Rachael Masih
Contributions
The Dr. Seuss Experience is for the young
Last week, The Dr. Seuss Experience set up shop at Square One in
Mississauga.
The
interactive experience promises a fun-filled adventure stuffed with the kooky
creatures and whimsical...
Understanding the history of hip-hop
Brampton born hip-hop artist, Noyz, facilitated a Hip-Hop 101 Café at Oscar Peterson Hall on October 22. The
session was the second of seven Hip-Hop...
Talking Walls: The becoming of students
To celebrate Hart House’s 100th anniversary, Talking Walls is
an exhibit that integrates interactive spaces in the hallways of the famed
student centre for arts.
Day...
Age of You: The spectacle of data in reality
Age of You, a
haunting new art exhibition, hits the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto for
the fall and winter seasons.
The
exhibition holds a mirror to...
UTM students participate in banner workshop
The Blackwood Gallery in conjunction with Justseeds Artists’
Cooperative held a banner-making workshop outside the CCT building in
preparation for the upcoming global climate strikes.
The Blackwood
Gallery...
Let’s slam and chill: the EDSS edition
This past Friday, the English and Drama Studies Society (EDSS) threw their annual Slam & Chill event at the Blind Duck Pub.
The evening was...
Making a woman’s world in Top Girls
Top Girls opened at the Erindale Theatre this past Thursday. Melee Hutton’s rendition of the show by Caryl Churchill played with the tensions between...
I’ve done a thousand dreadful things
Titus Adronicus, directed by James Wallis, is Hart House Theatre’s last production for the season. Written by Shakespeare around 1588, this play is said...
Consent: It’s really, really important
Paul Downs Colaizzo’s Really Really opened at the MiST Theatre this past Thursday. The play, which is directed by Michael Bradley, focuses on issues...
Just dance and everything will be OK
This past Friday, Rhythm Performing Arts held an event titled “Just Dance Games Night.” The club, as well as many non-members, gathered in the...
Dropping a mellifluous poetic verse
In conjunction with the Free Times Cafe, this past Tuesday, the Art Bar held its weekly poetry series. This time, the event was hosted...
It’s time to talk and listen to the land
This past Friday, the Blackwood Gallery held a discussion panel at the Jackman Humanities Institute. The panel, “All Our Relations: The Art of Land...
A life worth sharing
Quite often there are youth who find themselves in dire situations, out on the streets with no home to turn to. Behind every faceless...
Chewing out the male-female binary
Last Thursday, the theatre and drama studies program premiered The Wo/Man, a play based on Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Directed...
Slam poetry from inside the dollhouse
Last Friday night, I entered The Drake Hotel Underground for a night of poetry. Hosted by the Toronto Poetry Project, The Ragdolls took the...
Nuit Blanche 2016: Two perspectives
Brainwaves and water
Rachael Masih
One project that stood out at Nuit Blanche this year was an interactive piece by Lisa Park called “Eunoia II.”
In this...
Expanding the spotlight
Last Wednesday night, I had the pleasure of attending U of T Spotlight’s first Cabaret Night of the year in Hart House’s Arbor Room....