Young Centre

Global Cabaret Festival

Jennifer Harvey — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 04:45:18 +0000

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Soulpepper's quirky cabaret (re)Birth: E.E. Cummings in Song launches a music-filled weekend at the Young Centre

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Presented by Soulpepper
Created and developed by Ins Choi, Tatjana Cornij, Raquel Duffy, Matthew Kabwe, Ken MacKenzie, Gregory Prest, Karen Rae, Mike Ross, Jason Rothery and Brendan Wall

"I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance." ― E.E.Cummings

The Global Cabaret Festival’s seventh annual celebration of music and theatrical excellence kicked off on Thursday night with (re)Birth: E.E. Cummings in Song, a cabaret that brings the poetry of E.E. Cummings to life in an eclectic collection of music that sparkles with magic.

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4.5

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Thu, 2014-10-23 - Sun, 2014-10-26

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Young Centre for the Performing Arts

Q&A - Brief Lives: Stories and Songs of Old London

Lauren Gillett — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 04:00:00 +0000

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Derek Boyes talks about his experience directing a multimedia production of Patrick Garland's classic one-man show at the Global Cabaret Festival

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Interview

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Presented by Toronto Masque Theatre in association with Soulpepper
Written by Patrick Garland
Directed by Derek Boyes
Starring William Webster

Based on the writings of John Aubrey (known for his biographies of famous Londoners such as William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh and Thomas Hobbes), Patrick Garland’s play Brief Lives paints a portrait of the 17th century author and of the stories he tells.

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Fri, 2013-10-25 - Sun, 2013-10-27

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Young Centre for the Performing Arts

The War of 1812: The History of the Village of the Small Huts, 1812-15

Lauren Gillett — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000

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Video Cabaret gives Canada's past a good dressing up in this victorious production

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Presented by Video Cabaret
Written and directed by Michael Hollingsworth
Associate director Deanne Taylor

This Saturday, April 27, is the 200th anniversary of the Battle of York. The perfect time to check out Video Cabaret's The War of 1812: The History of the Village of the Small Huts, 1812-1815, a hit at last year's Stratford Festival, now on stage at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts.

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Tue, 2013-04-23 - Sat, 2013-06-01

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Young Centre for the Performing Arts

RARE

Lauren Gillett — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:00:00 +0000

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Judith Thompson's Toronto Fringe favourite returns for a remarkable remount at the Young Centre

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Created and directed by Judith Thompson

Shows like Judith Thompson's RARE, a Patron's Pick at the 2012 Toronto Fringe Festival, don't come along everyday. Which is why Albert Schultz programmed it as part of this year's winter programming at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts.

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Mon, 2013-01-28 - Thu, 2013-02-07

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Young Centre for the Performing Arts

Q&A: 2012 Global Cabaret Festival

Lauren Gillett — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000

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Gregory Prest and Mike Ross talk about performing in the 2012 Global Cabaret Festival at the Yonge Centre

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Interview

This weekend the Young Centre for the Performing Arts will be transformed into a Cabaret venue, where over 150 of Canada’s leading performance artists will work together to create 20 original one-hour shows for the fifth annual Global Cabaret Festival. Featured artists include Brent Carver, Patricia O’Callaghan and Michael Hughes. Here, we chat with actor Gregory Prest and Young Centre resident artist Mike Ross about the Spoon River Cabaret, an original musical interpretation of Edgar Lee Masters’ 1915 collection of haunting poems, and more.

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