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Cockroaches vs. artists

February 13, 2007

How on Earth can someone with so much supposed intelligence be capable of expressing such ignorance? Yesterday, after hosting an annual fundraiser for the Ottawa arts community, and making the shortest speech in the 18-year history of the event, our chitinous mayor (Larry O’Brien) was asked how he felt about the upcoming vote on a [...]

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Mire: update

January 16, 2007

Many thanks to everyone who responded to my angst-riddled posting about my all-encompassing anger. Lots of truly kind people offered their ear, and it was all very much appreciated. The good news is that the storm has passed and I’m feeling quite optimistic again. It’s either that, or I’m on a sugar high at the [...]

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Performus interruptus

December 10, 2006

I am loathe to even mention this, but I will because I think it’s tragic: we had to cancel our matinee of The Domino Heart this afternoon.  This was not because of illness or accident or family emergency, but because by curtain time we had one audience member.  Just one. It’s taking every ounce of [...]

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Filthy whistleblower

November 21, 2006

I sat down this morning to fill in my referendum ballot for an ACTRA strike mandate. If you’re not terribly well-connected to the film and television industry, you may not know that the Independent Production Agreement — which is the agreement between us and Canada’s independent film and television producers — expires on December 31. [...]

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Publicity tunnel vision

November 5, 2006

I did a little babysitting work on the Ottawa Stage and Screen blog this morning, and I made a few observations that I simply have to pass on. I set up a calendar that tracks all of the theatrical productions going on, and now that it’s populated with November’s slate of productions, I see that [...]

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A slight change in course

November 1, 2006

I do my best to see as much theatre as I can in Ottawa, and quite often I write about what I see. I have very firm beliefs about what I like and do not like, and I love sharing my opinions on things with people who ask. The problem with opinions is that they’re [...]

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An artist blogger’s manifesto

October 21, 2006

We are the sum of our experiences. I value the practice of openness and honesty in a world that values the principle of these things. I value context and big picture in a world that suffers from perpetual attention deficit and the rule of the sound bite. I value sticking out my neck in a [...]

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Ubiquity

October 17, 2006

I have discovered that I can take a laptop to bed with me! It used to be that the desktop computer in the upstairs room made the upstairs room the de facto office. Then a laptop appeared in the living room, next to the machine that Troy uses most of the time, and the couch [...]

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A morsel for Ottawans to chew

October 6, 2006

The municipal election is coming up in six weeks. As an artist, I’m obviously curious to know about what the candidates have to say about cultural issues. I firmly believe that government policy and business interests often run contrary to cultural concerns — especially in this city. Stay tuned to the Council for the Arts [...]

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Ottawa performers: Genovese Syndrome victims?

September 29, 2006

I had a very interesting discussion last night with Judi Pearl, who I have learned has just been hired on as an artistic associate with the Magnetic North Festival (that may not be the right title for her position, so please don’t quote me). Magnetic North is a festival of new Canadian plays that has [...]

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