“Most folks don’t want to feel. I try to write about how I feel,” says accomplished poet, playwright and director Clyde A. Wray, who will read from works old and new at Prismatic. Based in Fredericton, Wray turns fleeting moments into permanent forms by staying open to the world: “All I have to do is […]
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The Mariachi Ghost is Winnipeg’s one-of-a-kind show
After moving from Mexico to Winnipeg in 2004, guitarist and artist Jorge Requena discovered the city’s vibrant and thriving Latin American community. By 2009, he was inspired to begin a Day of the Dead-themed graphic novel for Mexico’s important national holiday that honours life. This became the blueprint for the group The Mariachi Ghost. Travelling […]
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DCAF is brewing
Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival Sunday, August 16, 11am-5pm Alderney Landing, 2 Ochterloney Street free Lacking the ticket price and Hollywood trappings of bigger conventions, this weekend’s Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival has both free admission and an emphasis on the east coast. “I wanted a show that focused on comics and the people who made them,” […]
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Access meets art at The Art of Disability Festival
As Nicole McDonald sits in her power wheelchair in a workaday office, she smiles and laughs as she describes what the Art of Disability Festival is all about. “To bring awareness is the big thing,” says McDonald. “To bring awareness of what we can do and that we’re not shy and we can be approachable […]
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Journey in Dartmouth July 31
Stopping in Dartmouth on their Canada-only tour, San Francisco’s Journey perform July 31 at Alderney Landing (doors 7pm, show 8pm). Q: How many tables will you flip if they don’t play “Don’t Stop Believin’”? A: (in unison) ALL Tickets go on sale, Friday, Feb. 27 (they are $75.50. AHEM), available at the Alderney Landing box […]
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Fantastic Prismatic
Since its first season in 2008, the overriding vision of the Prismatic Arts Festival hasn’t changed. “We present different art forms and artists from different cultural traditions, and we look for opportunities for audiences and artists to engage,” explains Maggie Stewart, co-founder and managing director of Onelight Theatre, the company behind Prismatic. That vision is […]
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Day 9 at Magnetic North
Magnetic North Theatre Festival draws to a close tonight, and that makes me sad. It’s been a whirlwind of plays and events. It’s brought dollars and ideas to Halifax. It’s brought attention to our exciting theatre scene and to our lovely city. It’s hard to imagine how many volunteer and paid hours have gone into […]
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Magnetic North Theatre Festival 2014
It was just under a year ago that I began to hear the buzz in Halifax that Magnetic North would be coming here. I had a sense that this was kind of a big deal. Magnetic North is, after all, Canada’s only national theatre festival—-a veritable movable feast that exposes Canadians to theatre from across […]
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Rachel Sermanni’s new Scotland
“It’s me, a lady, with a guitar, singing,” says Carrbridge, Scotland’s Rachel Sermanni. The 21-year-old makes her first trip to Nova Scotia for the Natal Day concert at Alderney Landing on Saturday. She joins Joel Plaskett Emergency, Mo Kenney, Slowcoaster, The Will Be Gones and Young River. “I can’t wait to visit Nova Scotia to […]
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Young ones
It’s not every day you see hundreds of people dancing their hearts out to crazy electronic dance music in the middle of the afternoon. But on Sunday May 5, that’s exactly what will be happening at the Alderney Landing Theatre in Dartmouth. For the second year in a row, Halifax’s biggest dance music record label, […]
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Horror movie trailers are the best part
Alderney Landing are seeking your (provided you are aged 14-25, sorry olds) stabs at horror movie trailers for their “Fear the Darkness” Haunted House and Bluenose Ghosts Festival. Think you have it in you to create a winning three-minute trailer for a fictitious horror movie? Then get that shit in to Kim Farmer (kim@alderneylanding.com) at […]
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Wintersleep Plays Free Show in Dartmouth July 30
Wintersleep announced about a half hour ago via Twitter that they’ll be playing a free all-ages show at Alderney Landing on Saturday July 30. This is a pretty good summer for the D, concert-wise – the Arcade Fire and M-Fest concerts are also taking place at Alderney Landing. And hey, I heard a rumour they’re […]