Today theatre criticism faces many challenges: in the era of open internet writing the practice of theatre criticism in Canada and worldwide is rapidly changing. It becomes more experimental, reflecting the style of journalistic blogosphere not mainstream criticism currently published in official newspapers and magazines.

“The line of the machine…The purple of the bruise…It appeals. It tempts. There is beauty here. We know, we’ve spent our life hunting it out and there is beauty here.”

Aux premières lueurs de l'aube, Antigone vient trouver sa soeur Ismène pour l'inciter à défier l'édit de leur oncle Créon, nouveau roi de Thèbes, afin de rendre les derniers honneurs funèbres à leur frère Polynice. Alors que Créon vient faire l'annonce de son décret aux citoyens, un garde le prévient que le corps de Polynice a été recouvert. Plus surprenant encore, c'est Antigone qui a osé défier la loi. La jeune femme demeure fidèle à ses actes et en assume les conséquences, ne laissant à Créon d'autre choix que de la condamner à mort.

When the King of Navarre and his three lords swear off women, sleep, and food for three years in favour of devoting themselves to intense study, they realize too late that they have forgotten the imminent arrival of the Princess of France and her three lovely attendants on important business.  It’s love at first sight for all involved, but the men’s oath forces them to hopelessly disguise their feelings while the women’s witty antics lead to some impish game play.  Meanwhile, the eccentric Don Armado finds himself in a love triangle between the country wench Jaquenetta and the court fool Co

Contemporary Circus in Québec: its origins, practices and research/

Dr. Patrick Leroux (Concordia University)

Temps et territoire : écritures du déracinement

Table ronde présentée par Alexandre Cadieux, dans le cadre du cours

THE3710 « Biennale Zones Théâtrales : territoires et imaginaires »

Lecture/book event with author Dr. Beth Holmgren (Duke University) on her book Starring Madame Modjeska

 Dr. Holmgren, who teaches at the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at Duke University, has authored or edited six books and numerous scholarly articles on Russian and Polish culture, is one of the leading specialists of Russian and Polish comparative literatures and cultures.