Arts
Jewels (National Ballet) Review: A Sparkling Showcase
George Balanchine’s three-act ballet Jewels debuted in 1967 in New York to widespread critical acclaim. The plotless ballet – considered […]
Review
Games
MADiSON (PlayStation VR2) Review: Camera Obscura
Our review of MADiSON, developed by Bloodious Games. Available now for PlayStation VR2, PCVR, PS5, PS4, Xbox X/S, Switch, and […]
Arts
Don Quixote (National Ballet) Review: Chivalry Isn’t Dead
The 1869 ballet version of Don Quixote, choreographed by Marius Petipa to a score by composer Ludwig Minkus, has probably […]
Arts
Cirque du Soleil “ECHO” (Review): What’s in the Box?!
Good news for coulrophobes and furries alike, as Cirque du Soleil’s triumphant new show, ECHO, downplays the clowning and ups […]
Classical
An Evening with Itzhak Perlman: A Maestro’s Timeless Charm and Mastery
Itzhak Perlman hardly needs an introduction. (Though the six page(!) biography in the programme of his recent recital at Roy […]
Arts
Hedda Gabler (Coal Mine Theatre review): Appetite For Extremity
Henrik Ibsen’s 1891 masterpiece Hedda Gabler has lost none of its bite – or shock value – after 133 years. […]
Classical
Brentano String Quartet (Concert Review): The Trout Shines at Koerner
The Juilliard-affiliated Brentano String Quartet – so named after Antonie Brentano, the rumoured “Immortal Beloved” of Beethoven – recently brought […]
Classical
COC’s “Don Pasquale” is a Good-Natured Romp (Opera Review)
Gaetano Donizetti’s comic masterpiece Don Pasquale has been delighting audiences since its premiere at the Théâtre-Italien Paris in 1843, its […]
Arts
A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney (Theatre Review): I’m Wishing…
Playwright Lucas Hnath’s (deep breath) A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney is more […]
Classical
Kissin / Goerne (Concert Review): A Poet’s Love
North American audiences can consider themselves lucky that Evgeny Kissin, one of the finest concert pianists of his day, is […]