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Heavens to Murgatroid, enter stage left

By Karoline Czerski

In the days when poodle skirts dominated the fashion scene and Cuban cigars freely circulated in America, Looney Toons and Hanna Barbara ventured onto the moving picture screen. The were the days when Snagglepuss bellowed “exit stage left!” and “heavens to Murgatroid!” That was 1957, and Hanna Barbara was subsequently dwarfed by Looney Toons and… Continue reading Heavens to Murgatroid, enter stage left

2004 CIS Swimming Championships

By Karoline Czerski

Swimming is an intensely individual sport where athletes–isolated by lane ropes and chlorinated water–focus on personal best times and individual ranking. A dedicated breed, swimmers train as much as 20 hours a week in repetitious and grueling fashion to shave off mere hundredths of a second in races ranging from 50 to 1,500 meters. Outside… Continue reading 2004 CIS Swimming Championships

CIS athletes of the year: Erin Gammel and Chad Murray

By Karoline Czerski

Chad Murray: CIS Athlete of the YearGiven the number of time fourth year Olympic hopeful Chad Murray was made to flex his muscles by his cheering teammates, it is no wonder he captured the Male Swimmer of the Year title at the CIS Swimming Championship in Toronto, March 5-7. It is ritual for Dinos team… Continue reading CIS athletes of the year: Erin Gammel and Chad Murray

Belated but relevent PlayRites coverage

By Karoline Czerski

Down the Main Drag starts and someone disappears on the kitchen floor. I didn’t see it and the cast didn’t believe it, save for Him, who claims that’s what happened. Him, played fabulously by Jeff Lillico, finds himself bewildered and confused on that morning as his father lies on the kitchen floor, and disappears into… Continue reading Belated but relevent PlayRites coverage

This thing called art

By Karoline Czerski

You’re five years old, and you have an idea. You take old magazines, cardboard boxes from the garage, paint and duct tape, and you create art. The result? A ripped magazine print covered in duct tape and paint. The tag on your artwork? Priceless.You’re 32 years old, an artist with a fine arts degree, and… Continue reading This thing called art

Swimmers second

By Karoline Czerski

The Canada West swimming championships in Victoria, B.C. Jan. 23-25, ended with a small defeat for the Dinos swim team. They lost this battle to, yes, the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, falling 80 points short of their arch rivals. The battle was minor, but not without many great individual Dino performances. Chad Murray scooped… Continue reading Swimmers second

Who says size doesn’t matter?

By Karoline Czerski

Once, there were no sculptors, simply craftsmen–the physical workers behind the great ideas of architects. Then, things changed.The Renaissance uncovered artistic vision in craftsmen and they became sculptors. Like canvas and paint to a painter, stone and chisel defined the sculptor.Well, things have changed again. Today, sculpture encompasses various different forms, and artistic vision come… Continue reading Who says size doesn’t matter?

Etude #1 and Chorale

By Karoline Czerski

Primal instincts reign and the dancers contort, move and breathe to the pulse of Marie Chouinard’s distinct design, a choreography curiously guided by the intellect of the human body rather than the mind. Etude #1 and Chorale lead the dancers in a solo and group performance that, through the notion of sexuality and divinity, searches… Continue reading Etude #1 and Chorale

Theatre on the lamb, in the flesh

By Karoline Czerski

It started three years ago when young Eric Moschopedis approached One Yellow Rabbit guru Michael Green with a concept for the High Performance Rodeo. “Master Green,” we assume Eric said. “I have this great idea for your space.”And so, Moschopedis and his team, Bubonic Tourist, found themselves running a Rodeo sideshow of young, emerging artists,… Continue reading Theatre on the lamb, in the flesh