[Bcma-l] CMA Clip Serv: New Exhibit Celebrates Canadian Theatre
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<b>New Exhibit Celebrates Canadian Theatre</b></span></font>
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Exchange Magazine, Tuesday, June 30, 2009</span></font>
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Guelph - An exhibit curated by a University of Guelph professor that
celebrates the career of a renowned stage designer and the evolution
of Canadian theatre opens this week using works from U of G's
theatre archives.</span></font>
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"Risking the Void: The Scenography of Cameron Porteous," co-
curated by Pat Flood of the School of English and Theatre Studies,
will be at the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre July 4 to Aug. 31. It
will make its way to Guelph’s Macdonald Stewart Art Centre early
next year after a stop at the Design Exchange in Toronto.</span></font>
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The exhibit is a comprehensive retrospective of Porteous’s 40-year
career and his contributions to theatre in Canada. Flood worked on the
project with Sean Breaugh using artwork from private collections and
work donated by Porteous to U of G’s L.W. Conolly Theatre
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The exhibit offers a glimpse into the creative process of making
theatre today and provides a historical perspective on how
professional theatre in Canada has evolved in the past four decades.
It’s a collaboration among U of G, Theatre Museum Canada and the
Shaw Festival.</span></font>
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The L.W. Conolly Theatre Archives is the largest collection devoted
to professional Canadian theatre and Shaw-related materials in
Canada. It holds 130 collections, with an electronic theatre guide
providing access to these resources. The collection focuses on
Bernard Shaw, modern Ontario theatre companies and playwrights,</span></fo=
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actors, directors, and designers active in Ontario theatre life.</span></f=
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The Cameron Porteous exhibit is funded in part by grants from The
Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Ontario Arts Council's Touring
and Collaborations program.</span></font>
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