Corpus, Nuit BlancheEnter a world where sleepless night thrives, a Nuit Blanche filled with performers, dancers, mimes and thespians. Visual effects stimulate the eyes while music filters into the ears with tuned energy. The often-closed circuit of theatre breathes unfettered in the open night air, able to move unrestricted by conventional theatre walls. “There is… Continue reading Coming Attractions
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High Performance Rodeo 2004
Begin away from the lights, the hype, the projections on the Jubilee Auditorium walls. Instead, stand beside the huddled theatre troupes waiting outside the Big Secret Theatre, watch them mill around nervously, like high school cliques. Animated hand gestures are the communication of choice, frantic demands for pictures with the group are inescapable, and multicoloured… Continue reading High Performance Rodeo 2004
Swimming Dinos are number two
Canada’s top swimmers gathered in Quebec City Nov. 27-30 for the Canada Open and Short Course Swim Nationals. Shaved and tapered, the University of Calgary Dinos notched several top-eight finishes: • Kristy Cameron – 8th 200m IM • Dena Durand – 5th 400m IM • Erin Gammel – 2nd 50m backstoke, 2nd 100m backstroke •… Continue reading Swimming Dinos are number two
Modern illusions
When Jacek Malek became director of the Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts in 1997, the outdated artspace suffered from financial difficulties, questionable presentation, fluorescent lighting and cheap carpeting. Today, the Gallery has a first-rate appearance, a renowned reputation and international allure. It has a clear focus at its core: the presentation of contemporary Canadian visual… Continue reading Modern illusions
Swimmers get fast, stay tough
“In an Olympic year, you need to start doing abnormal things–you have to swim abnormally fast,” stated Dinos swimming Head Coach Mike Blondal.The Nov. 7-9 Cascade Speed Meet results justify the rhetoric. The high-calibre club competition saw the University of Calgary Dinos race fast, only a week after a tiring College’s Cup meet in Vancouver.… Continue reading Swimmers get fast, stay tough
Frosties, fries and live theatre
Cameras abound, stage techies scurry about, and Denise Clarke appears and disappears in directorial fury. One Yellow Rabbit artistic director and Letters from Wendy’s co-star Blake Brooker paces about with restless mischievousness, his shirt untucked, his hair ruffled and quirky smile on his face. Bruce McCulloch saunters onstage, pans the scene and the essence of… Continue reading Frosties, fries and live theatre
Swimming swell
Not all swim competitions are meant to be won. Last weekend’s College’s Cup at the University of British Columbia was a training meet for the University of Calgary swim team, who swam without the "fastskin" race suits worn by other teams, and placed third and fifth overall, women and men respectively. "We wanted to see… Continue reading Swimming swell
Model UN learning to be victorious
The University of Calgary’s Model United Nations team sent 13 delegates to Washington, D.C. Fri., Oct. 31 for the National Collegiate Security Conference hosted by Georgetown University. The team did not match last year’s standing as Best Small School Delegate. "It’s a rebuilding year for us," explained veteran Model UN member Scott Piet, a fifth-year… Continue reading Model UN learning to be victorious
Surface tension
From above, swimmers glide effortlessly through the water, coaches casually stroll the deck and a quiet surface tranquility surrounds the University of Calgary pool. From beneath, strokes are focused, driven and exceedingly challenging. An Olympic year has surfaced and its imminence radiates an energy felt by all members of the U of C swim team.… Continue reading Surface tension
The joy of Paranoia
Deadline approaches yet the page is blank. I fear my brain has gone blank too. What if I don’t finish the article? Stay at my desk, stay, no, okay, get a banana and some peanut butter. Yup, that will make the juices flow. But what if my brain is permanently blank? Paranoia. It creeps everywhere,… Continue reading The joy of Paranoia