Spring Awakening is a frank portrait of teenage sexuality, a moral journey from youth to adulthood and its cataclysmic consequences in a society where both sexually and information are repressed. By Alena Khabibullina Special to The Dialog A new production of George Brown Theatre Spring Awakening is a universal story. Created as far back as 1890…
By Alena Khabibullina Special to The Dialog I’m from Russia. My grandmother was fired from a factory for religious reasons in the Soviet era when people were persecuted, exiled, or executed for their faith. My friend is Italian. His great-grandfather was detained for living with a North African woman – his great grandmother. My neighbour…
By Alena Khabibullina Special to The Dialog It’s funny how superstitious people can be! A poor black cat crossing one’s path seems to be a common superstition for everyone no matter their religion or nationality. We dream up lucky numbers, colours, and days of the week. We wear amulets. People want to be fluky and…
By Alena Khabibullina Special to The Dialog When talking about gender equity, we are thinking about women’s role – economic, social or personal. It seems that feminist ideas will be widely highlighted by mass media unless patriarchal concepts are absolutely exterminated. Art is known as the engine of progress for it is the easiest and…
