Memorial Wall: images of remembrance
Queen's Park monument commemorates sacrifices of Canadian veterans
by Suzannah Moore, Staff Writer
"One by one they left behind the fields of innocence and stepped into the darkness of experience." This eloquent quotation by the well respected Canadian author, Jane Urquhart, is inscribed in the middle of the Veterans' Memorial Wall in Queen's Park. This quotation is some of the only writing found on the wall. The rest of the monument is covered with powerful images of soldiers marching or in battle.
Post the First CommentVision Impure dances on the edge
Noam Gagnon leaps from human relationships to strip-tease
by Sarina Anis
As a classical ballet lover, I was skeptical about how much I would enjoy something as contemporary as Noam Gagnon's Vision Impure, what the Toronto Star called "a dance-lover's must see." As a dance lover, I was not disappointed. As somebody craving entertainment, I was caught off guard.
Cat On a Hot Tin Roof lands on its feet
VCDS production filled with "great good true" performances
by Pauline Holdsworth, Associate Editor
Watching a great performance is like eavesdropping on a world that has let you slip in the back door. The way people act seems real, what they say sounds uncomfortably like the things you have said and are not proud of. Characters take on a life of their own, and you're no longer watching art. You're watching life.
Taking the masks off That Face
Stenham's play deconstructs rigid boundaries and sense of self
by Yomna Khaled, Staff Writer
Nightwood Theatre, celebrating and encouraging women's art, brings together a compelling and intriguing dark comedy: That Face. Directed by Kelly Thornton and written by nineteen-year-old Polly Stenham, "That Face" deconstructs our sense of self, notions of love and forgiveness, and the seemingly rigid boundaries of responsibility. Relying on a multitude of talented actors, Polly Stenham's production, which snapped up the Evening Standard's 2007 Wintour Award, materializes the complex ambivalent emotions we constantly carry around with us in our everyday interactions.
by Alex Griffith, Staff Writer
When Rick Mercer entered the CBC studio, the first thing that caught my attention was how short he actually is. For someone who looms like the CN Tower in Canadian television, Mercer's short stature was initially underwhelming. The surprise faded as Mercer launched his show, demonstrating why he is arguably Canada's most popular comic.
