On Saturday Afternoon, we attended nüBerlin and the Magnetic North theatre event – Homage. The performance was located in the Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts.
Interestingly enough, a few of us in the group had some reservations about seeing the play (I think the major difficulty was the England vs USA football game on at the same time). We did go (thank goodness!) and the play was absolutely wonderful!

Based on the true story of Haydn Llewellyn Davies.
Who owns public art? The artist who built it? The town that paid for it? Or is all art a public trust, owned by no one and everyone at the same time?
An advertising executive takes a risk, leaves his job and tries his hand at art. His first commission: a public sculpture for a town’s central square, a monumental installation inspired by Stonehenge and built out of red Canadian cedar. Thirty years later, he has become one of the country’s most successful public sculptors and his work is featured in textbooks on Canadian art. Yet, as his health fails and he is left with an uncertain prognosis, the town decides to demolish his seminal work.

This particular performance is over, but there are a number of play’s left to see.  Just visit the Magnetic North Website for more information on the upcoming shows.  They will be running until June 19th, so hurry to get your tickets.

**Photos courtesy of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival website

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