Theatre & Performance
Culture
How Michel Tremblay became a Scottish sensation
Playwright Michel Tremblay is one of Quebec’s most revered artists, but his works have also been celebrated in Scotland, thanks to the Scots translations of his plays by Martin Bowman, BA’67, MA’69, and Bill Findlay. Those translations were recently collected in the two-volume Michel Tremblay: Plays in Scots.
Culture
From DJing at Gerts to touring with Radiohead
Before he became a pioneer of turntable music and a contributor to Hollywood soundtracks, Kid Koala (aka Eric San, BEd’96) performed at student dorm parties while pursuing an education degree at McGill.
People
His stutter hasn’t stopped him
Joze Piranian, BCom’11, once pleaded with his professors to allow him to avoid oral presentations in class. A lifelong stutterer, Piranian decided to confront the fears he had about his speech impediment. Today, he is a standup comic and an in-demand public speaker.
People
Sharing a vibrant culture through dance
Margaret Grenier, BSc’97, won one of Canada’s top prizes for the performing arts for her work with the Dancers of Damelahamid, an Indigenous dance company that uses song and a unique form of masked dance to share First Nations’ cultural traditions.
Culture
Shining a spotlight on Generation X
The Globe and Mail once called him “Canada's most talented impressionist since Rich Little.” In his new play, Rick Miller, BSc(Arch)’93, BArch’94, takes on more than 100 different voices to examine the world in which Generation X grew up – as well as his own experiences at McGill.
Discovery
An epic tale of war and fate at a bar near you
The patrons of a Parc Avenue bar are experiencing something unique on Mondays. Associate professor of classical studies Lynn Kozak is treating them to a distinctly eclectic take on Homer’s The Iliad.