This episode a great conversation with legendary Canadian theatre designer Astrid Janson. I joined Astrid in at her home in November of 2018 to discuss her early days at Toronto Workshop Productions and Toronto Dance Theatre and her set, costume, and yes lighting design work in opera and new theatrical works. Please find her complete portfolio at THIS link. and follow along with this key Canadian designer.
We also briefly remember costume designer Susanne Mess who we lost in Janary 2019, and Mallory Gilbert who passed in February.
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Atlantis by Toronto Dance Theatre, choreography by David Earle, dancers most likely Cornelius Fischer-Credo and Peggy Baker, however could also be any combination of : Kathryn Brown, Barry (Artis) Smith, Sara Pettitt, Patricia Beatty, Danny Grossman, Ricardo Abreut, David Wood, Susan Macpherson, Helen Jones, Norey Drummond, Patricia Miner, John Preston, Merle (Germaine) Salsberg. Costume design by Astrid Janson
University of British Columbia
Joy Coghill and the Vancouver Playhouse
Brian Jackson, resident designer at Van Playhouse
Larry Lillo, and a film about his life
A Taste of Honey at UBC, not the same production, but a neat photo
Terminal, part of the Living Theatre tradition by Open Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing - musical at UBC
Nancy (Jowsey) Lewis - resident designer at TWP
June Falkner, GM at TWP
Richard Two-time at TWP
Ten Lost Years at TWP by Jack Winter based on the book by Barry Broadfoot
You Can’t Get There From Here by Jack Winter TWP
The fire at TWP on Alexander St in 1974
CBC Design department and Susanne Mess and some of her designs
The King of Kensington, produced by Perry Rosemond
Home Fires, produced by Robert Sharen and production shots
AIDS crisis in the Arts in Canada
Expo ‘86 Ontario Pavilion and photos of the pavilion by Astrid
HMS Pinafore directed by Leon Major at Stratford Festival starring Michael Burgess
The Cherry Orchard at the Shaw Festival in 1980 notorious
Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Firebird with Vincent Nabrada choreographer
Lotfe Mansouri, Canadian Opera Company, A Tales of Hoffman directed by Hans Nieuwenhuis
Robert Desrosiers’ In Cognito at the Calgary Olympics 1988
Joe Papp at The Public Theatre in New York and his Stable of Designers
Rusalka with Ben Heppner at COC
Dancing at Lughnasa at the Grand Theatre
The Master Builder at TWP directed by George Luscombe 1983-4
Molly Sweeney directed by Miles Potter at Canadian Stage
Women in Mind directed by Martha Henry at the Grand Theatre London
Sweet Bird of Youth at Stratford Festival starring Martha Henry
From the House of the Dead directed by Dina Bertman
The Grace of Mary Travers, directed by Martha Henry, Toronto Free Theatre
Village of Small Huts by Michael Hollingsworth
Michigan School of Music - Barber of Seville
Jacob Two Two and the Hooded Fang