Theatre Smith-Gilmour
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Theatre Smith-Gilmour, is an artistically driven professional theatre company located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The company is committed to creating theatre developed through "an artistic process that gives expression and dignity to people's imaginations and fantasies; that communicates to audiences stories of personal and universal meaning with a compassionate vision of the human condition."
The company was founded by Michele Smith and Dean Gilmour, who both graduated from l'École Jacques Lecoq, Paris
in 1978.
Their mandate includes educating the public and deepening their understanding of the artistic process thus nurturing the public's appreciation of art and artists through direct interactive contact. They perform in order to move the imagination of each audience member by presenting work that is humanist, of a high quality, and unique.
Through stage productions, new play development, workshops and residencies, they promote a living Canadian theatre of image and action combined with text; a theatre rooted in the art of physical, clown and image theatre for a popular audience in Toronto and around the world. In addition the company sustains the growth of a group of performers and designers as creative artists who are the heart and soul of the work.
Cycle".
Chekhov's Shorts (1999-2001)
Launched at the Factory Theatre
in Toronto. Toured to Vancouver, Edmonton, Hong Kong, Dartmouth and Montreal. The show has won three Dora Mavor Moore Awards, for Outstanding Actor, Outstanding Director, and Outstanding Production.
Chekhov longs... In The Ravine (2002)
Dr. Chekhov: Ward 6 (2004)
, and eye Weekly
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The company is committed to creating theatre developed through "an artistic process that gives expression and dignity to people's imaginations and fantasies; that communicates to audiences stories of personal and universal meaning with a compassionate vision of the human condition."
The company was founded by Michele Smith and Dean Gilmour, who both graduated from l'École Jacques Lecoq, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1978.
Their mandate includes educating the public and deepening their understanding of the artistic process thus nurturing the public's appreciation of art and artists through direct interactive contact. They perform in order to move the imagination of each audience member by presenting work that is humanist, of a high quality, and unique.
Through stage productions, new play development, workshops and residencies, they promote a living Canadian theatre of image and action combined with text; a theatre rooted in the art of physical, clown and image theatre for a popular audience in Toronto and around the world. In addition the company sustains the growth of a group of performers and designers as creative artists who are the heart and soul of the work.
Productions
Currently the company is in their self-proclaimed "ChekhovAnton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
Cycle".
Chekhov's Shorts (1999-2001)
Launched at the Factory Theatre
Factory Theatre
Factory Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Ontario, founded as Factory Theatre Lab in 1970 by Ken Gass and Frank Trotz.Factory was the first theatre to announce that it would exclusively produce Canadian plays, but it soon became a widely emulated policy by other theatre companies...
in Toronto. Toured to Vancouver, Edmonton, Hong Kong, Dartmouth and Montreal. The show has won three Dora Mavor Moore Awards, for Outstanding Actor, Outstanding Director, and Outstanding Production.
Chekhov longs... In The Ravine (2002)
Dr. Chekhov: Ward 6 (2004)
Critical praise
Theatre Smith-Gilmour's productions consistently get rave reviews from the local media. All of their Checkov Cycle productions have received four stars from The Toronto Star, and assorted productions within this series have got equal rating from The Globe & Mail, Now MagazineNOW (magazine)
Now is a free weekly newspaper in Toronto, Canada. It was first printed on September 10, 1981 by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein. Now is an alternative weekly mixing arts and entertainment news with political coverage....
, and eye Weekly
Eye Weekly
Eye Weekly was a free weekly newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was owned by Torstar, the parent company of the Toronto Star, and was published by their Star Media Group until its final issue on May 5, 2011. The following week, Torstar launched a successor publication, The Grid.-...
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External links
- Theatre Smith-Gilmour
- Theatre Smith-Gilmor Archives at the University of Guelph Library, Archival and Special Collections, contains artistic and administrative files for this company