Aparna Halpé is Professor of English at Centennial College, Toronto, Canada. Aparna holds a doctorate in English Literature from the University of Toronto, and has a life long love of the performing arts fostered by her early training in music, dance and theater. In addition to her scholarly work, Aparna is a published poet and founding member of the tango ensemble Ruta 7.
It was with something akin to despair that I realized I was coming down with the flu two days before opening night for the COC’s revival of the famed ...
What would truth and reconciliation look like, sound like, feel like, if it arrived through the body-knowledge of Indigenous, Black and Of Colour arti...
The COCs new production of Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio attempts much, but delivers little. The production, at first glance, seems replete...
Alexander Neef, General Director of the COC, describes Verdi’s Rigoletto as “incendiary”. He situates this production within a historical moment where...
Peggy Baker Dance Projects’ Split Screen Stereophonic reprises four masterworks from the company’s recent repertoire. While each piece has its distinc...
As the lights went down in the Festival Theater, expectations were high. The venue was packed to capacity as this Canadian summer ritual enfolded. The...
