Fringe Arts
-
Fringe ArtsSXSW Diary
I arrived at my South by Southwest accommodations in Austin on a sunny, humid Monday. Located just a few blocks from 12th and Chicon, the notoriously rough intersection in the East end, my host’s place would be home to 15 musicians and fans for the duration of the festival.
-
Fringe ArtsBlackbird Cry
The intensity of the spotlight is well known, but stage fright, it turns out, extends behind the curtain too. “It took quite a lot for me to accept that I was good enough,” said Mikaela Davies, discussing her decision to direct Shadowbox Productions’ latest play, Blackbird.
-
Fringe ArtsThe Undying ‘70s Massacre
A 40-year-old porn cinema, an anniversary featuring exploitation film and a charity joining in so the party could qualify for a liquor licence were the humble beginnings of Montreal’s quasi-monthly institution, Grindhouse Wednesdays.
-
_600_375_90_s_c1.jpg)
Fringe ArtsFringe Food
So one night you ate this hot dog around 3:00 a.m. at Montréal Pool Room. It was an attempt to sober up, and you thought nothing of it.
Nor should you have.
-
Fringe ArtsPoor Goliath
Macabre and terse, cartoonist Tom Gauld’s latest graphic novel is a clever, if an ultimately unsatisfying re-imagining of the tale of David and Goliath, told from the perspective of the great giant, who is neither fierce nor hungry for war.
-
Fringe ArtsFound Footage Films Showcased
Instead of debating the advantages or merits of different schools and styles, as film students typically do, Concordia’s Advanced Montage class decided to do something a little different—they’re going to combine them.
-
Fringe ArtsThe Rule of the Fittest
In a world where even the red, flowing Rolling Stone emblem is having trouble moving magazine copies off the rack, Mark Richardson is feeling optimistic about the future of music journalism.
-
Fringe Arts99 Per Cent Drama
Although the Occupy movement may have faded from headlines, it’s still alive and well on the stage. On March 31, Occupy Theatre! will have the ideals
behind the movement in the spotlight—and the audience conducting a sit-in. -
_600_375_90_s_c1.jpg)
Fringe ArtsTears of a Clown
They are gymnasts and they are theatre performers, and after hundreds of hours of training, they’ll have earned their red noses. If you think being a professional clown is all fun and games, go spend a day at Francine Côté’s Clown and Comedy School and you will never see it the same way again.
-
Fringe ArtsIn Brighter Colours
With constant news of disease, famine and poverty reaching our eyes and ears, the outsider’s view of Africa is one of disconnected tragedy. It’s a view African art collective Otentik’Art is aiming to change.
