A Good Death To January 18 at 7:30pm (Thu-Sat), 2pm (Sat-Sun) Neptune Studio Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street $25/$20 Kim Parkhill isn’t sleeping so well lately. As both playwright and producer for A Good Death, currently playing at the Neptune Studio Theatre, she’s got a lot on her mind. “I’ve discovered sleeplessness accompanies most of my […]
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Dark Utopian society
King’s exhibition at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia promises to be an immersive—and potentially disorienting—experience. Bridging the two very different worlds of New York and Nova Scotia lies King’s “Deepwater Horizon (BP)” wall painting, the central piece of the show. We interrupted installation to get a first peek. 1 The show is called Dark […]
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Shakespeare by the Sea’s Jerks reaction
STUPID CHRISTMAS (For Jerks) Saturday, December 6 to Sunday, December 14 The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street Tickets at shakespearebythesea.ca Just in case you can’t tell by its name, the folks at Shakespeare by the Sea want you to know that Tom Smith’s STUPID CHRISTMAS (For Jerks) is not meant as all-ages entertainment. “The […]
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Understanding Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples is a woman who has sat gracefully at the contentious crossroads of pop culture, politics and religion for the better part of 70 years. Here is a fleeting portrait of her life, as part of the legendary family gospel group The Staple Singers. Formed in Chicago in 1948 at the behest of father […]
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Hill communication
Maybe it was as a tourist visiting Halifax for the first time or that moment when napping on a grassy field seemed like a perfect idea, but chances are you’ve explored Citadel Hill. The historic site, home to a star-shaped stone fortress built to defend the Halifax harbour against American attacks during the 19th century, […]
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The end of the Microgallery
A small but seismic change has rocked NSCAD, a tiny difference that had enormous reverberations and elicited emotional responses from students—in short, never underestimate the power of a brick. NSCAD’s Microgallery was a mini gallery in a hollowed-out brick in the stairwell of the 5163 Duke Street. A few months ago, it was ticking along […]
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Outsider world
“We’re ever-growing and ever-evolving. The project isn’t going to stay the same, we are going to morph and be there for other people.” Gavin Quinn is talking about future plans for Outsider Insight. It’s a peer-based support organization that helps artists with mental illness further their careers with practical resources like creating a portfolio, accounting, […]
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Garry Neill Kennedy: The last king of NSCAD
Is it easy to surprise Garry Neill Kennedy? Probably not. The self-described “78-and-a-half”-year-old has seen it all, from his days as the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design president through his long years as university professor and artist. But students from Printed Matter at the University of British Columbia, a course he taught with […]
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HIFF gets road trippy
Seth Scriver went to NSCAD in the late ’90s. When asked what degree he graduated with he asks for clarification: “You mean, what was my thing?” Yeah. “It was a Bachelor of Fine Art, Interdisciplinary—that’s like a Bachelor of Fuck-All of Everything.” Now he works construction. But when he gets together with Shayne Ehman, which […]
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Mind into Matter: Bodies and Space gets into design from all levels
In the age of the internet when so many of us barely leave our screens, it’s easy to forget that we are embodied. But we take up space, and the question of how our bodies engage with the spaces they inhabit is at the heart of this week’s Mind into Matter: Bodies and Space symposium […]
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Poetry saves lives
National Poetry Month celebrates all poetic rhythms. Halifax’s poet laureate El Jones believes poetry humanizes people, brings us closer together. Jones is a powerhouse of spoken word and activism. As the city’s fifth poet laureate, she notes poetry is all about transcendence. “The job of the poet to listen and give it significance, people just […]
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Panti Bliss’ politics in drag
Anybody who follows Dan Savage, or happens to read Irish news, has probably heard of a recent controversy surrounding Dublin drag queen Panti Bliss. Back in January, Rory O’Neill, the man behind the drag alter ego, was on an Irish talk show when some people took offense to him calling out a few Irish public […]
