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“Guernica” by Picasso Celebrates 30 years in Spain

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by News on December 2, 2011

The Museum of Contemporary Art Reina Sofia in Madrid last week celebrated the 30th anniversary of the arrival in Spain, after nearly half a century in exile,  of “Guernica“, the famous painting by Pablo Ruiz Picasso painted in Paris during the Spanish Civil War. Becoming a universal symbol of the cruelty of war, the great [...]

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Center Stage News: Canada Dance Festival – Cirque Du Soleil – Obsidian Theatre Company

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Dancemakers Producing Director Jeanne Holmes Appointed Artistic Producer For Canada Dance Festival Following a national search, Jeanne Holmes has been named the new Artistic Producer of the Canada Dance Festival (CDF). Currently the Producing Director of Dancemakers and the Centre for Creation in Toronto, Ms. Holmes has over 20 years of experience in the performing [...]

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Toronto Arts Foundation Awards 2011 Winners

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More than 300 artists, business leaders, cultural professionals and community builders gathered today for the announcement of the 2011 Toronto Arts Foundation Awards at the annual Mayor’s Arts Awards Lunch. “Toronto’s artistic community is very present here today,” said Susan Crocker, Chair of Toronto Arts Foundation. Claire Hopkinson, Executive Director of Toronto Arts Foundation added, “Our artists play a vital role [...]

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D’bi.Young’s THE SANKOFA TRILOGY

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By Khamal Murray I sat quietly in one of the many staging rooms of Tarragon Theatre, reviewing my notes as I waited for D’bi.Young. It’s a chilly fall evening and the sun is in it’s final moments of yawning goodbye to the day. I am early. I first saw D’bi on BET‘s Def Jam Poetry performing her piece [...]

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Alternavox Recommends: Life In Flight at the 2011 Allende Arts Festival

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September 23 – October 1, 2011 Artscape Wychwood Barns and Lula Lounge The Allende Arts Festival continues the evolution and celebration of Latin American & World culture inCanada. This multidisciplinary festival showcases a wide spectrum of music performances, visual arts, theatre, dance and performance art, poetry and spoken word, and offers an array of activities [...]

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