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HUMAN WHEELS: Cyclists participate in the Pan Am Path Art Relay Bike Tour on Saturday afternoon at Taylor Creek Park. The 80 plus kilometre trail helps to bring together the arts with sport. The bike tour concluded at the Eco Art Festival near Todmorden Mills.
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Experience Hamlet at Withrow Park ANGELINE MAIR amair@insidetoronto.com Driftwood Theatre Group’s Bard Bus Tour is stopping by East York this summer with its unique version of Hamlet at Withrow Park. The official opening takes place July 21 and runs until July 26 at Withrow Park. The group, which brings professional performances of classic plays to outdoor
locations in small towns and city neighbourhoods, is presenting a unique version of Hamlet says D. Jeremy Smith, founder and artistic director of Driftwood Theatre Group. “All of a sudden you get a Hamlet that people don’t know, they are not familiar with. Things happen in a different order.” As the director, Smith says this adaptation by Toby Malone, has been created by taking the worst copy of
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Hamlet that exists and using it as the base text. He says, “The adaptation we’ve created takes the structure - the line and theme structure of that play - but brings the really really great language from the later two copies (of Hamlet) and super imposes it onto that structure.” This presents Hamlet like it’s never seen it before, he says. “You get the best of both
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The Voca Chorus is scouting for new talent The Voca Chorus of Toronto is scouting out for new talent. The 85-voice ensemble performs a broad range of musical styles, ranging from classical to folk to jazz. The Voca Chorus hosts two choral retreats annually, which includes a guest clinician and a silent auction. The chorus is looking for individuals who preferably have some choral experience and are able to read sheet music. To set up an audition, applicants may contact artistic director Jenny Crober at 416-463-8225.
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