Through the great generosity of Michael Ridley, Chief Librarian, of The University of Guelph Library, and Bernard Katz, Head of Special Collections, the revised edition of A Guide To Theatre Archives At The University of Guelph is going to be made available to ACTR members free of charge. The 3rd edition of this Guide, edited and introduced by Len Conolly, will update the previous one published in 1993, with the addition of some twenty-six new collections from theatre companies, playwrights, directors, and other theatre people, describing a total of 105 individual archival collections. Collections with ongoing deposits, such as those from most professional theatre companies operating in Ontario, are so indicated and the Guide has short descriptive annotations on the contents of each archive. Copies will be available for members to pick up during the Conference this year at Bishop's University. If you are unable to attend you can obtain your copy by writing to Bernard Katz, Head, Special Collections and Library Development McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON Canada N1G 2W1 e-m: bkatz@uoguelph.ca // v: 519-824-4120, ext.2089 // fax: 519-824-6931 AFTER JULY 1, 1999.
PUC has publication calls out for scripts to fill three anthologies for the 1999 and 2000. One anthology of 5 plays by men writers (chosen by three women editors) and one anthology of 5 plays by women writers (chosen by three men editors) for 1999 [end of March submission due date, so far], one general anthology for 2000 [end of April submission proposed due date]. The person to contact for details of the call is the publisher Angela Rebeiro <angela@puc.ca> or Jodie Armstrong at PUC <cdplays@interlog.com>.
New Publication from Tamahnous
Tamahnous Theatre has been producing experimental plays for over 25
years. After losing our funding from Canada Council, we decided to publish
theatrical materials. Our first publication is a play by Jeremy Long entitled
The Final Performance of Vaslav Nijinsky. We chose this play because it
epitomizes Tamahnous Theatre's style during the seventies more than any
other play; it put the theatre company on the Canadian map and it is a
piece of writing that still speaks to the artist's situation today. The
play is accompanied by an article written by Stephen E. Miller, an original
Tamahnousian, about the times, the theatre company and the evolution of
the play. Jerry Wasserman said that it was great to get the context and
West Coast historical documentation, not to mention the 14 pictures we
included.
Look for future reviews in Quill & Quire, Books in Canada, Theatre
Research in Canada, Canadian Literature, Canadian Theatre Review, and CANPLAY.
Joyce Chorney
Board Member
Tamahnous Theatre
Le numéro 24 de l'Annuaire théâtral, sous-titré Traversées de Shakespeare, vient de paraitre. On y trouvera plusieurs articles importants. Entre autres, le numéro inclue les suivants:
"Normand Chaurette face à Shakespeare ou Traduisez ‘Comme il
vous plaira...'" par Pascal Riendeau
"Pour une poétique du texte de Shakespeare : les formes métriques
utilisées par Antonine Maillet et Jean-Louis Roux" par Joël
Beddows
"La traduction au carrefour des durées" par Jean-Michel Déprats
À qui appartient Shakespeare? Les tirallements au sujet
de ‘Hamlet, prince du Québec' de Robert Gurik" par Melanie Stevenson
Shakespeare à l'Arsenal ou Comment une filiale rompt avec la
société mère" par Dominique Lafon
D'une Époque ou de tous les temps? Le ‘printemps Shakespeare'
de 1988" par Leanore Lieblein
DOCUMENT
"Shakespeare au Québec : théâtrographie des productions
francophones (1945-1998)" par Gilbert David
Pour commander ce numéro vendu au prix unitaire de 18,50$ (taxes
incluses), veuillez faire votre chèque ou mandat-poste à
l'ordre de: L'Annuaire théâtral. Postez le bon
de commande et le chèque à:
L'Annuaire théâtral
À l'attention du CRELIQ
Pavillon Charles-De Koninck (bureau 7191)
Université Laval
Québec (Qc) G1K 7P4
Courriel : Annuaire.Theatral@creliq.ulaval.ca
Reseach is a theatrical experiment which is not linked to a particular project. In the spirit of inquiry, we want to assist artists to discover what they need to further their work, without the pressures of development or production.
There are few places in Canada where in-depth theatrical research can be explored without the pressures of developing and/or performing a new work. The Theatre Centre provides space, money and resources to up to five artists who are pursuing pure research into a provocative theatrical question.
What does that mean? It means that if you want to explore the theatrical implications of silence, or how the techniques of shiatsu could be applied to a rehearsal process, or the application of live DJ-ed music, or how to stage 19th century marxist texts (to give examples from our 1998 Research projects), and can articulate why that exploration is important to you, we might give you our space and some money to conduct your research.
If you have a theatrical question, and can pose it in terms of a theatrical experiment, then we're interested. We will supply the use of the Theatre Centre space, sound and lighting equipment for up to three days, plus a small budget.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: contact the Theatre Centre at
1032 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON, M6J 1H7
416-538-0630
<crayon@interlog.com>.
Officially Launched, January 12, 1999
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CANADIAN THEATRE ON THE WWW is a web site created
to celebrate Canadian theatre, its artists, institutions and creations.
It was launched, in test format, on September 26, 1998, and since then
has been visited (and corrected) by over 10,000 academics, students and
theatrephiles from Canada and abroad. It is already being used by students
at 30 universities and colleges in Canada and being visited from over 20
other countries. This massive site, already hailed as a major resource
for students and teachers, was five years in the research and creation
and will appeal to any person who cares about theatre in this country.
There are, at present, over 1650 items on the site including
logos, photos, reviews, documents of interest and articles; 1100 are profiles.
There are over 16,775 (yes, not a misprint, 16,775!) internal links on
the site (and we're pretty sure they all connect to something). To date,
four critics from the Eastern part of the country archive their articles
there. (None from the West...we don't know why.) Unlike printed encyclopedias,
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CANADIAN THEATRE ON THE WWW can accomodate changes
to profiles literally within minutes.
What's more, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CANADIAN THEATRE ON THE WWW
is a democratic site, inviting visitors to provide updates and to nominate
people, works or institutions for inclusion (already, some 70 profiles
have been created from such suggestions).
Gaétan Charlebois (Editor, The Encyclopedia of Canadian Theatre
on the WWW; Theatre Editor, Hour Magazine, Montreal) editor@canadiantheatre.com;
(514) 523-9757; 4296 Brebeuf, Montreal, Qc, H2J 3K7
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