THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By Matt Cheetham November 22, 2012
Greystone Theatre’s second play of the season is the classic historical drama Henry IV, Part 1. This play is not only a return to the works of Shakespeare (Greystone last produced Shakespeare with A Winter’s Tale in 2009) but a project long in the making for director Dwayne Brenna.
By Jenna Mann November 21, 2012
In 2001, when Life of Pi was little more than blurb on Canadian author Yann Martel’s agent’s catalogue, Hollywood was already expressing interest in buying the movie rights. Now, after the immense success of the novel, Life of Pi is premiering on the big screen. The Sheaf sat down with the local author to get his take on the big screen adaptation of his book.
By Kevin Menz November 17, 2012
Three summers ago, Luke Brisebois gave his friend Dan Smolinski an offer he couldn’t refuse. “I asked Dan if he wanted to start a band,” Brisebois said.
By Canadian University Press November 17, 2012
When journalist Francine Pelletier and her partner went to see a tango show while on vacation in Buenos Aires, they were expecting an “orchestra of elderly gents.” What they met with blew their expectations out of the water.
By Kendra Schreiner November 16, 2012
Before Whose Line is it Anyway? brought improv comedy into the mainstream, the Saskatoon Soaps was making Saskatchewan laugh with its on-the-spot dramas.
By Jenna Mann November 16, 2012
As a child, Di Decaire’s speech impediment made it difficult for her to communicate. Drawing became the best way she could express herself. She attended speech therapy for 13 years. Now, the current bachelor of fine arts student at the University of Saskatchewan is getting ready to showcase her acrylic paintings at the SCYAP art centre and gallery.
By Katlynn Balderstone November 15, 2012
It’s not uncommon for comic creators to dream about seeing their work on the screen, whether large or small. For local writer Kurtis Wiebe this dream is about to become a reality. On Oct. 11, BBC Worldwide Productions and Quality Transmedia announced that they would be producing a motion comic based on his historical fiction series, Peter Panzerfaust.
By The Sheaf November 14, 2012
Death Grips, in my not-so-humble opinion, are the single best thing to happen to rap since “Party and Bullshit” by the Notorious B.I.G. The experimental hip-hop trio from Sacramento, Calif., makes rap sinister and abrasive in a way I have never heard done before, with a noisy, heavy electronic beat.