tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146056913190816228.post60817856091854239..comments2023-06-08T09:09:26.663-04:00Comments on THE CHARLEBOIS POST - MONTREAL: After Dark, March 22, 2011Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146056913190816228.post-81375992348223716972011-03-22T20:30:30.910-04:002011-03-22T20:30:30.910-04:00Yes, I do believe I WAS talking about the mainstag...Yes, I do believe I WAS talking about the mainstage season at Segal and although I commend both companies for making their facilities available to indie companies and the general direction of the Segal Centre as a whole, I lament the lack of adventurous spirit that the mainstage company has shown this last season; a season which compares not at all to the work Ms Wasserman was offering in the past and which was justly cited by the self-same MECCA organization when she was honoured for the body of her work. I am sorry to say that the growth of theatre - the future of it - cannot be marked by this constant harking back to the past. We must be aware of theatre's history, yes, but we must balance that with a strong mistrust of pure nostalgia.THE CHARLEBOIS POSThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217129925286207040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146056913190816228.post-11585627708954399342011-03-22T17:16:57.263-04:002011-03-22T17:16:57.263-04:00While I agree that Roy has pulled off a beautiful ...While I agree that Roy has pulled off a beautiful thing with Centaur's next season I don't think we should doubt the value of the work that Bryna and the Segal have done for Montréal theatre since the opening of their studio space.<br /><br />Their willingness to work closely with younger companies as they develop their work has been instrumental to our collective growth. The Centaur would not be closing their season with Haunted Hillbillly had The Segal not offered SideMart residency in their studio space first.<br /><br />We all know the MECCAs are not a perfect means by which to judge the work of MELT, but if you look at the 2010 recipients a vast majority came from company whose work came to life in the studio.<br /><br />Some may not be satisfied by their mainstage offering but I am still confident in the model they are developping in making the segal a true 'centre' for the performing arts.mathieu perronhttp://tableaudhotetheatre.canoreply@blogger.com