Mark Robins
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https://www.halifaxpresents.comMark has been writing about the arts for almost twenty years. He has written professionally for both Xtra, and an international trade magazine. No stranger to the stage, Mark has been both an actor and director. He even won an acting award once. In addition to writing and editing for Halifax Presents he is also contributing editor at Vancouver Presents. He is a past member of the jury for the Critics Choice Innovation Award for The Jessies, Vancouver's professional theatre awards. Mark and his partner David are recent transplants from the West Coast and now call Halifax home.
Theatre
UPDATE: Halifax’s Neptune Theatre postpones re-opening
Just days after announcing it would re-open for in-person performances, Neptune Theatre has been forced to close once again due to the latest Nova...
Music
Cecilia Concerts celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birthday virtually
In what was to be the opener for Cecilia Concerts' 2020-2021 season last fall, the music presenters musician-in-residence violinist, and Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO)...
Theatre
LunaSea Theatre Company announces new artistic producers
Halifax's LunaSea Theatre Company has announced Kathleen Dorian and Ailsa Galbreath's appointment as its new artistic producers.
“I’m so pleased that Kathleen and Ailsa are...
Film
Stories of courage and resilience at this year’s Halifax Black Film Festival
As part of this year's Halifax Black Film Festival, five Halifax filmmakers join 15 others from Montreal and Toronto in the Being Black in...
Film
Halifax Black Film Festival celebrates five years
The Halifax Black Film Festival (HBFF) celebrates its fifth anniversary in 2021 with an online celebration of Black filmmakers featuring 75 films from 10...
Music
Halifax Jazz Fest celebrates African Heritage Month with a trio of free online events
The Halifax Jazz Festival is partnering with the Halifax Public Libraries for a trio of free online events to celebrate African Heritage Month.
The celebration...
Theatre
A dream come true: Heist’s Frequencies goes virtual with music and storytelling
When multi-disciplinary artist Aaron Collier first conceived his latest show Frequencies, it was all about his music.
"I started to look for frequencies or relationships in...
Film
The Colour of Spring comes full circle
Following months of award-winning screenings at film festivals worldwide, the latest feature film, The Colour of Spring, from Nova Scotian director Paul Andrew Kimball,...