Fall Arts Preview 2021

It might seem trite to say Eastern Front Theatre and Shakespeare by The Sea’s Fat Juliet is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet unlike any you’ve ever seen—yes, even counting the dreamy Leonardo DiCaprio-Claire Danes redux from 1996. But what if I was to tell you that this spin on Shakespeare’s star-crossed story, debuting at […]

For performance and installation artist Stephanie Yee, creation has long been a way of examining identity: It was there thematically in her 2020 sculpture of a non-functioning water fountain, an “imaginary prop” from a fictional 1980s Chinese restaurant she soused in sweet and sour sauce. It was in performance-based work as far back as 2014, […]

When he answers the phone call from The Coast days before his latest book is about to hit shelves, George Elliott Clarke isn’t afraid to admit his nerves: “I don’t have protection of fiction,” the Order of Canada-appointed poet and author says. While writers “are always revealing ourselves,” Clarke adds, his new memoir means “much […]

The world of live performance is returning to the stage at last—and it feels like a big exhale. Halifax’s indie theatre scene was a cultural life raft during COVID, since it had already been exploring innovations to the form that made digital theatre not only possible but actually worth watching. One of the brightest examples? […]

Frequencies Livestreamed from The Bus Stop Theatre’s stage to be watched virtually, Nov 5-6, tickets are $15, tune in to nac-cna.ca/en/event/29336 It’s true that a thing cannot be defined by what it is not, but that didn’t stop Halifax’s indie theatre scene from stripping its art form to the core foundations during COVID-19. Without a […]

Let’s start with good news: The 2482 Maynard project—a multi-use arts hub that’s home to Wonder’Neath Society, Eyelevel Artist Run Centre and The Blue Building Gallery, at 2482 Maynard Street—has been a runaway success since it opened mid-2020. Now, as its reopening plans unfold and onsite programming for Wonder’Neath resumes in the near future, the […]

Bootlegger Oct 20, 7-9:45pm, Scotiabank Theatre, 190 Chain Lake Drive, festival.imaginenative.org for ticket details. A Turtle Island-wide celebration of Indigenous film, the imagineNATIVE Festival sees in-person screenings of a selected, seminal movie at some Cineplex locations across various cities. The flick in question for Kjipuktuk? The buzzed-about 2021 release Bootlegger, by Algonquin director Caroline Monnet. The […]

Looking Back 20 Years ViewPoint Gallery, 1475 Bedford Highway, until Oct 31 ViewPoint Gallery, the city’s lone photography-only exhibitor, celebrates two decades of putting the frame in focus with this retrospective show, on view until October 31. The gallery’s whopping 240-exhibit back catalogue has been mined for Looking Back. “We’re in a very interesting time […]

In the soil that feeds Abena Beloved Green’s family tree, a place of nutrients and knowledge that helps grow chlorophyll-packed leaves, inspiration was waiting to be dug up like treasure. “I always had a reverence for grandmothers and always envied classmates who were close to their grandmothers and would talk to them,” the lauded slam […]