Articles by Jordan
Aaron Collier’s Frequencies creates a stunning combination of autobiography and techno music
- Festival
- FOLDA
- Review
- Spiderwebshow
Described as a part-techno concert and part autobiographical, the musical innovatively tells the entertaining and captivating story of Collier’s life, starting at the beginning of the universe.
New Canadian Musical LANCASHIRE LASS Explores British History Through A Soaring Score
- Festival
- Queen's University
- Review
- Watershed Festival
like a surprising combination to some. On May 27, the Watershed Festival presented award-winning composer and DAN School of Drama and Music’s artist-in-residence Leslie Arden’s latest commission The Lancashire Lass, a full-length musical that will receive its premiere at next year’s festival.
SLC Digital Debris Fest 2: Digital Creativity in Its Finest Form
- Festival
- Review
- St. Lawrence College
Digital Debris Fest 2, a digital showcase of their year’s work. The digital event featured 15 different artistic iterations that seamlessly incorporated music, digital media, videography, calligraphy, revealing the true interdisciplinary talents of the students.
John & Waleed Delightfully Break Down Cultural Barriers Through Music
- Grand ONStage
- Review
towards cultures outside our own. Live-streamed from Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille, the production was digitally co-presented by the Grand Onstage. Resembling more of a cabaret than a theatrical play, the performance shifts between musical numbers and anecdotes from the two performers.
Kingston Thespians Miraculously Unite for City of Wine Readings
- City of Wine
- News
When Ontario went into a full lockdown in late December, the prospect of theatre, even digital, seemed far-fetched. Yet, in the midst of uncertainty and anxiety from the lockdown, something beautiful happened for Kingston’s small, but mighty theatre community.
Queen’s Players Goes Virtual!
- Queen's Players
- Queen's University
- Review
What do famed Canadian comedians Lorne Greene, Robertson Davies and eleven current Queen’s students all have in common? Queen’s Players! The oldest club at Queen’s University, dating back to 1900, Players describe themselves as “a cross between Saturday Night Live, a rock concert, and a kegger.” In a non-COVID world, Players would consist of crowded performances at The Mansion full of flowing pitchers and Players singing along to pop hits […]
Voulez-Zoom brings the Dance Party of Mamma Mia to Zoom
- Blue Canoe Productions
- Queen's Musical Theatre
- Review
r escapism, which frankly, seems like a necessity in 2020. However, I have yet to experience a production that feels as escapist as Blue Canoe’s Voulez-Zoom. Running just over an hour, this feel-good, dance party-esque show lured me into the fun and joy that is Mamma Mia.
Theatre as Education: Chemical Valley Project Seeks To Inform Audiences Over Atrocities of Chemical Valley
- Review
On November 13th, I had the unique privilege of virtually attending a digital live-stream of The Chemical Valley Project, a production featuring a unique mix of projection design, object puppetry and solo-performance. This show first premiered in 2017 at the Art in Solidarity: Performance in Protest in Toronto, Ontario. Since its original premiere, the show has toured across Ontario, BC, and even in Germany in 2018. The production was performed […]
KTA Takes on The Shortwave Theatre Festival
- Festival
- Review
- Shortwave Radio Theatre Festival
rom November 1st to November 7th, I had the privilege of attending the Shortwave Theatre Festival, a festival of radio dramas presented by CFRC. While the festival featured six different radio plays, I had the opportunity to listen to and review three.
Blue Canoe’s Last 5 Years Explores The Universality Of Relationships
- Blue Canoe Productions
- Review
Similar to all theatre productions in 2020, Blue Canoe’s The Last 5 Years was originally slated for the Juvenis Festival in May of 2020 and cancelled as a result of the pandemic.
PXR 2020: Exploring The Unique Intersection of XR and Theatre
- PXR Conference
- Review
- Single Thread Theatre Co
On October 2nd, I had the privilege to enter the immersive world of Virtual Reality to attend the 2020 Performance & XR Conference, co-hosted by Electric Company Theatre and Single Thread Theatre Co. Performance & XR is a conference discussing the unique intersection of XR and Performance. With respect to the conference, XR is an umbrella term that can refer to Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality. While the […]