Magnetic North Theatre Festival

Magnetic North Theatre Festival
Magnetic North Theatre Festival
Location(s) Ottawa, Canada (Every two years)
Various Canadian cities (Alternating years)
Artistic director Brenda Leadlay
Foundation 2002
Type of Play(s) Multidisciplinary
Official website

The Magnetic North Theatre Festival is an annual festival celebrating theatre and related performing arts in Canada operated by the Canadian Theatre Festival Society in partnership with the National Arts Centre.[1][2] The festival is held Ottawa every two years, with it being held in other Canadian cities in the alternating years.[3][4] Other cities that have hosted the festival include Edmonton, St. John's and Vancouver.[5] The festival offers not only productions and performances for the theatre-going public, but offers workshops and seminars aimed at theatre students and theatre professionals.[3]

Contents

The festival

The impetus that resulted in the creation of Magnetic North Theatre Festival grew out of experiences Marti Maraden had travelling across Canada in her role as Artistic Director of the National Arts Centre ("NAC").[6] Through relationships Maraden built early in her tenure, the NAC contemplated the creation of a national theatre festival.[6] During a theatre conference in 2002, NAC staff discovered that other theatre professionals were considering the same idea, resulting in a movement to organize such an annual festival.[6] As the national theatre community had little desire for such a festival to be "owned" by the NAC or entrenched in Ottawa, organizers settled on having the location of the festival alternating with Ottawa.[6]

In 2002, the Canadian Theatre Festival Society was incorporated for the purpose of operating the festival in partnership with the NAC.[1] Mary Vingoe was appointed as the festival's first Artistic Director.[2][6] The Society's mandate was to produce and promote English language theatre in Canada of high artistic standards of a national scope.[1][4][6] Promoted as "Canada's National Festival of Contemporary Canadian Theatre in English",[6] the first Magnetic North Theatre Festival was held in Ottawa in 2003.[5]

In addition to a presenting a slate of theatrical performances, the festival holds lectures, workshops, symposia, discussion panels, and opportunities to meet the performers of the various productions as well as prominent members of the Canadian theatrical community.[2][3][4] In addition to targeting the general public, the festival's offerings include events catering to working professionals in the theatre, which include networking and community-building activities.[3]

Total festival attendance for the 2007 Festival was over 9,000.[citation needed] In 2008, the festival featured 53 performances, involving 10 works in the main program at 8 venues, as well as the "Magnetic Encounters" artist talk series and the Industry networking event, bringing the total number of public events to over 80.[4]

Ken Cameron succeeded Vingoe as Artistic Director in 2007 and served in that position until 2010.[2] The festival's current Artistic Director is Brenda Leadlay, who was named to the position in 2011.[7]

Festival locations

Alternating with Ottawa every second year, the Magnetic North Theatre Festival has been held in the following cities:[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "About MNTF". Canadian Theatre Festival Society. http://www.magneticnorthfestival.ca/pages/about/index.html. Retrieved 2011-06-29. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Magnetic North Theatre Festival". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Magnetic%20North%20Theatre%20Festival. Retrieved 2011-06-29. 
  3. ^ a b c d "http://canadaartsconnect.com/magazine/2011/05/magnetic-north-returns-to-ottawa-for-2011/". Canada Arts Connect Magazine. 2011-05-09. http://canadaartsconnect.com/magazine/2011/05/magnetic-north-returns-to-ottawa-for-2011/. Retrieved 2011-06-29. 
  4. ^ a b c d Jessica Werb (2008-03-27). "Magnetic North Theatre Festival lineup revealed". The Georgia Straight. http://www.straight.com/article-138257/magnetic-north-revealed. Retrieved 2008-08-17. 
  5. ^ a b c "Past & Future Festivals". Canadian Theatre Festival Society. http://www.magneticnorthfestival.ca/pages/past-future.html. Retrieved 2011-06-29. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Jennings, Sarah (2009). Art and Politics: The History of the National Arts Centre. Toronto: Dundurn Press. pp. 327–330. ISBN 978-1-55002-886-7. 
  7. ^ Drake Fenton (2011=06-22). "Brenda Leadlay bows out - Presentation House Theatre's director heading to Magnetic North". The Vancouver Sun. http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Brenda+Leadlay+bows/4988012/story.html. Retrieved 2008-08-17. 

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Magnetic North (disambiguation) — Magnetic North may refer to: The direction in which a compass needle points; see magnetic declination. The Earth s North Magnetic Pole. The Magnetic North Theatre Festival, an annual arts fesitval in Canada. An album by Hopesfall. An album by… …   Wikipedia

  • Theatre in Canada — The contemporary theatre scene in Canada revolves around companies and summer festivals based at facilities in Canadian cities.Western Canada* Victoria has a major regional theatre, the Belfry Theatre* Vancouver is home to the Playhouse Theatre… …   Wikipedia

  • Théâtre — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Théâtre (homonymie). Le théâtre de Taormina, vision que donne Gustav Klimt du théâtre grec antique. Le …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Théâtre la Catapulte — Une caisse de tournée du Théâtre la Catapulte Le Théâtre la Catapulte est une compagnie franco ontarienne de théâtre fondée en 1992 à Ottawa. Certaines de ses créations se sont méritées des récompenses prestigieuses, comme par exemple Le… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • November Theatre — is a Canadian theatre company that started in Edmonton, Alberta but is now based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company is committed to producing unique pieces with a heightened performing style that incorporate text, music, and movement. In …   Wikipedia

  • National Arts Centre — Coordinates: 45°25′23″N 75°41′38″W / 45.423°N 75.694°W / 45.423; 75.694 For other uses, see National Ar …   Wikipedia

  • Национальный центр искусств (Оттава) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Национальный центр искусств. Координаты: 45° с. ш. 75° з. д. / 45.423° с. ш …   Википедия

  • World Magnetic Tour — Promotional poster of one of the three shows in Mexico City Concert tour by Metallica Location Asia, Europe, North …   Wikipedia

  • Asheville, North Carolina — Not to be confused with Ashville (disambiguation). Asheville, North Carolina   City   Downtown Asheville …   Wikipedia

  • Marti Maraden — Born June 22, 1945 (1945 06 22) (age 66) El Centro, California, United States Marti Maraden (born June 22, 1945 in El Centro, California) is a Canadian actor and director. She emigrated to Canada in 1968, and became a leading actor at the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”