Airing dirty laundry is something most of us try to avoid. But what if you had the chance to laugh at someone else’s for only seven dollars?Dirty Laundry is Calgary’s only completely improvised live soap opera, and is often described as a fusion of a soap opera with the improv show Whose Line is it… Continue reading Fun with Calgary’s Dirty Laundry
Results for "Tara DiBenedetto"
We found 12 results for your search.
B&D in detail
The word fetish has long been associated with the risqué, the strange and the painful. It’s not something you bring up in polite dinner conversation and I’ve yet to see a bathroom stall advertising the latest in bondage gear. So where do you go to find out about this taboo subject? Amid surprised gasps from… Continue reading B&D in detail
Constructing skyscrapers
After a prolonged three-year absence, Hayden is coming out of the shadows and offering some answers."I didn’t have any songs," Hayden explains simply. "After my last tour, I wasn’t in a huge rush to do anything that had to do with the promoting of a record so I just played music for myself. After a… Continue reading Constructing skyscrapers
Jumpin’ jack flash’s bastard child
Do you suffer from the knowledge that you are one of Mick Jagger’s illegitimate children? Are you having trouble dealing with it? Don’t worry, there’s help available at One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo.Co-produced by Crescent Moon Productions and OYR, Jumpin’ Jack is a solo production courtesy of Lyle Victor Albert. Albert plays Jack, a… Continue reading Jumpin’ jack flash’s bastard child
Underground Pop culture, minus footwear
The High Performance Rodeo at One Yellow Rabbit is known for embracing the extraordinary. Popular, a dance exploration of underground pop culture promises to do just that.“It’s pretty weird. It’s a pretty strange evening,” laughs Kimberly Cooper, choreographer and creative force behind Popular.Cooper joined Calgary’s Dec-idedly Jazz Danceworks in 1989 and is currently their Resident… Continue reading Underground Pop culture, minus footwear
Sloan rocks ballroom
"Sloooan! Sloooan!" Chanting fans greeted the return of one of Canada’s most established rock acts to the MacEwan Hall Ballroom. After a brief introduction, the band kicked off the concert with their newest single, "If It Feels Good Do It" from their newest album, Pretty Together. With an enthusiastic crowd, deafening sound and a diverse… Continue reading Sloan rocks ballroom
Diverse and independent dance at OYR
Although One Yellow Rabbit and Dancers’ Studio West may seem like strange bedfellows, this isn’t their first collaboration. It is their first focus on independent Canadian choreography. "There’s so much credence given to the larger companies that tour the country, and we wanted to present four of Canada’s freshest and most exciting independent choreo-grapers in… Continue reading Diverse and independent dance at OYR
Humour and feminism in Joual
"It’s funny, but it’s reality," says actress Devona Reid. "It’s a brutal reality." The University of Calgary’s drama department will soon open its 35th season with Michel Tremblay’s groundbreaking play, Les Belles-Soeurs. Originally written in Joual, Quebec’s working class dialect, and then translated and performed in Enlgish, Tremblay’s play was the first to detail the… Continue reading Humour and feminism in Joual
Dirty, filthy soap
"Launch the rocket! Countdown to love!" exclaims Karen Johnson-Diamond, a producer/performer with Calgary’s Dirty Laundry theatre company. The company, now in its third year, was started by Johnson-Diamond and her friend Elinor Holt, also a producer and performer. Dirty Laundry is Calgary’s only live and completely improvised comedy soap opera. It was inspired by Dynasty,… Continue reading Dirty, filthy soap
Ballet by the Bard
Love, hate, jealously and betrayal. It’s business as usual at the National Ballet of Canada. The acclaimed ballet company is celebrating their bicentennial by performing Shakespeare’s tragic love story, Romeo and Juliet. Although the story was originally adapted for ballet in 1785, it remained largely untouched until 1926, when it was made into a "cocktail… Continue reading Ballet by the Bard