Theatre & Dance

Archive

• May 2012
  • Fri., 25 – Crystal Kolt: Flin Flon's artistic force
     
  • Wed., 23 – Aboriginal Day Live announces 2012 lineup featuring Kashtin
     
  • Fri., 18 – Winnipeg theatre couple raises funds for Performing Arts Lodge
     
  • Wed., 16 – WATCH: Royal Winnipeg Ballet's young dancers strut their stuff
     
  • Wed., 16 – WATCH: Sagkeeng's Finest captures first place on Canada's Got Talent
     
  • Fri., 11 – REVIEW: My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding
     
  • Wed., 9 – Winnipeg Kidsfest line-up has something for everyone
     
  • Wed., 9 – Review: Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers triumph with salute to Elizabeth Smart
     
  • Wed., 9 – Leonard Cohen's music comes to life at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
     
  • Sat., 5 – Tara Players actress excited about taking theatre piece to Ireland
     
  • Thu., 3 – Winnipeg's Carol Shields Festival promises "dangerous" theatre
     
  • Wed., 2 – Sagkeeng's Finest take their jigging to finals of Canada's Got Talent
     
• April 2012
  • Mon., 30 – Theatre Review: "Eden" takes on big questions of truth and justice
     
  • Fri., 27 – WATCH: "Eden" theatre production offers new twist on creation story
     
  • Thu., 26 – REVIEW: Talented young performers make MTYP's "Buru" work
     
  • Thu., 26 – Shakespeare In The Ruins returns home
     
  • Thu., 26 – MTYP's new season offers dinosaurs, hockey, and some Potter kid named Harry...
     
  • Wed., 25 – MTYP connects with indigenous youth from Australia
     
  • Fri., 20 – REVIEW: MTC delivers extraordinarily powerful musical with "Next to Normal"
     
  • Thu., 19 – Behind the Scenes of "Blind Date" with sound improviser Sean Bowie
     
  • Thu., 19 – Federal Government offers financial boost to Winnipeg arts organizations
     
  • Thu., 19 – WATCH: Winnipeg choreographer Jolene Bailie flies with "Inspiro"
     
  • Wed., 18 – Rock musical "Next to Normal" tackles serious issue of mental illness
     
  • Fri., 13 – WATCH: MTYP's "Star Keeper" captures the imagination of youngsters
     
  • Tue., 10 – WATCH: Royal Winnipeg Ballet unveils 2012-13 season
     
  • Fri., 6 – Review: Manitoba Theatre Centre's "Blind Date" frothy, fun and crowd-pleasing
     
  • Thu., 5 – Watch: "Blind Date" offers one-of-a kind thrill for audience
     
  • Mon., 2 – Five Reasons I like doing stand-up at Winnipeg Comedy Festival
     
  • Mon., 2 – WATCH: Winnipeg's Kidsfest turns 30 and asks parents for money
     
• March 2012
  • Fri., 30 – Review: Theatre Projects' "Dionysus In Stony Mountain" a thoughtful meditation on justice
     
  • Thu., 29 – What the budget means for Manitoba arts and culture
     
  • Thu., 29 – WATCH: "Circus and Magic" offers youth at risk a chance to succeed
     
  • Thu., 29 – WATCH: "Till it Hurts" fitfully funny farce at Prairie Theatre Exchange
     
  • Tue., 27 – WATCH: "Dionysus in Stony Mountain" sheds light on both sides of prison bars
     
  • Sun., 25 – Riding "The Number 14" at Manitoba Theatre for Young People
     
  • Sat., 24 – Plenty of activities to keep the family smiling during spring break
     
  • Thu., 22 – Winnipeg Jewish Theatre's "Angels In America" will make you see the light
     
  • Mon., 19 – Bookmarked: Actress Sharon Bajer recommends Carson McCullers
     
  • Sun., 18 – Young actor is in awe of fellow performers in "August: Osage County"
     
  • Fri., 16 – MTC's "God of Carnage" doesn't quite kill it
     
  • Thu., 15 – Prairie Theatre Exchange offers two world premieres in 2012-2013 season
     
  • Wed., 14 – "God of Carnage" exposes nasty side of human nature
     
  • Mon., 12 – Prepare to be inspired by bridge building movers and shakers at inaugural SCENE & HEARD event
     
  • Mon., 12 – MTC's production of "God of Carnage" to proceed despite co-producer closing its doors
     
  • Fri., 9 – Big names dominate Manitoba Theatre Centre's 2012-2013 season
     
  • Fri., 9 – Review: MTC's "August: Osage County" delivers on epic family dysfunction
     
  • Thu., 8 – WATCH: Winnipeg women are front and centre in Cabaret of Monologues
     
  • Wed., 7 – WATCH: Royal Winnipeg Ballet's production of "Giselle" is sure to give you the Wilis
     
  • Fri., 2 – Winnipeg's Nafro Dance celebrates 10 years with "Mapiko"
     
• February 2012
  • Wed., 29 – David Steinberg added to the Winnipeg Comedy Festival lineup
     
  • Fri., 24 – Review: "MacHomer" offers up Shakespeare by The Simpsons
     
  • Fri., 24 – Review: Fringe hit "Altar Boyz" makes a joyful noise at Prairie Theatre Exchange
     
  • Wed., 22 – WATCH: 2012 Winnipeg Comedy Festival brings on the laughs
     
  • Thu., 16 – Five reasons to see local celebrities take up the acting challenge
     
  • Wed., 15 – Watch: Royal Winnipeg Ballet students stretch in "First Steps" Choreographic Competition has students show their stuff
     
  • Fri., 10 – Review: "The Fighting Days" makes a welcome homecoming at MTC
     
  • Wed., 8 – Watch:"Fighting Days" chronicles important events in Winnipeg's past
     
  • Tue., 7 – Contest: Tell us how you beat the February blues for chance to win Manitoba Theatre Centre prize pack
     
  • Mon., 6 – Young ballet hopefuls leap at the chance to join the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School's Professional Division
     
  • Fri., 3 – Watch: Fred Penner brings his cat back to Manitoba Theatre for Young People
     
  • Fri., 3 – Review: "Q" is for "quite naughty" and "quite hilarious" in "Avenue Q"
     
  • Thu., 2 – Review: ShawFest doesn't save the best for last, alas
     
• January 2012
  • Thu., 26 – Theatre Preview: Winnipeg Jewish Theatre kicks off something funny with "Tribefest"
     
  • Wed., 25 – "Les Disparus" or "The Disappeared" finds francophone and anglophone audience
     
  • Wed., 25 – SHAW in the RAW: "Village Wooing" Re-Defined
     
  • Tue., 24 – More Reviews: Winnipeg's ShawFest continues
     
  • Mon., 23 – Review: Winnipeg's ShawFest living up to master billing
     
  • Fri., 20 – Review: Shaw's "Mrs. Warren's Profession" still provocative after all these years
     
  • Fri., 20 – Review: PTE's "Lost: A Memoir" is a compelling but wandering tale
     
  • Wed., 18 – Watch: Winnipeg is about to get Shavian with ShawFest
     
  • Fri., 13 – Watch: MTYP's musical "The Last Tree of Rapa Nui" tackles important environmental theme
     
  • Thu., 12 – Watch: Comedian Don Kelly riffs on hosting CBC's "Trailbreakers"
     
  • Fri., 6 – Review: MTC's "Shirley Valentine" is easy to love
     
  • Fri., 6 – Watch: "Shirley Valentine" returns to the Winnipeg stage
     
  • Sun., 1 – Manitoba's arts and culture storymakers offer New Year's resolutions
     
• December 2011
  • Sat., 31 – Top Ten 2011 Manitoba stories on SCENE
     
  • Thu., 29 – Kelly Hughes gets all misty-eyed about MTYP
     
  • Tue., 27 – Five family-friendly festivities in Winnipeg over the holidays
     
  • Fri., 23 – All for one and one for the holidays: Three Munschketeers at Prairie Theatre Exchange
     
  • Thu., 22 – It's not the Sugar Plum fairy but "Nutcracker" walk-on extra gets a taste for the stage
     
  • Wed., 21 – Dear Royal Winnipeg Ballet, no tights please, I'm Muslim
     
  • Wed., 21 – Winnipeg loses a dance and musical theatre icon
     
  • Tue., 20 – 'Tis the season for Royal Winnipeg Ballet's "Nutcracker"
     
  • Sat., 17 – Ismaila Alfa now directs the traffic on SCENE
     
  • Fri., 16 – Buy local and win: Top ten made-in-Manitoba gift suggestions
     
  • Wed., 14 – The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival announces indoor performers for 2012
     
  • Tue., 13 – Winnipeg Fringe goes back to the future with "Retro Readings"
     
  • Fri., 9 – Review: "Pooh Corner" a hot ticket at Manitoba Theatre for Young People
     
  • Thu., 8 – Things will be great when you're downtown
     
  • Wed., 7 – "Eight Tiny Reindeer of the Apocalypse" offers bracing tonic to the madness of the holiday season
     
• November 2011
  • Tue., 29 – The truth about Christmas -- at last
     
  • Mon., 28 – "Spring Awakening" exposes teen angst on Winnipeg stage
     
  • Fri., 25 – A Jew and a Muslim walk into a theatre...for a new take on "Romeo and Juliet"
     
  • Fri., 25 – Review: Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre's "Romeo and Juliet" teases... but disappoints
     
  • Thu., 24 – Playwright Rick Chafe reveals his inspiration behind "The Secret Mask"
     
  • Tue., 22 – Royal Winnipeg Ballet cancels three performances of "Svengali"
     
  • Fri., 18 – Confounding wordplay makes for great theatre in PTE's "The Secret Mask"
     
  • Fri., 18 – Improvised Shakespeare Company shakes, stirs audiences with laughter at MTYP
     
  • Thu., 17 – This weekend's forecast: A flurry of independent Winnipeg theatre
     
  • Thu., 10 – "To be or not to be": Shakespeare in the Ruins performing for its future
     
  • Tue., 8 – Award-winning comic Steve Patterson cracks up Winnipeggers with "Just for Laughs"
     
  • Fri., 4 – THEATRE REVIEW: "The Vibrator Play" delivers satisfaction
     
  • Thu., 3 – NAfro brings dynamic contemporary African dance to Winnipeg stage
     
• October 2011
  • Sun., 30 – Actor/director of "The Hobbit" reflects on dual roles: More like Gollum than Bilbo Baggins
     
  • Fri., 28 – Theatre Review: MTYP's "The Hobbit" delivers big visual bang
     
  • Thu., 27 – Theatre Review: Powerful drama paves "Way to Heaven"
     
  • Tue., 25 – Winnipeg Jewish Theatre opens season with "Way to Heaven"
     
  • Mon., 24 – "Bun me up, Scottie!" Winnipeg bakers welcome William Shatner
     
  • Sun., 23 – "Operation Las Vegas comedy adventure" with Winnipeg's Aisha Alfa
     
  • Thu., 20 – Dance Review: "Svengali" casts a deep spell
     
  • Tue., 18 – Falling under the spell of "Svengali" with Royal Winnipeg Ballet
     
  • Tue., 18 – Under the B for "Bingo!": Behind-the-scenes with Ted Atherton
     
  • Fri., 14 – Theatre Review: Fun watching adults regress to awkward boys and girls in "Bingo!"
     
  • Thu., 13 – Theatre Review: If you're feeling cranky "Grumpy Old Men" probably won't help
     
  • Fri., 7 – Theatre Review: From Russia (via Moose Jaw) with love (and melancholy)
     
  • Wed., 5 – Chekhov's "Three Sisters" gets makeover on Winnipeg stage
     
  • Mon., 3 – Win season tickets to Prairie Theatre Exchange with your favorite high school song
     
• September 2011
  • Thu., 29 – New Winnipeg theatre season kicks off with independent play on politics
     
  • Thu., 29 – Fringe alert: Veterans, rogue cops, and Hot Thespians return to Winnipeg stages
     
  • Wed., 21 – Watch Winnipeg's CRUMBS give SCENE some toasty improv
     
  • Fri., 16 – Why Winnipeg needs FemFest
     
  • Thu., 1 – Tazzy's Angels bring saucy stand-up to Winnipeg's Aqua Books
     
• August 2011
  • Tue., 30 – Winnipeg comedian Ryan McMahon travels beyond the boundaries of Indian Country
     
  • Thu., 25 – THEATRE REVIEW: "Wicked" ain't bad at all
     
  • Fri., 5 – Production of "Hairspray" allows Rainbow Stage to play again
     
• July 2011
  • Fri., 29 – Manitoba's second Fringe festival hits the shores of Clear Lake on the long weekend
     
  • Thu., 28 – RWB's Ballet in the Park fuels passion for dance
     
  • Wed., 27 – Dance Preview: Another Winnipeg tradition - Ballet in the Park
     
  • Thu., 21 – "Little Red Riding Hood" at the Fringe named one of the best of the fest
     
  • Thu., 21 – CBC Review Crew picks their favourite Winnipeg Fringe plays
     
  • Wed., 20 – Fringe Festival announces "Best of Fest"
     
  • Tue., 19 – Winnipeg Fringe Festival's "Monopoly Man Pit" fuels hot debate
     
  • Thu., 14 – Winnipeg Fringe Festival: (Giving) stars and (taking) stripes redux
     
  • Wed., 13 – 10 reviewers plus 150 Winnipeg Fringe shows equals every show reviewed by Sunday
     
  • Wed., 13 – 10 things to watch for at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival
     
  • Mon., 11 – Fringe festival 101 primer, just in case you've never been
     
  • Fri., 8 – Art and music in Winnipeg's Exchange this Friday
     
  • Tue., 5 – Former restaurant worker remembers her ghostly experiences at Winnipeg's old Masonic Temple
     
• June 2011
  • Wed., 22 – Performance Psychology with Winnipeg's Drek Daa
     
  • Wed., 22 – Five Reasons why Winnipeg Fringe Fest is one of the best
     
  • Wed., 15 – The greatest (Fringe) show on earth (or at least in Winnipeg) is about to begin!
     
  • Tue., 7 – Award-winning doc "TutuMuch" goes behind the scenes at RWB school of dance‏
     
  • Fri., 3 – REVIEW: SIR's "Henry IV" tastes pretty good, but definitely less filling
     
• May 2011
  • Wed., 25 – Winnipeg Harvest helps feed an inner hunger for those craving to do Shakespeare
     
  • Wed., 25 – What Winnipeg theatre season is right for you?
     
  • Tue., 17 – Theatre Projects Manitoba announces all-new, all-Manitoba season
     
  • Mon., 16 – NFB film celebrates the artistic achievements of MTYP founder Leslee Silverman
     
  • Fri., 13 – Sweeney Todd at the CanWest Performing Arts Centre
     
  • Fri., 13 – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is back in Winnipeg: Preview of "Sweeney Todd"
     
  • Mon., 9 – Six tips for the Manitoba theatre-goer on a budget
     
  • Mon., 2 – Shakespeare and the Simpsons: Manitoba Theatre for Young People's 2011-2012 season
     
• April 2011
  • Fri., 29 – Arts students create project on homelessness in Winnipeg
     
  • Wed., 27 – Prairie Scene: Five fast questions with playwright Michael Nathanson
     
  • Mon., 25 – Theatre Review: "Wingfield Lost and Found" finds gentle, predictable laughs
     
  • Thu., 21 – The 39 Steps on stage at MTC
     
  • Thu., 21 – Theatre Review: Mel Brooks meets Hitchcock in "The 39 Steps"
     
  • Wed., 20 – Wingfield Lost and Found at PTE
     
  • Mon., 11 – Theatre: 'Tis the season of the fundraiser
     
  • Thu., 7 – Moonlight Sonata playwright delves into the art of the edit
     
  • Wed., 6 – Lorne Cardinal's early beginnings with Thunderstick playwright
     
  • Fri., 1 – Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz: Brummtopp explained
     
  • Fri., 1 – Theatre review: "One of Ours" is smart, funny... and sexy?!?
     
• March 2011
  • Thu., 31 – Theatre review: Lorne Cardinal and Craig Lauzon in PTE's "Thunderstick"
     
  • Wed., 30 – Thunderstick: PTE play stars Lorne Cardinal and Craig Lauzon
     
  • Mon., 28 – Circus INcognitus: It ain't easy being a clown