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in the blue-grey lit room  they lie exhale sighs till full vibration open eyes to rose-gold  sunlight breathes  song  ::Note: ... wish everyday started like this day ... At end the day inquired from the student what song he had introduced he replied “For the Dancing and the Dreaming” emailing later ... “The song was written and composed by a man named 'John Powell'. He has composed a very large number of musical numbers for a variety of movies. The arrangement was by a gentleman who goes by the nickname 'ThePandaTooth' he has also done a variety of pieces that can be found around the media world. Here is a link to the original song as performed by the voice actors in the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLcrxhE_xQw I also have here a version of the song by a young vocal artist that I really enjoy as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0AgkDJ2NHg This version of the song adds a great amount of soul and care to the piece an...

If ... you stay in one place long enough it will come to pass ...  ... a murder, a fire, a break-in, a flood ... a hack, a robbery, graffiti, rats ... police, dog crap, ladybugs, bats ... cats, needles, dumped mattresses, slashed tires ... smashed windows, a leaky roof, sewer backed up, a car on fire ...  ... piles & piles of leaves ... ... dandelions, caterpillars, spiderwebs, spiders ... rehearsals, concerts, workshops & plays ... smoke alarms, power outages, furnace failure, broken plates ... a song, a dance, a film, a murmur ... english, korean, russian, ukrainien ... masks, mandolines, drums, shakers ... luggage, boxes, bags, sacks ...  ... moss on the roof ... ... tree stumps, rocks, fabric, puppets ... chalk, pens, pencils, paints ... love, hate, shouts, tears ... hugs, slaps, bumps, somersaults ... balls, pucks, birdies, ballons ... broken mirrors, burnt toast, cut fingers, bitten tongue ... lost teeth, black eyes, kidney stones, hea...

Saskatoon has this event Winterruption  "... an effort to give you a great reason to leave your house in the dead of winter." Tanya Tagaq presented by Word on the Street Saskatoon and the Broadway Theatre performed on the Persephone Theatre Stage ... using the word performed is not entirely accurate ... the program notes ... Tanya Tagaq is an improvisational singer, avant-garde composer and bestselling novelist. A member of the Order of Canada, Polaris Music Prize and JUNO Award winner, Giller Prize Long Listed author and recipient of multiple honorary doctorates, Tagaq is one of the country's most original and celebrated artists. Tagaq’s improvisational approach lends itself to collaboration across genres and forms. Her work includes numerous guest vocal appearances (Buffy Sainte-Marie, Weaves, A Tribe Called Red, Fucked Up), original avant-garde classical compositions (Kronos Quartet, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra), commissions (National Maritime Museum in Londo...

... two of the most compelling works witnessed last year (2018) were Kamloopa  &  Kanata-Épisode 1 - La Controverse ... compelling to witness with compelling backstories ...  ... Kamloopa was co-produced by Persephone Theatre , Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre and Western Canada Theatre (Kamloops) in collaboration with National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre by Fire Creator/Playwrite/Director Kim Senklip Harvey performed at The BackStage Stage (Persephone Theatre Saskatoon) in late October ...  Kanata photo from press kit ...  Kanata-Épisode 1 - La Controverse was a   Thèâtre Du Soleil production with le Festival Automne à Paris, a coproduction Printemps des Comédiens (Montpellier), Napoli Teatro Festival (Italia) developed from a Ex Machina project ; Mise en scène Robert Lepage with the actors of  Thèâtre Du Soleil performed at Cartoucherie (Paris) in late December ... ... not unusual and happening more & more in ...