By Cathy Levy, Executive Producer, Dance, Canada’s National Arts Centre One of the great joys of my work as a dance producer is the time I spend talking with artists about their creative aspirations. It’s not always obvious how these discussions translate into presentations, nor is it always possible to make that happen, but the
by Kaija Pepper Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has attained mythic status since it was published in 1818. We all know some version of this dark story about a scientist who creates life from the body parts of corpses, and the horror that results when he abandons his physically repulsive creation. Left to cope alone with the
By Eric Beauchesne “Instead of looking for hope, look for action. Then and only then hope will come.” — Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old climate activist, TED Talk Among the topics shaping our vision of the future, climate change is at the forefront. Scientists have flagged the impact of human activities on the climate for more than