Catching up
I've been quite busy lately, lots to write about!
On Thursday night we headed of to Grant McEwan, where Margaret Atwood was speaking. We got in, sat down and waited for the oh-so-lovely Todd Babiak (note the sarcasm... my sister isn't his biggest fan) to finish his supposed-to-be-but-not-really-all-that-funny intro. Then came who I believe to be the president of the college, who talked like the Glad Man. He kind of looked like him too. Creepy. Finally Atwood herself got up and talked for a few minutes about her book and how it relates to the environment today, cracking quite a few (good) jokes a long the way. Then she took questions. They'd set it up so she couldn't attack any specific member of the audience, as she has been known to do in the past. They had the question slips attached to your ticket, you submitted them anonymously, and then Babiak chose which ones she got to answer. It all turned out quite well!
Last night we headed up to the U of A campus to watch The U of A's Orchesis Dance Group Motif 2007.
It was pretty standard as far as modern dance goes, stuff like what Audrey Hepburn did in Funny Face. But some stood out. Like the one by Sara Martin, who used really hip music paired with different coloured 'listen' shirts to really give it the feel of young, new dance. Not really stuffy like everyone else's.
My favorite had to be the last, called 'Revolver: 6 Shots', all to Beatles music... with a serious dose of wit. It was written by guest choreographer Cori Caulfield. Think office workers dressed in various forms of deconstructed suits. I took a lot of pictures, but only a few turned out because I couldn't keep the camera still I was laughing so hard!
On Thursday night we headed of to Grant McEwan, where Margaret Atwood was speaking. We got in, sat down and waited for the oh-so-lovely Todd Babiak (note the sarcasm... my sister isn't his biggest fan) to finish his supposed-to-be-but-not-really-all-that-funny intro. Then came who I believe to be the president of the college, who talked like the Glad Man. He kind of looked like him too. Creepy. Finally Atwood herself got up and talked for a few minutes about her book and how it relates to the environment today, cracking quite a few (good) jokes a long the way. Then she took questions. They'd set it up so she couldn't attack any specific member of the audience, as she has been known to do in the past. They had the question slips attached to your ticket, you submitted them anonymously, and then Babiak chose which ones she got to answer. It all turned out quite well!
Last night we headed up to the U of A campus to watch The U of A's Orchesis Dance Group Motif 2007.
It was pretty standard as far as modern dance goes, stuff like what Audrey Hepburn did in Funny Face. But some stood out. Like the one by Sara Martin, who used really hip music paired with different coloured 'listen' shirts to really give it the feel of young, new dance. Not really stuffy like everyone else's.
My favorite had to be the last, called 'Revolver: 6 Shots', all to Beatles music... with a serious dose of wit. It was written by guest choreographer Cori Caulfield. Think office workers dressed in various forms of deconstructed suits. I took a lot of pictures, but only a few turned out because I couldn't keep the camera still I was laughing so hard!
Taxman: They kept those positions for the entire song. Poor guy at the back who's upside down! Everyone cheered when he got up.
I love the guy frantically typing away.
They reveal the sticky-note submarine.
And ride away in it... this is a crappy photo, but I couldn't not include it!
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