Halifax Presents
Halifax Fringe
#FringeDuJour: Late Company
Tell us about Late Company.
Jordan Tannahill's Late Company follows Debora and Michael having dinner with their son's bully and his parents one year after...
Halifax Fringe
#FringeDuJour: The Encounters of an Adventurous Snail
Tell us about The Encounters of an Adventurous Snail.
The Encounters of an Adventurous Snail is a magical shadow-puppetry musical inspired by the poetry, songs,...
Halifax Fringe
#FringeDuJour: Penny
Tell us about Penny.
Penny is a story of memory, trauma and the search for perfection in the style of a 1950’s TV cooking show....
Halifax Fringe
#FringeDuJour: Giant Killer Shark: The Musical
Tell us about Giant Killer Shark: The Musical.
Giant Killer Shark: The Musical is a big, goofy musical parody of a certain 1975 blockbuster. When...
Halifax Fringe
#FringeDuJour: Orpheus’ Descent
Tell us about Orpheus' Descent.
In Orpheus' Descent, two Canadian soldiers sit in a trench dugout during the 2nd Battle of Ypres, WW1. As they...
#FridayFive
#FridayFive: Halifax Urban Folk Festival
The 2019 Halifax Urban Folk Festival celebrates ten years as this year's festival gets underway on August 25 and continues through the Labour Day...
Theatre
Eastern Front Theatre goes in search of emerging playwrights
In a media release, Halifax’s Eastern Front Theatre (EFT) announced the formation of the RBC Emerging Playwrights Program, designed to assist four new Atlantic...
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Music
Symphony Nova Scotia takes to social media with 12 Days of Nutcracker
Symphony Nova Scotia has announced that due to the provincial pandemic restrictions, it cannot record and present its condensed online performance of ’Twas the...
Music
Laura Hawley named Halifax Camerata Singers’ first composer-in-residence
Halifax Camerata Singers has announced Canadian composer Laura Hawley will be the choir’s first composer-in-residence in its 35th (2021-2022) anniversary year.
“We’re so excited to...
Arts
Your holiday live entertainment guide
There is little doubt that with COVID-19, this year's holiday season is going to feel a lot different as large festive gatherings are replaced...
Editorial
On this Giving Tuesday our local arts organizations need us more than ever
You’ve no doubt heard of Black Friday and maybe Cyber Monday, but perhaps you’ve not heard of Giving Tuesday.
According to givingtuesday.ca, Giving Tuesday is a...
20 Questions
20 questions (pandemic edition) with Colleen MacIsaac
During this time of social distancing and dark venues, Halifax Presents continues to check-in with members of our arts community to find out how...