To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the University of Alberta’s Department of Drama, the Curious Arts blog is sharing 50 Reasons to Go See A Play throughout the 2015-16 season. The Kaufman Kabaret cast members Morgan Grau and Stuart McDougall share reasons 27 and 28 in our 50 Reasons to Go See A Play series. … Read moreVideo: Morgan Grau and Stuart McDougall – curious arts
Infamous for providing both seductive entertainment and political commentary in Weimar Germany, the cabaret was a place outside everyday society where people could express themselves more freely and indulge their vulgar fantasies. Naturally, playwright Hannah Moscovitch found it was the perfect way to explore Canada’s sexual past in her new play The Kaufman Kabaret (March … Read moreReason 26 to Go See A Play: Sex, Lies, and Kabaret – curious arts
Art Gallery of Alberta curator Kristy Trinier initiates and facilitates a multi-voiced conversation about art that extends well beyond the gallery and into studios and classrooms. Recently, Trinier provided a guest critique to Royden Mill’s Contemporary Figurative Sculpture class in the U of A’s Department of Art & Design. I caught up with Trinier to … Read moreQ & A with AGA curator Kristy Trinier – curious arts
Museums and galleries exist to tell us stories. Why would we go to the gallery if meaning was dead? The image above from Miriam Elia’s satirical book We Go to the Gallery takes a jab at our desire to find meaning and beauty in works of art. By following the children’s experiences in the book, … Read moreWhy do we go to the gallery? – curious arts
Studio Theatre patrons will be the first audiences to see The Kaufman Kabaret by Hannah Moscovitch (March 24 – April 2, 2016), the story of the first entrepreneur to introduce birth control devices to married working-class women in Canada. For reason number 25 in our 50 Reasons to Go See A Play series, director Kathleen … Read moreDirector’s Notes: The Kaufman Kabaret – curious arts