Knitting shop owner’s creations have shared silver screen with Hollywood stars By Mariam Kasem If you’ve seen the Oscar-winning movie The Shape of Water, a love story between a mute woman and a scaled, aquatic creature, you may have been too entranced by the colourful visuals and the all-encompassing storyline to notice much else. The cozy,…
By Kahfeel Buchanan Even though people walking by the Village Players aren’t always sure this basement theatre is still open, a community group has performed plays here since 1977. Past a shawarma spot, a couple cake shops and a pasta cafe along Bloor Street West, there’s a sign above a basement space that reads “Theatre.”…
By Adriana Fiorante Act 1: The intent to live Inside a lilac-walled studio of blond wood flooring and no windows, Miriam Laurence saunters around in sunglasses and a faded noir baseball cap. An obnoxious buzz vibrates her North York studio and Laurence walks to the door, gently inquiring: “Yes … OK, come in.” Back into…
From an internship to a championship
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The actors of the Scarborough Players explain why they keep on acting despite the hard work and lack of pay.
By Kate Yien He does final checks on his pouches, paintball marker and mask. The plan is simple: Push up the left flank, capture the flag and get out. With a whistle blow by the referee, the team surges forward. The backman sprays at the enemy’s forward most players, keeping their heads down while Jeffery…
One music studio in Brampton is keeping the universal language alive
By Ariel Brookes Inside the waiting room of the Yellow Dog Music School, the lively melody of the electric guitar and the deep pulse of the drums can be felt in the vibrations in the walls. The drums and guitar aren’t playing in sync, they are coming from two different practice rooms. The chaotic feeling…
