Burlesque 101

Confidence, musicality, and “woah” factor are the three main components needed to become a burlesque performer. Anyone and everyone, no matter body type, background, academic or professional training, are capable of partaking in this performance art. I discovered this through the burlesque workshop hosted at York University, featuring four York Continue Reading

Enlightening Conversations and New Experiences: Women’s Innovations in Theatre and Performance

Theatre made its way into my life at a very young age and has opened the door to many opportunities. Writing and performing have always been my main passions. I never imagined taking theatre in university, creating amazing connections, being a part of theatre festivals, developing shows from the ground Continue Reading

God Give Me the Confidence of a Straight White Able-bodied Man: Cripping Up for Richard III

He has many names: Tricky Dicky, Richard Plantagenet, the Duke of Gloucester, King Richard III. He is famed for being scheming, manipulative, morally corrupt, and also possesses a nondescript disability commonly alluded to in performance through able-bodied actors feigning a limp, walking with a cane, and adopting a hunch-backed stance Continue Reading

Open Air Shakespeare: “a corrective to an overcitified and artificial life”?

To me, watching Shakespeare performed outdoors is a delicious novelty. I love sitting outside on a blanket or pillow, watching actors and musicians perform in a park alongside trees, rocks, grass, birds, bats, and mosquitos. Ok, maybe I don’t love the mosquitos. This summer I had the good fortune of Continue Reading