellers are Dan Yashinsky, Ann McDougall, Audrey Dwyer
March 5
April 2
May 7
It's Not A Deli
986 Queen Street West (at Ossington)
416-532-4748
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Admission: $5 to $10
We are always looking for more tellers!
If you want any more info please do contact us at speakcollective@yahoo.ca
www.speaktoronto.blogspot.com
3. Feature Theatre: The Russian Plays
The Russian Plays: The Russian Play and USSR
by Hannah Moscovitch
directed by Natasha Mytnowych
featuring Michelle Monteith, Shawn Campbell, Aaron Willis, and Maev Beaty
February 21 to 25, 2007
Shows Wed-Sat at 8:00 P.M. and Sunday matinee at 2:30 P.M.
Habourfront Centre, Studio Theatre (York Quay Centre)
235 Queen's Quay West, Toronto.
Tickets $20.00
Call the Harbourfront Centre Box Office at 416.973.4000
(Phone lines open Tues – Sat 1 P.M. – 6 P.M)
Or ONLINE at http://tickets.harbourfrontcentre.com/tickets/search.aspx
Set amidst the doomed men and rotten ideals of Stalinist Russia, The Russian Play tells the story of a flower-shop girl who falls in love with a gravedigger – a bleak and bittersweet ode to the dangerous joys of love. The double bill is completed by the debut of USSR, a darkly ironic exposé of the Russian immigrant experience. The Russian Plays offers a unique and engrossing night of exciting new theatre.
Here's what the critics had to say about The Russian Play
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED "...incredibly powerful with breathtaking emotion... A Must-See "
- Toronto Star
***1/2(3-1/2 out of 4 stars), "It's that rarest of all theatrical experiments: a clever satire with a beating heart."
- Kamal al-Solaylee, The Globe and Mail
NNNN (4out of 5 N's), "funny and moving...first rate cast... A WINNER!"
- Jon Kaplan, Now Magazine
#1 PICK: "Perfect Production...Perfect Fable "
- Robert Cushman, National Post
4. An Interview with Hannah Moskovitch: Playwright of The Russian Plays
Tell us a bit about yourself and how you came to be a playwright. Was it something that you have always wanted to do?
I trained as an actor, but quickly realized that I wanted more of a "voice" in the theatre that I was a part of. I was ambitious not to be seen onstage and to speak other people's words but to be heard in the content, or meaning, of the work. You can sometimes tell what you want to do by who you envy - I envied Judith Thompson, Morwyn Brebner, Claudia Dey. I never envied Martha Henry or Lucy Peacock, so I guess that's a sure sign.
The Russian Plays deal with a very specific time in history. Tell us about how you came to write these scripts? Do they come from your family's experience of immigration?
I would love to say that my process was structured and logical. The Russian Play began with an image of a girl with the shabby-glamour of a prostitute challenging the audience to answer her question to them: "where do you hide a piece of bread?" The Russian Play evolved out of that image and that question ( a long evolution, mind you). My family did emigrate from the Soviet Union to escape the pogroms and the gas chambers so that's probably in me and surfacing in this way.
Often people say that to be a writer you must write about what you know. Tell me what you think about that?
I'm sure that's good advice. It sounds to me like the sort of thing you say to a recklessly ambitious and lazy beginner who chooses to write about the Aids epidemic in Africa when they're from Forest Hill. I'd say that with enough humility and research you can write about whatever strikes you as important to write about.
Any advice for beginner playwrights?
The trick is to use the fear that you feel to make yourself work harder and not let it sink you into paralysis. (advice more for neurotic beginner playwrights, I guess)
Hannah Moscovitch
Recent writing credits include Essay (workshopped through the Banff playRites Colony, Nightwood Theatre and Absit Omen Theatre; winner of the Contra Guys Playwriting Award at the SummerWorks Theatre Festival 2005), The Russian Play ( played to sold out house and rave reviews at the SummerWorks Theatre Festival 2006; winner of the 2006 SummerWorks Jury Prize), NGO (produced by The Wrecking Ball/ArcFest) Mexico City (produced as part of the inaugural Lab Cab Festival), and Born Guilty (developed through Tarragon Theatre's Playwrights Unit). Hannah is a student at the University of Toronto, and she is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. Upcoming: Hannah is working with Theatrefront on the creation of The Mill , she is creating a new work with Volcano Theatre, and she is developing a play for young audience with Youtheatre Montreal. Her SummerWorks hit, The Russian Play, is being remounted as part of the Hatch season at Harbourfront in February, and at the Magnetic North Festival in Ottawa in June.
5. Feature Festival: Kumbaa
Friday February 9, 2007
Jamaican Music, Art and Culture - 45th Anniversary of Independence
Comedic sensation and rising star Jay Martin performs his hilarious stand-up comedy, followed by the return of "Jamaica to Toronto's" Jay Douglas and his All-Star band, surely not to be missed. Acclaimed Jamaican recording artist Anthony Malvo, rising star Humble and DJ Empress Divine round out this amazing line up.
Brigantine Room
9:00 p.m
FREE
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Vieux Farka Touré CD Release Concert
Sure to be one of the best African music concerts in Toronto for 2007! On tour for the first time in North America, Vieux Farka Touré is the son of legendary Malian musician Ali Farka Touré. The proverbial torch passed from father to son when Grammy Award winning Ali Farka Touré lost his battle to bone cancer in the spring of 2006. Vieux's music respects the heritage of his Malian roots and continues in the rich tradition of his father. The debut CD, Vieux Farka Touré, features the very last recordings of the legend Ali Farka Touré and also includes the renowned playing of Grammy Award winner Toumani Diabaté. Proceeds of the CD benefit the fight against Malaria, the leading cause of death in African children.
Brigantine Room
10:00 p.m.
$15
HIP HOP SHOWCASE
Urban X-Posure: Hustle and Flow
Hip hop symposium and showcase. Featuring a listening salon for demos and a "live" artist showcase. On hand will be special guests from Ego Trip: XXL Magazine Editor-in-Chief Elliot Wilson and Sacha Jenkins of Mass Appeal . Fresh from their immensely popular VH1 television series Ego Trip's "Race -o-Rama" and the latest Ego Trip offering "The White Rapper Show", the street-wise group poignantly dissects established notions of pop culture, race and music.
Brigantine Room
3:30 p.m
FREE
Film Screenings
Dead Prez: It's Bigger Than Hip Hop (USA)
Canadian debut. More than just a concert documentary; it brings attention to the inadequacies of the public education system, minority entrepreneurship, and social revolution. Taped in San Francisco, this documentary is an analysis on the state of Black America. Featuring interviews with Davy D, Fred Hampton Jr. (Black Panthers) and more. Winner of the 2006 Atlanta Hip Hop Film Festival "Revolutionary Spirit Award".
Studio Theatre
2:30 p.m
FREE
Fela Kuti: Music is the Weapon (NIGERIA)
Screening of provocative documentary that celebrates Fela's contribution to African music and politics. Part One of Harbourfront Centre's year-long "Felabration" to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the King of Afrobeat's passing.
Studio Theatre
4:00 p.m.
FREE
Sunday February 11, 2007
Film Screenings and Panel Discussions
Black Hair (USA)
Canadian premiere of the controversial documentary that reveals the silent take over of the black hair industry by the Korean community. The documentary will be aired in its entirety and features a panel discussion with Ruth Smith of Strictly Roots, Buster Berkeley of Amorphous Hair Group, Natashia Palmer of Discount Beauty Supplier and Asha Mcleod of Jazma.
Studio Theatre
1:00 p.m
FREE
Sequins, Soca and Sweat: The Hidden Heart of Notting Hill Carnival (UK)
Canadian premiere. A progressive look at Carnival culture behind the masquerade of Europe's largest street festival. A great warm up for Trinidad Carnival and Harbourfront Centre's own Carnivalissima festival in June of 2007! Panel discussion about Caribana's future and what role elders and youth play in carnival culture with William Doyle Marshall, Henry "King Cosmos" Gomez, Professor Camille Hernandez-Ramdwar and fetenet.com.
Studio Theatre
3:30 p.m
FREE
Visit www.harbourfrontcentre.com/kuumba for complete details and full schedule.
6. RED Fundraiser – February 28 at Lula Lounge
And so, join us for a grand event with a stellar lineup of artists, a raffle, a silent auction, and simply a great night of art! The proceeds from this night will be going toward the 4-day RED Festival in April. If you have enjoyed RED please do come and support this great event!! We are still looking for prizes for our raffle, if you have anything to offer please contact Lisa at lisa@girlcancreate.com.
February 28
Featured Artists:
Hector Johnson - Song
Laura Heit - Film
The Inflammables - Puppetry and Song
Rachelle Elie - Comedy
Neema - Singer-Songwriter
And many more surprises!
For final email check www.girlcancreate.com
Lula Lounge
1585 Dundas St W, One Block West of Dufferin
www.lula.ca
For Dinner Reservations call 416-588-0307
Dinner Reservations Guarantees Best Seating
Doors open at 7:00
Performances at 8:30
Tickets: $12 Adults
$10 Students, Seniors, Artists
For reservations: 416-516-4925 or contact lisa@girlcancreate.com
7. Feature Film Event: Prisoners Justice Film Festival
Prisoners Justice Film Festival
Come and join what has quickly become a central space in Toronto to discuss and learn more about issues relevant to prisons and their effects on all of us.
As always the festival will include discussion panels made up of people affected by the prison industry and opportunities to meet other people working for real justice and prison abolition.
Thursday February 8th to Sunday February 11th, 2007
William Doo Auditorium, University of Toronto
45 Wilcocks Street, New College
All screenings are Pay-What-You-Can
Event is Wheelchair Accessible
www.pjac.org
prisonersjusticefilmfest@yahoo.ca
8. Performance Valentine-Oh-Gram
FADO presents the Performance Valentine-Oh-Gram:
ORDER BEFORE FEBRUARY 14TH!
Some lovers give chocolates, some splurge on roses, and if you're lucky you'll get a card. This Valentine's Day give the gift that will charm your sweetie for the entire year!
In the modern world, what better way is there to say, "I love you" than a Performance Valentine-Oh-Gram!
Choose from one of these sweet options:
The "You Complete Me" Valentine-Oh-Gram
Choose a classic film script (Casablanca, Love Story or Say Anything), and our team of performance artists will reenact for the receiver a heart wrenching classic scene that would make Bogart swoon. Ok, maybe not Bogart, but John Cusack for sure.
The Love Me Tender Harmonica Band Valentine-Oh-Gram
Nothing sweeter than a 10-piece harmonica band serenading your love from the front porch. We only know one song, but it's a tearjerker. Comes with a hot chocolate!
The Display of Affection Valentine-Oh-Gram
Part dance, part poetry, all posing. Let us show your beloved that "You-Love-Them-This-Much" with our cheerleading maneuvers, delivered performance art style. Comes with a Loves Me, Love Me Not conceptual bouquet.
The Surprise Option Valentine-Oh-Gram
For the lover with a wild streak, or choose this one for yourself! When the Valentine-Oh-Gram team arrives, your performance is determined by random draw.
Your Valentine will choose from the hat, nothing wrong about that!
The Design Your Own Valentine-Oh-Gram
For the lover who doesn't like to take chances...contact us with your idea and we will deliver a Valentine-Oh-Gram created from your specifications.
Performance Valentine-Oh-Gram only $50 each!
Order before February 10th and pay only $40!
Each and every live performance Valentine-Oh-Gram comes with an appearance by the Giant Heart Mascot, an assortment of chocolate treats and the option to include a personalized message. Or be anonymous! We assure discretion. All of our Valentine-Oh-Grams are kid friendly, family friendly and friend friendly.
Order your Valentine-Oh-Gram from Fado Performance Inc. today!
Only $50 for a personalized piece of Valentine's performance art delivered right to your front door, office or place of leisure by our team of beloved local performance artists including Gale Allen, Chandra Bulucon, Paul Couillard, Shannon Cochrane, Berenicci Hershorn, Louise Lilifeldt, Bernice Lyons-Page, Tanya Mars, Johanna Householder, Ed Johnson, Nahed Mansour, Laura Nanni, Simone Moir and many more...
To order or for more information:
(E) fadohearts@gmail.com
(T) 416-556-0329
www.performanceart.ca
GTA only, day or night appointments available. Payment is due (cash, cheque) before February 14, 2007
9. Read this Book! With Book Lady Sarah Selecky
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
by Marina Lewycka
This book was given to me by a friend who is from the UK - I'd never heard of it before. As soon as I read the first paragraph, I fell in love with the voice and storytelling. While reading it in a Harbourfront restaurant, a server interrupted me to say, "Oh, I LOVE that book! I just finished it last week!" I told her that I was enjoying it very much, and she said, "Just wait - it gets better and better."
Here is the first paragraph:
"Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a glamorous blonde Ukrainian divorcée. He was eighty-four and she was thirty-six. She exploded into our lives like a fluffy pink grenade, churning up the murky water, bringing to the surface a sludge of sloughed-off memories, giving the family ghosts a kick up the backside."
See what I mean?
Lewycka's sentences are charming, hilarious and down to earth, and her talent lies in her ability to play with language. The narrative is told in English, but many of the characters' first language is Ukrainian, making for some colourful translations. Lewycka never condescends to her characters or her readers - but she has a sharp sense of timing. There are some very funny bits. I laughed out loud consistently, from page 1 to page 324.
Of course Valentina, the Ukrainian divorcée, is after Papa's money. The thing is, he doesn't have any. When he begins to ask his daughters for financial help, they start to investigate - just who is this woman who is sleeping in their mother's home? The story about Papa and Valentina gets more and more unbelievable as time goes on. Papa is infuriating and pitiful and clever all at once, and you feel the sisters' frustration as you hear about each new turn of events.
There's more going on here, though. Nadia, our narrator and the youngest sister, begins to unearth some family stories and secrets along her journey. Vera, the older sister, unbearably patronizing, has secrets of her own. The two sisters have been feuding ever since their mother's death, but it seems that the fiasco that is Papa's new relationship might bring them together at last.
Papa is writing a book on the history of tractors, and it explores European history from an angle I've never thought of before. It's written in Ukrainian, but Nadia translates it for us, and Papa's chapters pepper the book. This adds a different texture to the book, and it underlines Papa's character in a way that would be difficult to do otherwise. He's an intelligent and astute writer and engineer, which contrast his other incarnations: an infuriating eccentric, horny sexist geezer, and a sad, lonely old man.
This novel is an exploration of family feuds, Ukrainian history, and old age. It's so much fun to spend time with these crazy characters. Valentina is simply amazing. You've got to read this book.
10. Classes, Workshops and Conferences
Worlds of Music Toronto
Winter 2007 Workshops
Hands-on workshops with some of Toronto finest world music artists:
Drumming, singing, instrumental workshops for musicians and enthusiasts
* Two-hour sessions!
* 8-week series begins week of February 8, $160 (most workshops*)
* Hart House @ University of Toronto (most classes*)
* First-try workshop $20
S. Indian & Jazz Singing, Songs of Southern Africa, Georgian Singing,
East and West African Drumming, Latin American Percussion,
Klezmer Music Ensemble, Brazilian Percussion & Dance,
Latin Jazz Ensemble, Canadian Fiddling, Dumbek,
Trinidadian Music & Calypso Songwriting
For more information see www.worldsofmusic.ca
Trapeze classes and core conditioning for dancers
Calling all dancers who are interested in a new movement experience!
Come feel what it's like to lift yourself up and be suspended in the air!!
Professional Aerialist Mark Segal is offering Trapeze Classes for beginners with movement experience.
Classes will focus on trapeze technique and movement coordination, core and upper body strength conditioning, and supporting each other through a new learning experience. And, of course, having a good time!
With a maximum class size of 6, each person can work at an individualized level.
Classes are downtown at Queen and Bathurst,
Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7:30 - 9:30 pm.
A two-hour class is only $15, with weekly / drop-in sign up available.
For more info, contact Laura at laurasaccount@hotmail.com
Mark Segal has been training in circus for the last 6 years. He has performed with Cirque Sublime, the Flying Paiges, Zero Gravity, Motus O Dance Theatre, and "The Royal Flush" which was an aerial and concept performance series last summer at The Fallsview casino. He has also taught Silks, Rope, and Trapeze for the Toronto School of Circus Arts, and is now teaching Rope and Trapeze classes privately.
11. Calls for Submissions
SEVENTH ANNUAL BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL:
Deadline: February 17th
http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com
We are looking for films with a strong theme or character of bicycles. This includes all mediums and styles such as animation, experimental, narrative, documentary and music videos.
The BFF is held in over 10 cities around the world including Tokyo, New York City, Los Angeles, Paris and London. In 2006, over 35,000 people attended BFF.
It is a celebration through film, art and music. The BFF has been fortunate to include the works of well-known artists including Jonas Mekas, Michel Gondry, Mike Mills and Jorgen Leth. We showcase the emerging artist as well.
The Bike Film Fest looks to be a lot of fun in 2007.
For more info and the entry form go to: http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com
Series 8:08 is looking for choreographers for our upcoming series.
We are looking for one choreographer for our February 24th workshop and several for the rest of the season. If you are interested, please download an application from our web-site www.series808.ca and send it to cpw@series808.ca
Tanya Crowder, CPW Program Coordinator.
Photographer looking for Possible Subjects
Are you Divorced? Separated? Do you have a story to tell? I'm creating a photographic exploration of divorce and separation, and how it affects us personally. I am looking for people to have their portraits taken and used respectfully to explore this theme. If you're interested, contact Dave Pijuan-Nomura at dave@davenomura.com. Participants will receive an 8x10 print of the finished work.
HOWDARESHE Productions - Call To Artists.
I am looking for choreographers to present in the next Dance Matters Series - Risky Business and Rebel Yells. This second series will be focused on featuring works that delve into new and exciting territory, works that take physical risks or are of a rebellious nature in theme and/or concept, and feature artists who push the envelope of contemporary dance.
There is a post-show discussion after each performance; the dates are April 21/22 at 4pm both days, at Pia Bouman's Studio Theatre. The atmosphere is professional, and casual with a desire for real conversation/communication with the audience. Artists receive a cut of box office and publicity, and video of their work.
This is a self-propelled series that I am developing to be continued in the coming years. Feel free to forward this notice to anyone you think might be interested.
Interested parties can e-mail me at howdareshe@hotmail.com
12. Top10 with theatre artist Audrey Dwyer
TEN FAVE BOOKS:
- Monster At The End of This Book by Grover
- I'll Protect You from the Jungle Beasts by Martha Alexander
- Forms of Devotion by Diane Schoemperlen
- Strangers In Paradise Volumes 1 - 5 by Terry Moore
- Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen
- Healing With Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford
- Griffin and Sabine by Nick Bantock
- Fall On Your Knees by Ann Marie MacDonald
- Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Honourable Mentions:
- My Sweet Audrina by V.C. Andrews
- The Macrobiotic Way by Michio Kushi
13. Harbourfront Happenings
(I have always been a big fan of Harbourfront. They have awesome summer festivals, weekend festivities, and arts programming. The opening production of New World Stage was brilliant. Mabou Mines Dollhouse was such a breathtaking, stunning theatrical experience that I can't wait to see the rest of the festival. Here are some more of the goings on at Harbourfront. Go and support both local and international artists of the highest caliber! - Lisa PN)
New World Stage:
...it's only a rehearsal
zero visibility corp . (Norway)
...it's only a rehearsal is choreographer Ina Christel Johannessen's powerful and physical duet for a man and a woman. Based on Ovid's myth of Actaeon and Artemis, the couple's relationship is revealed to us through their raw physical expression. The dynamic shifts between them as they rub and press, push and pull, back and forth--as the physical tension mounts in overtly sexual and sensual ways.
An intimate story of reward and punishment, the audience becomes the voyeur in this incredibly sexy, potentially risky, sometimes funny love story about the inherent connection between the watcher and the watched, and the fine line between desire and obsession.
http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/nws/performances/Rehearsal.php
Enwave Theatre
February 7 - 10, 8 pm
65min
$30
Griots t' Garage:
A Musical History of the African Diaspora
Dennis Rollins (UK)
North American Premiere
Griots t' Garage is one man's musical journey inspired by 500 years of Afro-centric music. Part tribute, part documentary and part concert, Dennis Rollins' virtuosic performance is intensified by live visual projections that mix archival film with live-on-the-floor footage.
The piece transports us from the rhythms of 16th century West Africa, through the development of blues and jazz, and onwards to the funky, hip-hop and garage grooves of today. This internationally- renowned jazz artist is celebrated for his versatility and unique approach to both performance and the often-underrated trombone.
www.dennisrollins.com
Griots t' Garage is a highlight of Harbourfront Centre's Kuumba programme, part of our month long celebration of black history which also includes performances by COBA (Collective of Black Artists) Inc., and Obsidian Theatre Company.
Studio Theatre
February 10 - 11, 7 pm
February 13 - 14, 8 pm
60min
$25
14. Upcoming Performances of Interest
February 4, 11, 18, 25
A Month of Sundays
Featuring the work of Claudia Wittmann, The Thorpe, Aimée Dawn Robinson, Moth Ring, Ame Henderson, The Draperies, Barbara Lindenberg, Stephen Parkinson
Every Sunday in February at 1:30.
96 Spadina (at Adelaide)
Suite 802
$7 or PWYC
Don't be late!
Visit http://motherdrift.blogspot.com/ for more info.
February 6
Christopher Plock
Don't miss this dynamic singer saxophonist. Plock is a two time Juno award winner and a favourite performer on the Toronto swing dance scene. Featuring Chris Lamont, Chris Banks on bass, Peter Hill on piano, Kevin Vienneau on guitar, Ross Wooldridge on Clarinet/Sax, Christopher Plock on, Sax/Vocals, Julie Michels on vocals
Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St West (One Block west of Dufferin)
Doors open at 7:00 p.m., Performance at 8:30
Admission: $10
For more info see www.lula.ca or call 416-588-0307
February 7
The Apostle of Hustle with Wolly Leaves
Rivoli
8:00 p.m.
334 Queen St W.
www.rivoli.ca
February 7 to February 10
Zero Visibility Corp.
Harbourfront Centre
Info/Box Office: 416-973-4000
www.harbourfrontcentre.com/nws
February 8
Toronto WordStage
Featuring Toni Nardi, (playwright and actor), Eric Koch (Author, (broadcaster and playwright), Jill Battson, (Poet, activist, playwright and librettist), Priscila Uppal, (Poet and fiction writer)
Cervejaria at 842 College, just west of Ossington.
The doors open at 7:00; the readings begin at 7:30.
February 11 to February 25
Diplomatic Immunities: The End
Conceived and Directed by Darren O'Donnell
Featuring Research Artists, Faisal Anwar, Naomi Campbell, Ulysses Castellanos, Misha Glouberman, Darren O'Donnell, Rebecca Picherach, Tanya Pillay and Beatriz Pizano.
Buddies in Bad Times
12 Alexander St
Box Office: 416-975-8555
www.buddiesinbadtimestheatre.com
February 14
Valentine's Day with Dione Taylor
Dione is certainly one of the most luscious jazz/R+B singers I have ever heard! I would highly recommend seeing her before she takes the world by storm!
Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St West(One Block west of Dufferin)
Doors open at 6:00 p.m., Performance at 8:45
Admission: $25 or $75 includes dinner, show, tax and tip
For more info see www.lula.ca or call 416-588-0307
February 15-March 10, 2007
The Overcoat
Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E.
Monday-Saturday 8:00 p.m.,
Wednesday matinee 1:30 p.m.,
Saturday matinee 2:00 p.m.
Tickets are available in person at the CanStage Customer Service Centres,
26 Berkeley St. or 27 Front St. E., by telephone at CanStage 416-368-3110 and Ticketmaster at 416-872-1111, and online at www.canstage.com.
Rush seats are available for any performance one hour prior to show time. Rush seats are half the regular ticket price. For Monday-night performances only, pay-what-you- can tickets are available in person at the CanStage Box Office beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the day of the performance.
February 15
Beyond underdevelopment
Do not miss this opportunity to watch & discuss five adventurous shorts that explore narrative and experimental techniques that expose and question Latin America's diverse and incongruous realities. From the audacious Evangile du Cochon Creole , an anti-biblical/apocalyptic/political/musical that touches upon aspects of Haitian history, popular culture and racism, to Perro Negro, an enchanting and poetic examination of superstition and mourning rituals in Argentina's countryside.
The screening and discussion will take place on Thursday, February 15th from 5:00-8:00pm at the Munk Centre, Room 108N (1 ! Devonshire Place) on the UofT campus (TTC subway: St.George)
Come and see & share your views with us!
For more info see www.alucinefestival.com
February 16
Caranval Brasil 07
With Sambacana, Os Pagodeiros and Escola de Samba
Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St West(One Block west of Dufferin)
Doors at 7:00, Dance class at 9:00 p.m. Show at 10:00
Admission: $15
For more info see www.lula.ca or call 416-588-0307
February 16-17
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
Hummingbird Centre
416-872-2262
February 18
Evalyn Parry CD Release Party
Gladstone Hotel
7:30
$10
416-531-4635
February 23
Telmary
A charismatic performer considered to be Cuba's finest female rapper and spoken word artist - Telmary Diaz will make her first full length Toronto appearance at Lula Lounge on Feb 23. To hear Telmary's music check her our at www.myspace.com/telmarydiaz
Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St West(One Block west of Dufferin)
Doors open at 9:30p.m., Performance at 10:00
Admission: $10
For more info see www.lula.ca or call 416-588-0307
February 27-28
Soweto Gospel Choir
The Hummingbird Centre
Tickets: 416-872-2262
14½. Bits of Info
Artists' Play Studio Theatre has moved!
This spacious yet intimate studio is ideal for rehearsals, classes and small events.
Amenities:
- 800 sq ft of hardwood flooring (rubber padding underneath)
- Access to Gym equipment (in-house trainer)
- Large mirrors with curtains (18ft w x 8ft h)
- Large windows with blinds
- Change room with shower
- Kitchen access (fridge/microwave)
- Baldwin Piano
- Theatre Lights
- Full sound system 6 channel powered mixer
- CD player
- DVD/VCR with TV
Artists' Play Studio Theatre offers competitive rates for independent artists.
We are located at 276 Carlaw Ave. Unit 209, Toronto, Ontario
Please call 416 465 8615
www.artistsplay.com
15. What is it? Contest
Photograph by Dave Pijuan-Nomura.
The first two people to respond correctly to this contest win a pair of tickets to RED: A Night of Live Performance on February 28th at Lula Lounge! Good Luck!
16. Last Thought
“Old Woman - The wise people learn always while they walk the earth. At what point do we take our learnings and use them?
Mella - I think, as soon as we are able.
Old Woman - We become able by doing.”
- from Mella Mella by Gail Nyoko
