Public Energy Performing Arts Presents Izzie M: The Alchemy of Enfreakment
Public Energy Performing Arts Presents Izzie M: The Alchemy of Enfreakment
By
Abbigail Lewis-Maher
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March 14, 2024
Izzie M: The Alchemy of Enfreakment is a curious production, turning to the past historical tradition of the freak show as a way of reclaiming Indigenous personhood.
Public Energy Performing Arts Presents Vástádus Eana (The Answer is Land)
Public Energy Performing Arts Presents Vástádus Eana (The Answer is Land)
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Amelia Takacs
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March 6, 2024
Public Energy Performing Arts presentation of Vástádus Eana on March 3rd, 2024.
English Department and Anne Shirley Theatre Company Host Shakespeare Cabaret in Nozhem Theatre
English Department and Anne Shirley Theatre Company Host Shakespeare Cabaret in Nozhem Theatre
By
Mikaela Lewis
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Ian Vansegbrook
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March 2, 2024
On the evening of February 17th, Shakespeare fans and cynics alike packed into Trent University’s Nozhem Theatre to watch the Shakespeare Cabaret—a collaboration between Trent’s English department and the Anne Shirley Theatre Company (ASTC). Arthur's Mikaela Lewis and Ian Vansegbrook were both there to take it all in.
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Book Review: Beautiful World, Where Are You
Book Review: Beautiful World, Where Are You
By
Amelia Takacs
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February 29, 2024
Sally Rooney’s 2021 novel Beautiful World, Where Are You is an articulate investigation of emotion as it relates to the phenomenon of self. Drawing on personalized experiences to create literary persons, Rooney’s continuous ability to convey depth through a thought-provoking narrative is uncontested.
'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer' belongs to a pityingly small collection of thriller films
'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer' belongs to a pityingly small collection of thriller films
By
Alex Southey
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February 28, 2024
Contributor Alex Southey discusses Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) noting how the lack of spectacle in director John McNaughton’s storytelling makes it a unique serial killer film especially when compared to most content being produced in the current true crime boom.
Writers Reading Series Celebrates Code Noir with Canisia Lubrin
Writers Reading Series Celebrates Code Noir with Canisia Lubrin
By
Abbigail Lewis-Maher
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February 16, 2024
The Writer's Reading Series returns to Trent University in 2024. Champlain College hosts award-winning author, Canisia Lubrin to celebrate the launch of her first fiction novel Code Noir.
Book Review: Beautiful World, Where Are You
Book Review: Beautiful World, Where Are You
By
Amelia Takacs
and
·
February 29, 2024
Sally Rooney’s 2021 novel Beautiful World, Where Are You is an articulate investigation of emotion as it relates to the phenomenon of self. Drawing on personalized experiences to create literary persons, Rooney’s continuous ability to convey depth through a thought-provoking narrative is uncontested.
'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer' belongs to a pityingly small collection of thriller films
'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer' belongs to a pityingly small collection of thriller films
By
Alex Southey
and
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February 28, 2024
Contributor Alex Southey discusses Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) noting how the lack of spectacle in director John McNaughton’s storytelling makes it a unique serial killer film especially when compared to most content being produced in the current true crime boom.
Writers Reading Series Celebrates Code Noir with Canisia Lubrin
Writers Reading Series Celebrates Code Noir with Canisia Lubrin
By
Abbigail Lewis-Maher
and
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February 16, 2024
The Writer's Reading Series returns to Trent University in 2024. Champlain College hosts award-winning author, Canisia Lubrin to celebrate the launch of her first fiction novel Code Noir.
St. James' "Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" Review
St. James' "Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" Review
By
Ian Vansegbrook
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February 13, 2024
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder is a raunchy, rowdy musical about a young man who, after the death of his mother, realizes that he is eighth in line for the Earldom of Highhurst. Realizing his D’ysquith heritage, he sets out to shorten the line and wrest the title for himself. Adapted from the 1907 novel The Autobiography of the Criminal by Roy Horniman, the play debuted on Broadway in late 2013, and quickly became a smash hit, winning four Tony awards in 2014. 
PJ Thomas Presents Upcoming Poetry-Video Project "12 Weeks of Bliss"
PJ Thomas Presents Upcoming Poetry-Video Project "12 Weeks of Bliss"
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Mikaela Lewis
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February 13, 2024
Journalist Mikaela Lewis sits down with local artists, including poet PJ Thomas, to discuss their upcoming project, "12 Weeks of Bliss"
“Hearts and Flowers Poetry Reading” With Peterborough Poet PJ Thomas
“Hearts and Flowers Poetry Reading” With Peterborough Poet PJ Thomas
By
Magali Nichol
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February 12, 2024
On the evening of February 8th, 2024, Arthur's Magali Nichol attended the “Hearts and Flowers Poetry Reading” by Peterborough poet, and former Arthur editor PJ Thomas.
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ReFrame Review: Boil Alert
ReFrame Review: Boil Alert
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Kiki Paterson
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January 30, 2024
Arthur Journalist Kiki Paterson reviews Boil Alert, a film that highlights the devastating realities for Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island and the importance of water for Indigenous identity.
ReFrame Review: Sew to Say
ReFrame Review: Sew to Say
By
Chukwugoziem Nwadugbo
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January 25, 2024
The 2022 documentary Sew to Say, directed by Rakel Aguirre, recounts the story of a woman named Thalia who began a non-violent, textile-based campaign in the 1980s to combat the proliferation of nuclear weapons—specifically the deployment of American cruise missiles to the United Kingdom as part of the U.S. Cold War strategy.