spOtlight 2008
spOtlight: Stratford
Friday June 6 to Sunday June 8, 2008
Put up your dukes. Tell your story. So you think you can dance? Bust a move in Stratford. Event Legend
Event Map
Next to each event listing, you will find a code (S1, S2, etc.) that corresponds with a location on this map. Click here to view the location of each venue
Write Your Own Story!
Presented by Marianne Brandis. Are you interested in writing
family stories or personal memoirs, but you can’t get started? This
one-day workshop offers guidance, discussion, participation and
critiques. Everyone has a story: learn more about how to tell
yours. www.mariannebrandis.ca
Knox Presbyterian Church, 142 Ontario Street (S1)
(please enter by the door off Waterloo Street)
(with a one-hour break for lunch at noon)
Registration is required. Bring a piece of your writing to read to
the group, and bring photocopies. Email registration is preferred:
mbrandis@cyg.net.
Everybody Knows This is Nowhere Presented by Gallery Stratford. This exhibit of recent paintings
by Gary Evans and David Blatherwick is free to the public all day
Sunday! David Blatherwick will be there to give an artist talk.
[ gallerystratford.on.ca ]
Gallery Stratford, 54 Romeo Street
(S2)
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Sun: 10 am–5 pm (exhibition), 2 pm–3 pm (artist talk) |
Creating Chamber Opera Presented by Charles Mountford. Watch an exciting new
chamber opera based on explorer Henry Hudson, featuring soloist
Van Abrams, and a new work for solo violin called Sepia Suite.
Join the performers, librettist and composer afterwards to learn
about the creation process. [ c_mountford@sympatico.ca ]
Central United Church, 194 Avondale Avenue
(S3)
Studio Madness!
Presented by Off the Wall, Stratford Artist’s Alliance.
Join photographer Irene Miller, sculptor Susan Starkweather, and artists and Stratford Festival artisans Kathi Posliff and Carolyn Horley as they open their studios and share their creative secrets with the public. stratfordoffthewall.com
Off the Wall, Stratford Artist’s Alliance, 163 King Street (S4)
Celebrate Our Artistry!
Presented by the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Guided tours
of The Festival’s Costume Warehouse, which holds thousands of
costumes, props and set pieces from the Festival’s 56-year
history. The materials in this collection have been hand-crafted by
the artisans in our props, wardrobe and scenic art departments.
stratfordshakespearefestival.com
Stratford Costume Warehouse, 423 Brunswick Street (S6)
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Sun: 1 pm–4 pm (1-hour tours start every half-hour) |
Please book your tour space by calling the Festival’s box office at
1-800-567-1600.
Collage and Colour Presented by Tony Urquhart. Join celebrated artist Tony Urquhart
in his studio as he works on a series of collage and colour
prints, and explores several recently created oil paintings and an
opening-box sculpture.
tonyurquhart.ca 182 Church Street
(S7)
Studio is in the garden: go through the white doors on the right as
you face the house.
Celebrate Our Plays! Presented by the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Regarded as
one of Shakespeare’s finest masterpieces, Hamlet plays at the
Festival Theatre. Directed by former head of the Royal Shakespeare
Company Adrian Noble and featuring actors Ben Carlson, Geraint
Wyn Davies, Maria Ricossa and Scott Wentworth. Enjoy free
concerts in the lobby prior to all weekend performances as well!
stratfordshakespearefestival.com Stratford Festival Theatre, 55 Queen Street
(S5)
2-for-1 tickets for this performance only. Please contact the
Festival’s box office at 1-800-567-1600 and quote promotion
code 21384 to access this special offer.
Celebrate Our Players: Song and Dance Workshop Presented by the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Learn a song
and dance from a production in the Festival’s 2008 season.
[ stratfordshakespearefestival.com ]
Stratford Discovery Centre, 55 Queen Street
(S5)
Ages 8 and up. Registration is required for both participants and
spectators. Please call 1-800-567-1600 to register.
Celebrate Our Players: Stage Combat Workshop Presented by the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Learn some
stage combat techniques from the professionals at the Festival.
We can accommodate 20 participants in this workshop.
stratfordshakespearefestival.com Stratford Discovery Centre, 55 Queen Street
(S5)
Ages 8 and up. Registration is required for both participants and
spectators. Please call 1-800-567-1600 to register.