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by Buddies
on February 16th, 2011
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For 32 years, Rhubarb has brought new work to Toronto audiences. This year, with a spirit of defiance, critique and playful optimism, the work at the festival responds to the immediate pressures of our changing world. We have witnessed global political …
by Buddies
on February 15th, 2011
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The 32nd Rhubarb Festival opens tomorrow night! Before things get underway we wanted to remind you of a new initiative for this year’s festival – Sunday Socials: two affably social days of politically-minded performances and events, featuring some of the …
by Buddies
on February 14th, 2011
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Montreal’s Anna Jane McIntyre, whose spectacular solo piece And Then There Were 4… plays in Week 2, talks language, philosophy and camp with Ecce Homo’s Alistair Newton (Of A Monstrous Child: a gaga musical – this Saturday at 10pm for …
by Buddies
on February 12th, 2011
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Alicia Grant (Stay Here, Don’t Go) talks to Alex Napier (Guns) about all kinds of violence and what it feels like to carry a little red suitcase full of guns. Alicia Grant: Have you ever held a gun? Alex Napier: …
by Buddies
on February 12th, 2011
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News flash! We’ve added a special event to the Rhubarb line-up – Bruce LaBruce’s Weekend in Alphaville will be screening for one night only on Friday February 25th at 10pm. A cinematic Pas de Deux between the organic and the …
by Buddies
on February 11th, 2011
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Top 5 Places in Toronto to Bury Treasure 1. Honest Ed’s, because who can find anything in there? 2. Underneath the picnic table you ate Chippy’s and drank tallboys at in Trinity Bellwoods Park. 3. In the CP24 truck on the side of the …
by Buddies
on February 10th, 2011
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Previously on the Buddies’ blog: members of b current‘s r’Aizin ensemble told Nobody’s Business Theatre about the male gaze, board games and where they got their ideas from. And now the thrilling conclusion, where Johnnie Walker and Morgan Norwich have …
by Buddies
on February 9th, 2011
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A 2-parter with the folks from Nobody’s Business (Who Who Who’s Got A Crush on You?) swapping slumber party stories with the r’Aizin Ensemble (The Beauty Project: the male gaze) Today: Nobody’s Business talk to rAiz’n Ensemble members Maxine Marcellin …
by Buddies
on February 6th, 2011
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Montreal’s 2Fik is coming to week 1 of Rhubarb as part of our new Sunday Socials, a mix of politically-minded performances and events. My work as a multidisciplinary artist takes different shapes, from photography to live performances, i always aim to …
by Buddies
on February 4th, 2011
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Rhubarb artists and theatre-creators-about-town Erin Brandenburg (Detroit Time Machine) and Nicolas Billon (Godwin’s Law) chat about their collaborators, instruments and what goes on in the comment section Nicolas Billon: So, DETROIT TIME MACHINE. What’s the fascination with Detroit? Did you …