Around this time of year, I always find my house looks sadder. It’s darker all the time, and artificial lighting makes me feel gloomy. This best antidote for this is, obviously, glitter. The following are five do-it-yourself projects to fill your house, apartment or dorm with holiday cheer– on a budget. Tea Light Holders These […]
Written by Anne Washburn Music by Michael Friedman Lyrics by Anne Washburn Directed by Robbie Dryer Produced by Miranda Bowron and Keely Olstad Mr Burns, a Post-Electric Play premiered in 2012 at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre, in Washington, DC. The story follows a group of survivors brought together by an apocalyptic event as they attempt […]
The Jerry Cans bring Inuit-infused ceilidh to Halifax The Carleton Music Bar and Grill was lively Sunday night with no ordinary foot-stomping ceilidh music gathering. The Jerry Cans’, a multicultural band from Iqaluit, mix their high-energy Celtic fiddling with throat-singing to shed light on powerful lived realities and misconceptions of Northern territory living. For some, […]
Written By: Alfred Jarry Directed by: Edie Reaney Chunn Produced by: Daniel Halpern and Katrina Jones I’d like to preface this review with: Ubu Roi is a difficult text. Although it is silly and unusual (which may lead you to think it would be easy to produce and direct), the absurdity is exactly what makes […]
Written by Conor McPherson, 1997 Directed by Chris Tully Produced by Ellen Zagar and Hannah MacDougall Conor McPherson’s critically acclaimed play, The Weir, is set in a rural pub, 1997 Ireland. Unlike most plays that you may be used to, the main goal of The Weir is character study, rather than conventionalized plot structure. The […]
Before I came to King’s, I heard the jokes. Comments like, “you wear mom jeans? You’ll fit right in.” In my further research, I encountered more of the same. “Make sure to wear something mustard yellow.” “Pack all of your vintage denim.” “CUFF EVERYTHING.” I had heard stories of people accidentally leaving parties in someone […]
King’s and Dal students looking to get away for the summer while earning six credit-hours now have the opportunity to study in Berlin, Germany with the Contemporary Studies Program. Similar to the Early Modern Art, Literature and Politics class offered by King’s professor, Jannette Vusich, in Florence, Italy, the Berlin course will be taught […]
The Wapikoni Cinema on Wheels is on a trip across Canada to shed light on Indigenous people’s personal realities. They stopped in Halifax Sunday night. Touched and devastated by the accidental death of her collaborator, Wapikoni Awashish, and the number of indigenous youth suicides, Manon Bardeau created a mobile studio which has been traveling across […]