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INTERVIEW WITH BRUCE CONKLE

Posted on February 3, 2014 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Based in Portland, Oregon, conceptual artist and teacher Bruce Conkle has created a body of whimsical, thoughtful works that blend unconventional materials with ironic commentary on environmental and political issues. A recipient in 2011 of the Hallie … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH ERIC STOTIK

Posted on December 22, 2013 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Portland, Oregon artist and musician Eric Stotik has been exhibiting his strikingly imaginative and technically accomplished paintings for more than three decades. A graduate of the Pacific Northwest College of Arts, his works can be found in … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH RAOUL BHANEJA

Posted on November 11, 2013 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Born in the UK and raised in Canada and Germany, Raoul Bhaneja has forged a thriving and varied career in Canada as a film, TV and theatre actor and as a blues musician fronting the award-winning Toronto … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH ADAM PAOLOZZA

Posted on October 14, 2013 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Trained at the École Jacques Lecoq in Paris, Toronto-based performer, director, writer and producer Adam Paolozza co-founded the company TheatreRUN in 2003. Since then, his innovative and sometimes quirky productions – many of them produced in collaboration with … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL HEALEY

Posted on September 23, 2013 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Canadian playwright and actor Michael Healey has made his mark writing award-winning plays about the Canadian experience, beginning with The Drawer Boy, which earned a Governor General’s Literary Award for drama in 1999. Subsequent works included Plan … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH JEAN-PHILIPPE TREMBLAY

Posted on April 4, 2013 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Canadian-born, U.K.-based filmmaker Jean-Philippe Tremblay spent five years researching, producing and directing the documentary Shadows of Liberty, which explores censorship and corporate control of the U.S. media. Featuring the personal stories of six journalists and interviews with … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH SARITA MANDANNA

Posted on February 5, 2013 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Born in India, Sarita Mandanna was working in New York as a finance professional when she wrote her debut novel, Tiger Hills, an epic historical saga set in Southern India that follows six decades in the life … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH CONRAD TAO

Posted on November 12, 2012 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra At the age of 18, Conrad Tao has already forged three remarkable music careers. Born in Illinois in 1994, Tao began playing the piano when he was just 1 1/2, gave his first recital at age four, and … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH JACK DE KEYZER

Posted on September 30, 2012 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Canadian guitarist, singer and songwriter Jack de Keyzer has been performing, recording and composing the blues for more than three decades. Along the way he has released eight albums and received a host of awards, including two … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH BTOY (ANDREA MICHAELSSON)

Posted on July 20, 2012 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Born and based in Barcelona, BTOY (Andrea Michaelsson) has been creating her distinctive stencil-based art since the early 2000s, first in collaboration with artist Ilya Mayer and now on her own. Her posters, murals, prints and canvases … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH PETER MEINKE

Posted on March 31, 2012 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Florida-based poet and short story writer Peter Meinke is the author of 14 books of poetry, including seven in the Pitt Poetry Series (University of Pittsburgh Press). He has also published two short story collections, two children’s … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH CHARLES BERNSTEIN

Posted on January 19, 2012 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Hollywood film composer Charles Bernstein has written scores for more than 100 feature films, TV movies and documentaries. Drawing upon a background in classical music (including composition studies at Juilliard) and a fluency in pop, world, jazz … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH NAOMI DUGUID

Posted on November 30, 2011 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra World traveller, writer, photographer and cook, Naomi Duguid is equally at home exploring the culinary offerings of countries like Thailand and Tibet as she is recreating them in her Toronto kitchen. She has co-authored six award-winning travel … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH DENNIS DORTCH

Posted on October 3, 2011 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Dennis Dortch is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker whose debut feature – A Good Day to be Black & Sexy – is a series of vignettes that aim to portray Black sexuality realistically. Screened at the 2008 Sundance … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH COLIN MACK

Posted on July 29, 2011 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Ottawa-based composer Colin Mack’s evocative pieces for piano, chamber ensemble, orchestra and voice have been broadcast and distributed by CBC Radio, Radio-Canada, Galaxie and the National Film Board. On July 11, 2011, a concert dedicated to his … Continue reading →

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