Last night at the Mavis Staples concert, audience members were delighted to share their reflections on the show with us. Were you there too? AISHA CEDRONE , SHARIFA HEADLEY, AVRILLE HEADLEY JANN FITZ-GERALD, GORDAN EDGAR MEREDITH LAZOWSKI, K. LAZOWSKI, DR. B. LAZOWSKI RICHLYN LORIMER, JULIET PARRIS SUSAN GOODWIN, DIANE VINODRAI, RON STURK ...
February is coming and with it the romantic holiday of Valentine’s Day. So, we checked in with Acting Theatre Manager Costin Manu for the inside scoop on what the theatre has in store for lovers this month. Good News! There’s a little something for lots of different lovers... Let's start with ballet lovers. Romeo & Juliet performed by The State Ballet Theatre of...
“I wanted to make an album where every song had meaning,where every song told a story and would lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning. And I know it’s going to feel really good singing these songs on stage.” These are the words of Mavis Staples about her last album "You Are Not Alone". A inspired...
Nature has taken over the Rose Theatre Art Gallery from December to March through the beatiful paintings of Janet Simmons Sweet. Using the canvas to represent moments where light and colour provide respite to the viewer, Janet translates to the canvas a nature "full of life". We invited her to talk more about her works. 1. When/how did you begin painting? I started painting as...
You still have time to see one of the "100 Greatest Singers Of All Time", Mavis Staples comes to the Rose this Friday, Jan 27. Grammy Award winner for Best Americana Album for "You Are Not Alone", Staples will bring to the audience her distinctive blend of gospel and blues. Expect to be mesmerized by Staples remarkable and smoky voice, singing songs such as...
The clowns of Aga Boom By Catherine Cubitt (excerpt from Odeum Magazine, January 2012) You might be asking yourself what Aga-Boom is all about. Truth be told, there is no one-word answer to capture the hilarity that is Aga-Boom. If you’re looking to start the New Year with something exciting and entertaining for the whole family, then the Rose Theatre is the place...
