Katherine Duncan

Guest Blog: Playwright Nicholas de Jongh on Shakespeare's Sexuality and PRICKED OUT

My play Pricked Out may be set in Dorset on Midsummer's Day 2016, where two young men meet and make a sensational discovery about themselves, but the focus is on time past - in the shape of William Shakespeare and the extraordinary revelation of his sonnets, published in 1609 to far more embarrassed silence than to general applause. It was the playwright's greatest act of self-exposure and a most uncharacteristic one at that from a man known for his canniness and personal diplomacy…

inDANCE to Premiere THE BOOK OF SANDALWOOD, Today

Internationally travelled and critically acclaimed Toronto-based dance company, inDANCE will be presenting the world premiere of The Book of Sandalwood, a novel and lyrical Bharatanatyam performance featuring a cast of twelve dancers and musicians. Commissioned by the Festival of South Asian Arts and Literature (FSALA), this stunning new work by award-winning dance-maker Hari Krishnan will be presented at the Al Green Theatre for oneperformance only today, May 16.

DanceWorks Presents from thine eyes

DanceWorks, Toronto's longest-running contemporary dance series, will present the world premiere of from thine eyes, co-produced by Signal Theatre and Native Earth Performing Arts (NEPA).