By Robert Fludd
Theatre’s a lot like a faked orgasm: it’s all done in the dark, everyone’s working on a time limit and any screaming you hear is completely staged. If that weren’t enough, the actors fake it for three weeks straight, so unless you’ve made it to opening night it’s sloppy fifteens for you. But every year… Continue reading Theatre: Top 3 performances
By Jon Roe
Alberta Ballet is putting on the Christmas classic the Nutcracker again. Whatever you might have heard, it definitely isn’t about your creepy uncle. “It’s really the coach of the company,” says Edmund Stripe of his job as ballet master. “I basically oversee taking the classes for the dancers in the morning, and taking the rehearsals… Continue reading Nutcracker won’t hurt at all
The holidays are a prime time for the release of potentially high-quality movies. As studios are aware of the warm-and-fuzzies that are involved in being with various loved ones around this time of year, there are plenty of the usual weepers, family flicks and inspirational Oscar candidates to go see. Thankfully, there are also a… Continue reading Films to fill the Holidays
Tis the season of rum and eggnog, gaudy festive decorations and uncomfortable family gatherings. Fortunately, the holidays aren’t all bad. With the season of sleigh bells and strained merriment comes this years’ production of A Chrismoose Carol. Calgary’s Loose Moose Theatre Company has been putting on its annual reinvention of the Dickens’ classic for a… Continue reading Loose Moose lays down some Chuck D for the holidays
Bar books are an odd breed. People must buy them, since a quick scan of any decent bookstore’s cooking section reveals an enormous number, but seldom is anyone ever served anything from them, largely due to the overcomplexity of the recipes within and the often-exotic alcohol required. Seriously, who the devil honestly keeps a stock… Continue reading Book Review: Booze! Booze! Booze! Booze!
By Darren Young
There is a fundamental problem with the Christmas season starting the day after Halloween. The holiday season is too drawn out and it seems as if the sterile, Coca-Cola version of Christmas never changes from year to year. When the halls have all been decked and the bells have grown tired of jingling, it is… Continue reading A Snowman without a magic top hat
By Kyle Francis
Theatre has been called a dying art. Enthusiasts of the medium have heard all the arguments, and anyone who’s willing to give it a chance learns there are some things that can’t be done anywhere but the stage. That said, it would be impossible to see a thirteen-storey robot punch down a skyscraper in the… Continue reading Pan runs out of fairy dust
This year’s High Performance Rodeo lineup will knock the stockings off of even the staunchest of traditional theatre fans. The lineup, announced by Rodeo curator Michael Green on Tuesday, was decided upon with a broader goal in mind for this year’s Rodeo than in previous years. Calgarians will recognize the longstanding tagline for the High… Continue reading Festival Preview: High Performance performs highly
Editor, the Gauntlet, The current Universal Student Ratings of Instruction process should be shelved because the methodology is unsound. The fundamental flaw of the current system is that it is voluntary. Students are asked to submit several course assessments online at the most congested time of the academic year: at the end of term, when… Continue reading Letter: USRIs Useless
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “Check your gear,” letter, Nov. 30, 2006] As a U of C alumnus, I was quite appalled to read Ms. Bertolini’s letter to the Gauntlet. She is unreasonably dismissive of the all-too-real experiences of transgendered people who are in the midst of transition. In my experience, transsexuals are the least confused… Continue reading Letter: Potties Needed