What inspired you to create the Dancing Monkey Laboratory? What’s your favourite thing about Calgary? These are just two of the questions we asked the Dancing Monkeys, which is our sixth group to perform in the program NEXT STAGE, with an amazing multidisciplinary work. What inspired you to create Dancing Monkey Laboratories? Dancing Monkey Laboratories began in Montreal...
If I Could Tell You EverythingWritten by : Julia Jelinek How long have you been part of the mentorship program? This is my first time being in the program, so since September. The play’s title implies that there’s a wish to ‘tell everything,’ but can’t. Particularly teens to their parents. Is this correct? If so,...
Can we have a sneak peek of the script? What's your favourite thing about Calgary? These are just two of the questions we asked Rita Bozi of Productive Obsession, which is our fourth group to perform in the program NEXT STAGE, with an amazing multidisciplinary work. Describe your Performance For my performance My Fair Lady – The Punk...
Curious to Know Why, Not Just HowWritten by : amery Calvelli // @amerycal 1. Born in Calgary or from somewhere else? Both. I like walking around Bridgeland, where remnant bricks thread the memory of the Calgary General Hospital where I was born. My family moved south soon after, but I often try to imagine the...
Surviving the FieldWritten by : Melissa Monteros Okay, is this happening to anyone else? I’m losing my mind trying to keep up with all the roles required of me to create and present artistic work. Don’t get me wrong - I don’t mean this as a complaint but more as an observation. I have always...
I Know Girl... I Know!By : Amanda Cordner // @theamandacordner Can you give us a sneak peek into the script? What's your favourite thing about Calgary? These are just two of the questions we asked Amanda Cordner of madonnanera to answer. madonnanera is our third group to perform in the program NEXT STAGE, with a fierce, sensual and...
The Shawn SpecialWritten by: Shawn Petsche // @shawnoftheshred 1. If you could live in any era in history, which one would it be and why? I can't imagine leaving my current group of friends or traveling back to an even less progressive time. However, as someone whose passion and work lies in music and the...
What inspires local artists? What are their secret indulgences? These are just two of the questions we asked Pape & Taper Productions, who are our second group to perform in the program NEXT STAGE, with a satirical and macabre style puppet show in the Studio. Describe your Performance Timmy and Tommy are two ordinary kids from un-extraordinary town who...
5 Things You Don't Know About MeWritten by: Hawksley Workman // @HawksleyWorkman 1. I'm a home body. And I go to bed before 10pm if I can. Fun Fact: A recent study released by Statistics Canada showed that one in three Canadians aren't getting enough sleep. 2. I love brussels sprouts. Fun Fact: There are...
The Dumbest Person in the Roomor 10 Things You Don't Know About Ken CameronWritten by : Ken Cameron // @productiveobsession 1. What part of Calgary do you live in and what do you love about it? I live in Ramsay, that quiet neighbourhood nestled between the railroad tracks and the Stampede Grounds that everyone thinks...
