Friday, June 13, 2008
More blogs...
I decided to make it easy for those of you who don't like hunting for great blogs. I took the liberty to put links to them on my page. You will find them on the right hand column. All of them are artists in one way or another so together they are Artists Who Write. Check them out if you have some time. They are all brilliant people in my opinion.
More artsy talk
I went to visit my friend Jane tonight.
She told me things about blogs.
See, i'm already working them into my posts. I feel so much smarter. Clever almost.
I saw two shows tonight from Magnetic North festival. Two completely different shows I might add.
The first was So Many Doors by Sour Brides Theatre company (from the Yukon). Very good performances by all four actors. The story was about the coming together and breaking apart of two couples going through the same traumatic experience of the death of a child. The script was a little too preachy, too much telling of the story rather than showing me the story. The lighting design and set were both very well done. Those two things make a huge difference in a show and quite frankly most shows I see, i'm usually not very impressed with lighting or set. I most often see lighting designs that end up not serving the play. That's irritating. And annoying.
Anyway, second show I saw was a Studio 58 production that was fun, fluffy, and in my opinion not that well done. Again, I felt like they told me way too much and didn't show me nearly enough. Their ending didn't serve a purpose. It went from fun and dancing and comedy most of the way through until the end where it all of a sudden became serious and most of the cast ended in tears. Their set was pretty cool. It reminded me of Trinity's Pride and Prejudice this past season; they took one medium (columns) and made it work for every setting. I also felt the characters in this production were too much of themselves. It seemed like a bunch of young adults coming up with drivel. I don't want to see drivel.
I could talk for a long time about both but I won't bore you with that. I love going to theatre with someone who knows something about theatre (take for instance one of my theatre professors tonight) because the conversation after each piece is so engaging and having been in the business a long time and being the brilliant sort that she is, she can spot good theatre from a mile away. My opinion at least.
This week has been so busy I haven't even had time to catch my breath and write. I was looking back through my journal the other day and I find reading what I wrote so interesting. It's like i'm seeing myself in a different light, or from a different perspective. I will always always recommend journalling. I think it's one of those things that I need. I'm always on the lookout for those needs. They're important I tell you.
Song of the Day:
Miss American Pie by Don Maclean...I think. It came on my ipod today and I just glanced
She told me things about blogs.
See, i'm already working them into my posts. I feel so much smarter. Clever almost.
I saw two shows tonight from Magnetic North festival. Two completely different shows I might add.
The first was So Many Doors by Sour Brides Theatre company (from the Yukon). Very good performances by all four actors. The story was about the coming together and breaking apart of two couples going through the same traumatic experience of the death of a child. The script was a little too preachy, too much telling of the story rather than showing me the story. The lighting design and set were both very well done. Those two things make a huge difference in a show and quite frankly most shows I see, i'm usually not very impressed with lighting or set. I most often see lighting designs that end up not serving the play. That's irritating. And annoying.
Anyway, second show I saw was a Studio 58 production that was fun, fluffy, and in my opinion not that well done. Again, I felt like they told me way too much and didn't show me nearly enough. Their ending didn't serve a purpose. It went from fun and dancing and comedy most of the way through until the end where it all of a sudden became serious and most of the cast ended in tears. Their set was pretty cool. It reminded me of Trinity's Pride and Prejudice this past season; they took one medium (columns) and made it work for every setting. I also felt the characters in this production were too much of themselves. It seemed like a bunch of young adults coming up with drivel. I don't want to see drivel.
I could talk for a long time about both but I won't bore you with that. I love going to theatre with someone who knows something about theatre (take for instance one of my theatre professors tonight) because the conversation after each piece is so engaging and having been in the business a long time and being the brilliant sort that she is, she can spot good theatre from a mile away. My opinion at least.
This week has been so busy I haven't even had time to catch my breath and write. I was looking back through my journal the other day and I find reading what I wrote so interesting. It's like i'm seeing myself in a different light, or from a different perspective. I will always always recommend journalling. I think it's one of those things that I need. I'm always on the lookout for those needs. They're important I tell you.
Song of the Day:
Miss American Pie by Don Maclean...I think. It came on my ipod today and I just glanced
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Someone left a message on my phone yesterday saying that yes, in fact faith was certainty.
Just thought you guys might want to know her opinion.
Next time I decide to go to a late show in Vancouver alone, please will someone kindly remind me that it's not a good idea. I know my mom reads this and is most likely in a state of panic at this point, probably all mothers for that matter.
I went to a show yesterday that started at 9:30 not realizing, in the blondest moment I can remember, that by the time I get out it will be dark and my car is in a sketchy parkade quite a few blocks down. Suddenly I didn't feel all grown up anymore.
Anyway, enough about that. I am safe.
The show I went to was called April 14, 1912 and believe it or not, it was about the Titanic. I picked a fairly good seat and before long the theatre started filling up. To the left of me sat a flamboyantly gay couple (I got a "Oh my goodness, I just looove your sweater" as they shuffled by) and to the right of me sat an asian couple who were still learning english (theatre is a good place to work on your english if you're an ESL student). I felt like Vancouver was well represented.
The show was mostly movement, dance, and music. Very few words. It still baffles me how as humans we can understand movement sometimes just as well if not more clearly than words. I have to admit some of it went right over my head (one character WAS the Titanic). I felt about three quarters of the way through, my mind was wandering. The sinking scene took a good twenty to thirty minutes.
It was a good experience none the less. I don't know if I would recommend it at all. Probably not.
Song of the Day:
What I Got by Sublime
Just thought you guys might want to know her opinion.
Next time I decide to go to a late show in Vancouver alone, please will someone kindly remind me that it's not a good idea. I know my mom reads this and is most likely in a state of panic at this point, probably all mothers for that matter.
I went to a show yesterday that started at 9:30 not realizing, in the blondest moment I can remember, that by the time I get out it will be dark and my car is in a sketchy parkade quite a few blocks down. Suddenly I didn't feel all grown up anymore.
Anyway, enough about that. I am safe.
The show I went to was called April 14, 1912 and believe it or not, it was about the Titanic. I picked a fairly good seat and before long the theatre started filling up. To the left of me sat a flamboyantly gay couple (I got a "Oh my goodness, I just looove your sweater" as they shuffled by) and to the right of me sat an asian couple who were still learning english (theatre is a good place to work on your english if you're an ESL student). I felt like Vancouver was well represented.
The show was mostly movement, dance, and music. Very few words. It still baffles me how as humans we can understand movement sometimes just as well if not more clearly than words. I have to admit some of it went right over my head (one character WAS the Titanic). I felt about three quarters of the way through, my mind was wandering. The sinking scene took a good twenty to thirty minutes.
It was a good experience none the less. I don't know if I would recommend it at all. Probably not.
Song of the Day:
What I Got by Sublime
Monday, June 9, 2008
Hold Tight
So this week is the week of crazy for me so sit tight while I get my thoughts together. I looked through my journal tonight and I have so many topics that i've written about but have not discussed on here yet.
I like the idea of putting a question on here and then writing my thoughts after a discussion of sorts has been had. So here is a question that a friend asked the other night. Or something along the lines of.
How much can faith and certainty co-exist? Do they intertwine? Can they? Can you have one without the other?
Something to think about.
Song of the Day:
The Police and the Private by Metric
I like the idea of putting a question on here and then writing my thoughts after a discussion of sorts has been had. So here is a question that a friend asked the other night. Or something along the lines of.
How much can faith and certainty co-exist? Do they intertwine? Can they? Can you have one without the other?
Something to think about.
Song of the Day:
The Police and the Private by Metric
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Oh brother.
You ever notice how guys will do anything, and I mean anything, not to ask for help in a store. It's like somehow it would take away any sense of man in them to ask a simple question. My brother and I were in A&B Sound today looking for a cable. Simple, yes? Do you think we could find it? No. So I follow my brother around the store as he searches up and down the aisles not finding anything. Finally I suggest that we ask someone. Of course the answer is no. Turns out, they were out of the cable we were searching for.
We didn't find that out without asking someone.
Figures.
Song of the Day:
The One I Love by Rufus Wainwright
We didn't find that out without asking someone.
Figures.
Song of the Day:
The One I Love by Rufus Wainwright
Saturday, June 7, 2008
The perks
If you are 19 and under you can get into MagNorth festival shows for $2.
Good, because I was ready to take out another loan. Maybe a morgage. Theatre is expensive. And now I only have to spend 8 bucks instead of over 100. Sometimes the world smiles on university students. Not often, but sometimes. That made me happy today.
Good, because I was ready to take out another loan. Maybe a morgage. Theatre is expensive. And now I only have to spend 8 bucks instead of over 100. Sometimes the world smiles on university students. Not often, but sometimes. That made me happy today.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Note to Self: Budget for tissues
If you ever feel like crying buckets, I have the perfect movie for you. I just finished watching Away From Her with Gordon Pinsent and Julie Christie. Oh. my. goodness. SUCH good acting, horrible cinematography, and a heartwrenching story about the effects of Alzheimer's disease. So sad. I would only recommend this movie to those interested in good acting first because that's really all it has to offer and second, I don't want anyone who doesn't have to cry as much as I did tonight. My face is like one big red puff. VERY attractive.
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