Book Review: DIVA, V&A Exhibition
by Cindy Marcolina
- Aug 4, 2023
The term “diva” rose to prominence with its relation to an operatic background and popularly revolves around the traits of someone’s character. Typically (and misogynistically) attributed to women, it’s used to describe a person whose temperament and self-importance are quite difficult to handle. Traditionally, it’s strikingly negative and obviously patronising. The definition has relaxed these days, defining personalities whose presence in pop culture is of unignorable social and cultural value. But the Beyonces and Lady Gagas of the world are only the last in a line of artists who left their mark on the history of entertainment.
Interview: Writer/Performer Romy Nordlinger on GARDEN OF ALLA: The Alla Nazimova Story at Theatre West
by Shari Barrett
- Jun 28, 2023
During the Roaring 1920s until its closing on July 27, 1959, West Hollywood’s landmark Garden of Allah Hotel on Sunset Blvd. hosted the Hollywood elite looking to have a great time socializing and mingling without the prying eyes of the media or autograph seekers in their faces, or their beds for that matter. I decided to speak with Romy Nordlinger, the playwright and performer of Garden of Alla in which she shares the life of Alla Nazimova, a Jewish immigrant from Tsarist Russia who became a Broadway and silent film superstar, visionary Hollywood director and producer, LGBTQIA trailblazer, and creator of the hotel which became world famous on many levels, both famous and infamous.
Interview: Harley Medcalf of BURN THE FLOOR - BE BRAVE. TOGETHER. at Cool Japan Park Osaka WW Hall
by Ayaka Ozaki
- Jun 25, 2023
Harley Medcalf is a founder and a producer of the Burn the floor. In a career spanning 39 years, he has worked with artists as diverse as Marlene Dietrich, Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Billy Joel, Michael Crawford, Billy Connolly, Michael Flatley, Meat Loaf, Lionel Richie, Kenny G and Sarah Brightman.
Ballet Company Swings CARMEN Into Roaring Twenties With Jazzy Reimagination
by A.A. Cristi
- May 5, 2023
Ballet Co.Laboratory swings back to the Roaring Twenties to close out their 5th Anniversary Season with a bang. Carmen, one of the most well-known operas of all time, takes a leap into modernism with Ballet Co.Laboratory's Carmen in the 1920s, on stage May 19-21 at E.M Pearson Theatre (Concordia University campus).
Ballet Company Swings CARMEN Into Roaring Twenties With Jazzy Reimagination
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 28, 2023
Ballet Co.Laboratory swings back to the Roaring Twenties to close out their 5th Anniversary Season with a bang. Carmen, one of the most well-known operas of all time, takes a leap into modernism with Ballet Co.Laboratory's Carmen in the 1920s, on stage May 19-21 at E.M Pearson Theatre (Concordia University campus).
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