Have you bought some bottled water yet? Or figured out how you’ll fill the time once the power goes out? Yep, Hurricane Fiona is on its way—currently forecast to hit Nova Scotia with major wind and rain starting Friday, September 23, with landfall happening near Cape Breton on Saturday, September 24—and will affect Halifax to […]
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Shahin Sayani to depart Prismatic Arts Festival after 14 years
Founder and executive director of the Prismatic Arts Festival Shahin Sayadi announced today that he will be leaving the organization at the end of 2022. After founding the festival in Dartmouth in 2008, Sayadi has overseen Prismatic’s growth into one of Canada’s largest multidisciplinary events for BIPOC creators of theatre, dance, music, film, visual arts […]
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Dancing to the power of women at Prismatic
“R e-Quickening is the first moment a woman feels life in her womb,” says Santee Smith. “When a baby starts to move and you feel that life, that is a term called ‘re-quickening.’ In my Mohawk background we have a re-quickening address, which is about bringing people back to wholeness and wellness.” Smith is the […]
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Prismatic Arts Festival at a glance
Prismatic 2017 Opening Gala R&B powerhouse Reeny Smith, HRM poet laureate Rebecca Thomas and more light up the Prismatic Festival’s kickoff with this swank celebration that’s also totally free! Claim your spot at tickethalifax.com. Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, free, Thu Sep 14, 6pm Patti and Lawrence A media arts installation by Paul […]
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Prismatic shines
Prismatic Arts Festival September 14-23 various locations prismaticfestival.com Prismatic Arts Festival is gearing up for an exciting line-up of events, performances and artist talks. Don’t miss tonight’s opening gala at the Halifax Central Library with Reeny Smith, Rebecca Thomas and Hubert Francis and a performance by the Wabanaki Confederacy Singers, are a Northern Powwow styled […]
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Become a master of arts this fall
Fall in Halifax is something special, as festivals and art organizations brace for the colder days a-comin’ with a packed calendar of events that’ll challenge, educate and entertain you. Here are a few that are a great intro to the local arts scene. Keep an eye out for more in our Fall Arts issue September […]
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Prismatic Arts Festival announces 2017 lineup
Prismatic Arts Festival, the annual celebration of culturally-diverse art in all mediums, dropped its first lineup announcement for the 2017 festival today. Running September 14 to 23 in a slew of venues across the city, the event boasts plays, dance performances, panel discussions and more. Tickets for the fest go on sale July 25 and […]
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Akshongay will take your breath away
When watching Akshongay, it’s impossible not to lose your breath a little as Nova Dance’s Nova Bhattacharya and Louis Laberge-Côté flit, as though weightless, together across the floor. The dancers seem to be communicating telepathically with one another as their bodies bend and spring apart in tandem. “We’re bringing contemporary dance that is inspired by […]
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The Sanctified Brothers shake up traditional gospel music
For Wallace Smith, music has always been a fact of life. “I was sort of born into it,” explains Smith, a member of the North Preston soul gospel group The Sanctified Brothers. “I don’t think there’s ever a day that went by in the whole time I’ve been alive that singing hasn’t taken place in […]
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Debajehmujig Storytellers engage with The Global Savages
Shahin Sayadi has just secured a very important item for this year’s Prismatic Arts Festival. “We needed a fire permit,” he says, as if such requests are everyday occurrences for artistic producers. This fire is a very important element in one of Prismatic’s most unique offerings: The Global Savages. Manitoulin Island’s Debajehmujig Storytellers will gather […]
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There’s no place like Winter Home
Michael Greyeyes, a renowned artist/dancer/choreographer/actor/director and professor of theatre at York University, explores a Cree family’s experience of the harsh Saskatchewan winters through the decades with his multimedia installation and solo performance Winter Home. Greyeyes—who you’ll likely recognize from his on-screen roles; he’s appeared in everything ranging from Passchendaele to Smoke Signals, Charmed and Law […]
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Clyde A. Wray is paying attention
“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 […]