Arts

<p>Whether you are a film enthusiast, an aspiring filmmaker or just look forward to writing another review on Letterboxd, the New Brunswick Filmmakers Co-op is offering independent films to the Fredericton community.   The Silver Wave festival will offer films of all genres. From Nov. 7 to 14, the festival will host different screenings across Fredericton [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Oct. 28, Dotan Nitzberg, an Israeli musician, delighted a young audience with classical music by Chopin, Mozart and Liszt at Memorial Hall.  Nitzberg came to New Brunswick to complete his doctoral dissertation in education at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). As a musician and researcher, he wanted to share his musical performances to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Nov. 7, Rogue Productions will premiere Rock of Ages at the Fredericton Playhouse directed by Tony and Courtney LePage. Along with musical theatre professionals, this musical counts on a group of students from St.Thomas University’s fine arts program, one of them taking the lead in the show.  Gabrielle Campbell, a fourth-year student, auditioned for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As the lights dimmed and the actors took the stage on Oct. 30, over 40 attendees were seated in St. Thomas University&#8217;s Black Box Theatre to watch the opening show of A Number.   Directed by the founder of Black Box Productions, Ilkay Silk, the play written by Caryl Churchill looks at the dynamic of a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Nov. 1,  Memorial Hall presented Eric Hill’s most recent work called The North Fades. It’s an audio and visual project that tells a story of Hill’s northern New Brunswick experience while featuring fragments of the 70s and 80s with a touch of modernism.  The project is on display at the University of New Brunswick’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Oct. 30, St. Thomas University’s Student Union (STUSU) brought Halloween thrills and meaningful discussions together with the screening of Blood Quantum, a Mi&#8217;kmaq-directed zombie thriller that stands out for its cultural depth.  Set on a Mi&#8217;kmaq reserve, the film follows Indigenous survivors who, unlike outsiders, are immune to a zombie epidemic — a striking [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With Halloween just around the corner, the streets of Fredericton are flooded with ghostly events and spooky decorations outside the homes of locals. One of the most notable events happening in the city is the Freddy Fright Fest, a fundraiser that caters to Halloween enthusiasts.  On Oct. 18, the Freddy Fright Fest, located on Smythe [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It is 2019 and the smell of popcorn pervades the theatre as you walk out perplexed, even amazed after watching the first Joker movie directed by Todd Phillips.  Fast forward to 2024 and the sensation after watching the sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, is completely different. The original Joker won 121 awards, among them two [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When Sarah Girerd came to St. Thomas University for a study abroad experience, she never thought she would change majors to musical theatre and leave her family and university in France behind.  Girerd is a fourth-year fine arts student, who came to STU to complete a one-year exchange program in her third year.  She was [&hellip;]</p>

<p>To commemorate Women’s History Month in Canada, Andrew MacLean, columnist for the Backyard History newspaper, tells a woman’s forgotten story about the highs and lows of living in Atlantic Canada.  This lecture series emphasizes the challenging lives of women authors navigating and trying to earn their place in society.  On Oct. 17, MacLean, in partnership [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Oct. 9, the Atlantic Ballet of Canada delighted a local audience with the Pisuwin Wolastoqiyik story-ballet at the Fredericton Playhouse.  Pisuwin is the first Wolastoqiyik story-ballet directed by the artistic director of the Atlantic Ballet of Canada, Igor Dobrovolskiy. The performance was accompanied by the music of Polaris Prize winner Jeremy Dutcher and musician [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Oct. 17, Pandora Vaughan, a U.K. and Canadian artist, talked to St. Thomas University students about her journey as an artist and shared her knowledge on creating mechanical art as a solution to imagined problems. Vaughan is known for working with invented spaces that explore the broken sides of localized urbanity. Most of her [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Oct. 6, the Fredericton Arts Alliance (FAA) election forum took place at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre.  The forum featured Fredericton area candidates Arthur Taylor from the New Democratic Party (NDP), Anthea Plummer from the Green Party and Luke Randall from the Liberal Party. The candidates discussed their views on arts integration and the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Content warnings: The following article is a commentary on the newly released Menendez brothers limited series and as such discusses murder, sexual abuse of family members and incest. Reader discretion is advised. In August 1989, the world was shaken by the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, shooting and killing their parents, José and Kitty [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This December, the Beaverbrook Art Gallery will start a new chapter with Bernard Doucet as its new executive director.  Following Tom Smart&#8217;s retirement in April, Doucet will take the reins and oversee the gallery&#8217;s programs, shows and activities. As former executive director at the Sobey Art Foundation, Doucet said one of his favourite experiences was [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When entering the Black Box Theatre, you are startled by the emptiness of the stage and the white lighting bouncing back off the black walls.  Ilkay Silk, director of Black Box Production&#8217;s first show, A Number, fills the somber theatre with wisdom and passion-driven stories. Opening the season at STU with A Number, Silk delves [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Sept. 17, an eleven-member jury selected Jeremy Dutcher’s Motewolonuwok as the best Canadian album of 2024. Dutcher received the prize at the Polaris Gala in Toronto.  The Tobique First Nation artist becomes the first person in Polaris history to win the prize twice. He won his first Polaris in 2018 for his album Wolastoqiyik [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Oct. 5 the Demonic Brilliance Film Festival (DBFF) had its last screening at the Theatre New Brunswick&#8217;s Open Space Theatre. This festival is open to all horror enthusiasts who are eager to start off the month of October with jumpscares and Halloween candy. Jared Carney, DBFF&#8217;s director, started this initiative online during the pandemic. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Fredericton Public Library gave visitors a different offering on Sept. 28. The library welcomed a classical music performance from the Saint John String Quartet for the community to enjoy.   The band does four free concerts annually at the library. They do it especially for families who want to enjoy an introduction to classical music [&hellip;]</p>

<p>There is no musical show at St.Thomas University that doesn’t take place at the Black Box Theatre. If the black walls could talk, students would discover a new perspective on the theatre scene.  This year, Black Box Productions (BBP) is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The theatre opened in the fall of 1994.  This year’s season [&hellip;]</p>