Tag Archives: criticism

AF and why

Posted on February 21, 2020 by barczablog

Huge preamble coming. If you want to skip to the review itself, look under the photo.I went to see AF and am daring to review it. I feel I need to say this after having read Yvette Nolan’s piece, responding … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, theatre & musicals, Personal ruminations & essays, Reviews | Tagged AF, bug, Canadian Stage, Christos Hatzis, criticism, crystal pite, dramaturgy, Eddie Elliott, Eliot Britton, Eugenio Barba, Jennifer Brousseau, Joel Ivany, Joyce To, Michael Rourke, Miyeko Ferguson, National Ballet of Canada, Red Sky Performance, Revisor, Rick Sacks, Sandra Laronde, Sela Vai, Thomas Fonua, Yolanda Bonnell, Yvette Nolan | 1 Comment

Thinking about snobs, with Baz Luhrmann and Jay Gatsby

Posted on December 8, 2013 by barczablog

I’m thinking about two competing narratives lately, as I alluded at the beginning of my review of Singing the Earth. Is transcendent activism possible? Nelson Mandela seems to say yes. Rob Ford would agree, although he sees himself as an … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, video & DVDs, Opera, Personal ruminations & essays, Politics, Reviews | Tagged Claude Debussy, Clemenza di Tito, criticism, F Scott Fitzgerald, Isla Fisher, Jay Gatsby, Joel Edgerton, Ken Russell, Leonardo Di Caprio, Rob Ford, The Great Gatsby, Tobey Maguire, Tom Buchanan | 3 Comments

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AF and why

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