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RCA presents Stars in the Sky Morning by Rhonda Payne (created with Jane Dingle and Jan Henderson) A Bare Boards Theatre Production
Stars in the Sky Morning by Rhonda Payne (created with Jane Dingle and Jan Henderson) A Bare Boards Theatre Production Directed by Varrick Grimes Featuring Deidre Gillard-Rowlings and Willow Kean Stars in the Sky Morning follows the stories of five women as they navigate the limited and difficult life choices available to them. Lily is […]
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February Cinq a sept
February Cinq a sept
The staff of RCA would like you to come and hang out at the Hall from 5-7pm on February 28 for our Cinq à sept. Have a drink and then check out Stars in the Sky Morning at 8pm Free Admission Happy Hour prices! $4 beer/wine A delectable array of potato chips […]
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Poetry Open Mic Night March 2014
Poetry Open Mic Night March 2014
Our featured reader for March is the wonderful Leslie Vryenhoek! Leslie Vryenhoek writes fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Based now in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, she also works as a professional editor and a communications consultant. The set-up for March will be the same as the previous events -- anyone is welcome to read (or to […]
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Atlantic Presenters hosting province-wide discussion on performing arts in Canada
Atlantic Presenters hosting province-wide discussion on performing arts in Canada
Atlantic Presenters hosting province-wide discussion on performing arts in Canada Did you know that 3 out of 4 Canadians report attending live music, theatre, dance and other arts presentations? Did you know that youth engagement in the arts is thriving? Surprised? Agree? Join the conversation! Discuss these topics and more, including audience development, social media […]
Women’s Work Festival 2014 Interview
Women’s Work Festival 2014 Interview
THE WWF INTERVIEW Mary Vingoe (HOMEFIRST Productions, Halifax, NS) talks to Nicole Rousseau of RCA Theatre about some of her experiences as a founder of three theatre companies as well as inaugural AD of Magnetic North Theatre Festival. The interview will be preceded with a reading from her recent play, REFUGE, by Aiden Flynn and […]
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Lunch at the Hall: RUNNING THE SHOW: A talk with some of Atlantic Canada’s Women Artistic Directors
Lunch at the Hall: RUNNING THE SHOW: A talk with some of Atlantic Canada’s Women Artistic Directors
In the last 30 years, women have progressed into leadership positions in certain professions like politics and business. But in other areas, we lag behind. Across Canada and North America, women artistic directors are few and far between but in the Atlantic, in particular, that’s far from the case. Join us as we talk to […]
Women’s Work Festival 2014 Reading – Witches Vanish
Women’s Work Festival 2014 Reading – Witches Vanish
Claudia Barnett’s WITCHES VANISH (TN) Dramaturge Mary Vingoe (NS) with Mary Lynn Bernard, Natalia Hennelly and Katie Butler Major Performance by Pamela Morgan, Q&A and Reception to follow Free
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Women’s Work Festival 2014 Reading – The Hungriest Woman in the World/ The Tipping Point
Women’s Work Festival 2014 Reading – The Hungriest Woman in the World/ The Tipping Point
Shannon Bramer’s THE HUNGRIEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD (ON) Dramaturge Natasha MacLellan (NS) with Courtney Brown, Colin Furlong, Rhiannon Morgan and Joshua Druken & Elena Hartwell’s THE TIPPING POINT (CA) Dramaturge Megan Coles (NL) with Latonia Hartery, Emily Locke, Wendi Smallwood, and Kimberley Drake Performance by Jill Porter, Q&A and Reception to follow.
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Women’s Work Festival 2014 – When the Angel of Death Says How are you?
Women’s Work Festival 2014 – When the Angel of Death Says How are you?
Lois Brown’s WHEN THE ANGEL OF DEATH SAYS HOW ARE YOU (NL) Dramaturge Emma Tibaldo (QC)? with Julia Halfyard, Andy Jones, Monica Walsh, Rory Lambert, Darryl Hopkins, Darren Ivany, Laura Marie Smith Performance by Colleen Power, Q&A and Closing Reception to follow
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SJIWFF Presents Rae Spoon Live
SJIWFF Presents Rae Spoon Live
BUY TICKETSMusical performance by Rae Spoon, featuring work from their latest album (and title of the feature-documentary), My Prairie Home. Having started out as a country artist and later adding experimental and electronic elements into their music, Rae Spoon has released seven solo albums and three collaborative albums over the past ten years. They have […]
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Firestarter Business Affairs with Colette Johnson-Vosberg (Co-presented by the NLFDC + NIFCO)
For tickets, Email: laura@nlfdc.ca March 8 + March 9 10am-4pm NIFCO, 40 King’s Rd., St. John’s, NL Colette Jonson-Vosberg is a management level professional whose expertise lies in production, programming, distribution and digital media. Her portfolio is complemented by years of active public service targeted to professional development in the broadcast and digital sector, as […]
We Shoot, We Score: Film Score Composing with Rae Spoon
We Shoot, We Score: Film Score Composing with Rae Spoon
LSPU Hall, Cox & Palmer Second Space $20 regular, $15 students/seniors Canadian musician, author and score composer Rae Spoon invites us to join them learn about how to compose for film, how to talk to a director/how to talk to a composer, the scoring process, and how to work with music to further convey the […]
Reception + Film: My Prairie Home + Q&A
Reception + Film: My Prairie Home + Q&A
$20 regular, $15 students/seniors 6pm International Women’s Day Reception, 7pm Screening followed by Q&A with Rae Spoon LSPU Hall Mix and mingle with us at our pre-film reception (6-7pm) celebrating International Women’s Day then stick around for the screening of My Prairie Home, followed by a Q&A with Rae Spoon. A true Canadian iconoclast, acclaimed […]
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Camera Workshop: Sony F55 & Canon C300
Camera Workshop: Sony F55 & Canon C300
$60 regular, $50 students/seniors 10am-4pm (lunch provided) LSPU Hall (Cox & Palmer Second Space), St. John’s, NL Join us and Sim Digital senior technician Martin Hellmich for a hands-on workshop on the Sony F55 and Canon C300 cameras. Learn camera terminology, functions and features, menus/troubleshooting, what to expect from these models and more. * Please […]
Film: The Silk Road Of Pop
Film: The Silk Road Of Pop
FREE ADMISSION The Ship Inn, 265 Duckworth St., St. John’s, NL In the northwestern edge of China along the ancient Silk Road, music is one of the hottest commodities. Permeating every corner of the province, it is vibrant and infectious. Yet, around the music lies a troubling reality. The region’s main population—the Uyghur Muslims—gradually watch […]
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Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland presents Oil and Water
Oil and Water is based on the true story of Lanier Phillips, a young African American officer, who in 1942 was one of 46 men who survived the wreck of the naval ship Truxtun off St. Lawrence on the isolated south coast of Newfoundland. Taken to shore, Phillips was cared for with great generosity and […]
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Poetry Reading & Performance with Ann Shin + Riddle Fence
Poetry Reading & Performance with Ann Shin + Riddle Fence
FREE ADMISSION Eastern Edge Gallery, 72 Harbour Drive, St. John’s, NL Poetry readings by both Riddle Fence artists and Ann Shin, accompanied by a screening of Shin’s short film Family China, followed by a short performance piece inspired by the film. There will also be new work by Jillian Murphy in the Rogue Gallery. Ann […]
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Film Marketing & Publicity with Andrea Cooper
Film Marketing & Publicity with Andrea Cooper
$20 regular, $15 students/seniors NIFCO, 40 King’s Rd., St. John’s, NL How do you build a press kit, what you should have in it, how can you master effective social media, what’s the role of a stills photographer, and why do you want to make the art department your best friends? Creative director and marketing […]
Multi-Platform Storytelling with Ann Shin
Multi-Platform Storytelling with Ann Shin
$20 regular, $15 students/seniors NIFCO, 40 King’s Rd., St. John’s, NL Thanks to modern technologies, writers, filmmakers and storytellers alike have incredible new ways to share their work and involve their audience via digital media. Interactive projects, cross-platform, phone apps, mobile sites and so on are just the beginning of the new forms your work […]
Local Shorts + Ides of March Dance Party
Local Shorts + Ides of March Dance Party
$10 Join us for a look back at some of the most memorable short films to come out of our RBC MJ Award and NIFCO's First Time Filmmaker and Picture Start programs. Stick around afterward for an Ides of March dance party with guests DJ Tasties and Little Boy Gone (Cara Lewis and Danielle Bailey). […]
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Short Film Script Writing with Ruth Atkinson
Short Film Script Writing with Ruth Atkinson
$20 regular, $15 students/seniors NIFCO, 40 King’s Rd., St. John’s, NL Ruth Atkinson, a Los-Angeles based script consultant with over 20 years of experience, is here to help you get the most out of your short scripts with this interactive workshop. She shares the unique aspects to consider when writing short films and the process, […]
Film Editing with Justin Simms
Film Editing with Justin Simms
$60 regular, $50 students/seniors Best Boy Studios, 236 Park Avenue, Mount Pearl, NL Introductory film editing workshop with award-winning filmmaker and editor, Justin Simms (Hold Fast, Down to the Dirt, Hard Light). *Please note that this workshop takes place in Mount Pearl. There will be a lunch break (lunch is NOT included). For more information, […]
A Novel Idea: The Art of Adaptation
A Novel Idea: The Art of Adaptation
$25 regular, $20 students/seniors (lunch provided) NIFCO, 40 King’s Rd., St. John’s, NL *If you would like lunch at this event, please purchase your ticket by 11am on March 15th. If you have any dietary restrictions or allergies, please email jenn@womensfilmfestival.com by 11am on March 15th. Join us for lunch and listen to an array […]
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Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland’s Oil & Water
Oil and Water is based on the true story of Lanier Phillips, a young African American officer, who in 1942 was one of 46 men who survived the wreck of the naval ship Truxtun off St. Lawrence on the isolated south coast of Newfoundland. Taken to shore, Phillips was cared for with great generosity and […]
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Lunch at the Hall: Social Media – Twitter
Lunch at the Hall: Social Media – Twitter
Social Media Workshop Series - Twitter As the slideshow presentations and video content resources become available following each monthly session in the social media workshop series, links to them will be posted here. The next session will take place Wednesday, March 19 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in the Cox & Palmer Second Space at the […]
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RCA presents Blue Box A nightswimming theatre production
Blue Box Written and performed by Carmen Aguirre A nightswimming theatre production Directed by Brian Quirt Production Design by Itai Erdal Blue Box weaves together two stories: one from Carmen’s underground life in the 1980s Chilean resistance movement fighting the Pinochet dictatorship; the other of a passionate and complicated relationship with a charismatic Chicano actor, […]
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March Cinq a sept
March Cinq a sept
The staff of RCA would like you to come and hang out at the Hall from 5-7pm on March 28 for our Cinq à sept. Have a drink and then check out Blue Box at 8pm Free Admission Happy Hour prices! $4 beer/wine A delectable array of potato chips Music by DJ SILVERFOX Bring your […]
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Best Kind Productions presents 13 The Musical
Show Times: April 3 - April 6, at 8 PM | April 5, at 2 PM | April 6, at 2 PM A grown-up story about growing up! When his parents get divorced and he's forced to move from New York to a small town in Indiana, Evan Goldman just wants to make friends and […]