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Award-winning songwriter, poet and ironic social commentator evalyn parry is gifted with a sharp pen, a quirky musical sensibility and a wicked sense of humour. From 19th century cycling heroines to 21st century sailors; from ‘feminine protection’ to bottled water to the quest for the Northwest Passage, evalyn’s outspoken creations hold out a powerful vision of social and personal change, while her irreverent wit holds nothing sacred.
I’m sitting on the bus, heading to Montreal for a show tomorrow night at Petit Campus, with the wonderful PEI singer-songwriter Teresa Doyle. You know how I love the bus – I don’t know why, but I do. Not as much as the train, of course – but honestly it’s a close second. So much [...]
April is my birthday month, so i always feel a special love for this fourth month of the year. There have been some special and lovely things going on, and more coming up in May. Topping the list of lovely is that about three weeks ago, we adopted a new dog. His name is Fox, [...]
In a few weeks, SPIN goes to Montreal (March 22, at Edgy Women), plus there are a few other fun shows this month (a historical storytelling series at the Waterloo Regional Museum, Nightwood Theatre’s annual FemCab, and more). I am working on a brand new little topical piece, which is a rant about Toronto’s insane Mayor, Rob Ford..
Coming out a period of winter web-hibernation, with a new resolution to post updates and blog entries more often in 2012. We begin today! This month there are a bunch of fun performance things upcoming, let me tell you about them. First on Feb 9th, i’m taking part in a cabaret hosted by the lovely Kristin Sweetland, at the always excellent Cameron House.
December 6 is the National Day of Rememberance and Action on Violence Against Women.
The wonderful metis film maker Cara Mumford created a film that using the poem I wrote about this sober anniversary. It’s available on youtube this December, please have a look and listen, and share widely. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G7SRicwpT0
I’ve been working with playwright / performer Tawiah M’Carthy on his one man show “Obaaberima” over the last couple years: it grew out of Buddies’ Young Creators Unit, and it’s a beautiful, brave, poetic and challenging piece of theatrical storytelling. This December 8-10, it will have three “workshop presentations” at Buddies, and I hope you can come see and share in our process of development.
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