With the ongoing pandemic drawing the curtain on the vast majority of the performing arts, innovation has been a necessity. Theatre companies across the country have been finding new avenues to present their works, whether that be digitally or through safer, controlled conditions on physical viewings. It’s no surprise then that Halifax’s theatrical keystone Neptune Theatre has been developing their own means for sharing work with audiences once more. With the announcement of the new Neptune At Home program, theatre fans are going to be able to get their fix despite closed doors. I sat down with artistic director Jeremy Webb to find out a little more about this initiative. Continue reading Talking ‘Neptune At Home’ Theatre Streaming with Jeremy Webb
Nova Scotia’s Theatre Directors Call on Minister for Support
With the performing arts in a state of uneasy flux for the past half a year, theatre heads are taking proactive steps to secure the future of their industry. In a letter to Leo Glavine, the Nova Scotian Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage, artistic directors Jeremy Webb of Neptune Theatre and Ken Schwartz of Two Planks and a Passion lead the charge in addressing the need for emergency funding for the arts and have called for immediate action. Continue reading Nova Scotia’s Theatre Directors Call on Minister for Support
Tay Creek Mourns the Passing of Festival Founder Jenny Jobbins
On Thursday, October 1, Jenny Jobbins, founder of Tay Creek Folk Festival, passed away. The festival’s organizers report that her passing was both sudden and unexpected, and it was without suffering. For many, she represented the heart and soul of the festival, a well-read bon vivant, and nothing short of a legend. Continue reading Tay Creek Mourns the Passing of Festival Founder Jenny Jobbins
New Music: Ananas Get Groovy with ‘Fausse réalité’
Here to bring us some serious grooves during these bleak times is Bathurst, New Brunswick’s Francophone four-piece Ananas with their debut, 6-track release, Fausse réalité.
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New Music: Braden Lam Speaks His Mind on ‘Inside Four Walls’
From graduating college, to getting married, and even fighting off oil companies in the Yukon; Braden Lam has a lot to say about the life he’s lived since his last full-length release Driftwood People dropped in 2018. Inside Four Walls takes us outside of the four bedroom walls in which Driftwood People was recorded, and out into the real world. The result is a record that finds a comfortable balance between it’s fuller, catchier sound and its message. Continue reading New Music: Braden Lam Speaks His Mind on ‘Inside Four Walls’