This was written by Kianna Turner Bird at the Bus Stop Kianna Turner I watched a little bird at the bus stop Headphones in, listening to my favourite bop I was asked the question, “how do you tell if a bird is happy?” Is it only if its wings are flappy? It presented soft chitter-chatter Mixed with feet doing a pitter-patter I can only view its overt behaviour Yet, it’s still a moment that I savour I may view it through operationalization To clarify a phenomenon without hesitation But little things like this bird make me feel delight Even with the world in a constant plight The bird’s presence filled…
This article was written by Oseremen Irete While no program or faculty has been left untouched by the sweeping changes brought on by online learning, performing arts programs like Music and Theatre face unique challenges in the transition. Theory and classroom work are necessary, but a key part of performing arts education is, well, performing. Large group collaborations like plays or orchestras are essential to these programs and they must now find a way to achieve the same goals in a significantly more isolated and digital landscape. “It is definitely a lot more difficult over a laptop than in person” said final year Music Performance student Wren Hall. Zoom’s audio…
This article was written by Oseremen Irete Like many businesses, local theatre company Theatre Outré has been grappling with how best to restart in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. But for the group, reopening is about a lot more than just selling tickets. Founded in 2012, Theatre Outré is the brainchild of artistic director Jay Whitehead. The company has a queer mandate and is “a leading outlet for alternative queer theater in Alberta.” “We define Queer in a very broad way” said Whitehead who is also a professor in the University of Lethbridge’s Dramatic Arts program. “Queer might be very literally the LGBTQ+ community or Queer might be odd,…
