Playwright Daniel MacIvor explains his writing secrets to keep audiences engaged
“I’m always interested in the audience making assumptions about what something is. And, that’s how you keep them awake is you keep changing it on them.” - Daniel MacIvor
He’s from Cape Breton “I grew up in a family not entirely different from this family.”
published: 31 Jan 2019
Author Daniel MacIvor on his latest play, His Greatness
See story here: http://bit.ly/1esmSN7
Xtra's arts and entertainment editor Gordon Bowness caught up with author Daniel MacIvor at this years Writing Outside the Margins Queer Literary Festival. Bowness asked MacIvor about his work, how his sexuality factors into his art and his latest play, His Greatness.Daniel MacIvor has been creating new theatre since 1986. He was for 20 years artistic director of da da kamera, an international touring company based in Toronto which he ran with Sherrie Johnson. His published work includes See Bob Run, Never Swim Alone, You Are Here, In On It, How It Works and I Still Love You: Five Plays which won the Governor Generals Award for Drama in 2006. With Daniel Brooks he created the solo shows House, Here Lies Henry, Monster and Cul-de-sac. He received an Obi...
published: 09 Oct 2008
Talking New Magic Valley Fun Town with Daniel MacIvor
Daniel MacIvor talks about the creation of New Magic Valley Fun Town produced by Tarragon Theatre and Prairie Theatre Exchange
Video by Michael Meehan
published: 12 Mar 2019
In Conversation with Daniel MacIvor I Other People
We sat down with the dramaturge, Daniel MacIvor for an inside look at his play Other People.
See Other People on stage at the Berkeley Street Theatre until April 3: https://www.canadianstage.com/shows-events/season/other-people
published: 28 Mar 2022
World Premiere of Hadrian: A New Canadian Opera | Hadrian Opera | Talks at Google
On October 13, 2018, the Canadian Opera Company marked the opening night of the highly anticipated world premiere of Hadrian by composer Rufus Wainwright and librettist Daniel MacIvor. The opera recounts the epic love story of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his young lover, Antinous. Erased by history, their story is reclaimed for the 21st century by its creators in a star-studded production from renowned Canadian director Peter Hinton.
The creative team and cast behind Hadrian visited Google for a panel discussion on the eve of their world premiere. This lively panel discussion covers many topics: opera for beginners, including learning about the opera landscape in Canada; the definition of a "Dramaturg"; and why an opera centered around a same-sex love story in the context of a foregone emp...
published: 19 Oct 2018
Shawn Hitchins on Daniel MacIvor | Super Queeroes
June of 1969 was a revolutionary moment for queer rights. 50 years later, we’re celebrating Canadian artists who have shaped our country’s rich LGBTQ history. In this video, Shawn Hitchins pays tribute to Daniel MacIvor.
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“What I would say to Daniel is thank you. Thank you for creating a space and clearing the land — which is what a lot of these artists did in the ’80s and ’90s and early 2000s. I mean, there was no subgenre of LGBT. They walked into these spaces and they said, ‘I’m here.’ We have to keep pushing forward. We have to take the space that they’ve created for us and not waste it.”
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published: 21 Jun 2019
Daniel MacIvor: Talking opera with a playwright
Playwright and performer Daniel MacIvor is getting to know opera. He's currently working on his very first libretto, for the Canadian Opera Company's new commission, Hadrian, with Rufus Wainwright. He chats about his theatrical background and what he can bring to the operatic world.
published: 24 Jul 2014
House by Daniel MacIvor [Involves Strong Language]
Experimentation with puppetry and monologue. Excerpt from Daniel MacIvor's House Developed and performed at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2012 Puppetry Conference.
published: 17 Feb 2013
THE BEST BROTHERS by Daniel MacIvor
A touching new comedy by Daniel MacIvor. A freak accident at Toronto’s Gay Pride Parade leaves Bunny Best’s sons to mourn her, to celebrate her and to ponder the big questions like “who did she like best?” and “who gets the dog?”
January 27 - March 1, 2015
Belfry Theatre Victoria, BC www.belfry.bc.ca
Video preview by John Carswell, www.shine-ola.com
“I’m always interested in the audience making assumptions about what something is. And, that’s how you keep them awake is you keep changing it on them.” - Danie...
“I’m always interested in the audience making assumptions about what something is. And, that’s how you keep them awake is you keep changing it on them.” - Daniel MacIvor
He’s from Cape Breton “I grew up in a family not entirely different from this family.”
“I’m always interested in the audience making assumptions about what something is. And, that’s how you keep them awake is you keep changing it on them.” - Daniel MacIvor
He’s from Cape Breton “I grew up in a family not entirely different from this family.”
See story here: http://bit.ly/1esmSN7
Xtra's arts and entertainment editor Gordon Bowness caught up with author Daniel MacIvor at this years Writing Outside the...
See story here: http://bit.ly/1esmSN7
Xtra's arts and entertainment editor Gordon Bowness caught up with author Daniel MacIvor at this years Writing Outside the Margins Queer Literary Festival. Bowness asked MacIvor about his work, how his sexuality factors into his art and his latest play, His Greatness.Daniel MacIvor has been creating new theatre since 1986. He was for 20 years artistic director of da da kamera, an international touring company based in Toronto which he ran with Sherrie Johnson. His published work includes See Bob Run, Never Swim Alone, You Are Here, In On It, How It Works and I Still Love You: Five Plays which won the Governor Generals Award for Drama in 2006. With Daniel Brooks he created the solo shows House, Here Lies Henry, Monster and Cul-de-sac. He received an Obie and a GLAAD Award for his play In On It which was presented at PS122 in Sep 2001. Also a filmmaker, he has written and directed the feature films Past Perfect and Wilby Wonderful and co-wrote and stars in Whole New Thing. He was recently Playwright in Residence at the Banff Playwrights Colony where he was developing his new play Communion and is developing a screenplay for Bruce McDonald called 45s. He is represented by Thomas Pearson at ICM Talent. Check out Daniels blog at danielmacivor.com.
See story here: http://bit.ly/1esmSN7
Xtra's arts and entertainment editor Gordon Bowness caught up with author Daniel MacIvor at this years Writing Outside the Margins Queer Literary Festival. Bowness asked MacIvor about his work, how his sexuality factors into his art and his latest play, His Greatness.Daniel MacIvor has been creating new theatre since 1986. He was for 20 years artistic director of da da kamera, an international touring company based in Toronto which he ran with Sherrie Johnson. His published work includes See Bob Run, Never Swim Alone, You Are Here, In On It, How It Works and I Still Love You: Five Plays which won the Governor Generals Award for Drama in 2006. With Daniel Brooks he created the solo shows House, Here Lies Henry, Monster and Cul-de-sac. He received an Obie and a GLAAD Award for his play In On It which was presented at PS122 in Sep 2001. Also a filmmaker, he has written and directed the feature films Past Perfect and Wilby Wonderful and co-wrote and stars in Whole New Thing. He was recently Playwright in Residence at the Banff Playwrights Colony where he was developing his new play Communion and is developing a screenplay for Bruce McDonald called 45s. He is represented by Thomas Pearson at ICM Talent. Check out Daniels blog at danielmacivor.com.
We sat down with the dramaturge, Daniel MacIvor for an inside look at his play Other People.
See Other People on stage at the Berkeley Street Theatre until Apr...
We sat down with the dramaturge, Daniel MacIvor for an inside look at his play Other People.
See Other People on stage at the Berkeley Street Theatre until April 3: https://www.canadianstage.com/shows-events/season/other-people
We sat down with the dramaturge, Daniel MacIvor for an inside look at his play Other People.
See Other People on stage at the Berkeley Street Theatre until April 3: https://www.canadianstage.com/shows-events/season/other-people
On October 13, 2018, the Canadian Opera Company marked the opening night of the highly anticipated world premiere of Hadrian by composer Rufus Wainwright and li...
On October 13, 2018, the Canadian Opera Company marked the opening night of the highly anticipated world premiere of Hadrian by composer Rufus Wainwright and librettist Daniel MacIvor. The opera recounts the epic love story of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his young lover, Antinous. Erased by history, their story is reclaimed for the 21st century by its creators in a star-studded production from renowned Canadian director Peter Hinton.
The creative team and cast behind Hadrian visited Google for a panel discussion on the eve of their world premiere. This lively panel discussion covers many topics: opera for beginners, including learning about the opera landscape in Canada; the definition of a "Dramaturg"; and why an opera centered around a same-sex love story in the context of a foregone empire means something now, even millennia later.
This is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look into the first world premiere of a Canadian Opera Company-commissioned opera since 1999, and the first COC-commissioned opera to premiere on the stage of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
Panelists:
Composer: Rufus Wainwright
Librettist: Daniel MacIvor
Director: Peter Hinton
Dramaturg: Cori Ellison
Opera Singer: Isaiah Bell
Moderated by Bob Cornwall.
On October 13, 2018, the Canadian Opera Company marked the opening night of the highly anticipated world premiere of Hadrian by composer Rufus Wainwright and librettist Daniel MacIvor. The opera recounts the epic love story of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his young lover, Antinous. Erased by history, their story is reclaimed for the 21st century by its creators in a star-studded production from renowned Canadian director Peter Hinton.
The creative team and cast behind Hadrian visited Google for a panel discussion on the eve of their world premiere. This lively panel discussion covers many topics: opera for beginners, including learning about the opera landscape in Canada; the definition of a "Dramaturg"; and why an opera centered around a same-sex love story in the context of a foregone empire means something now, even millennia later.
This is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look into the first world premiere of a Canadian Opera Company-commissioned opera since 1999, and the first COC-commissioned opera to premiere on the stage of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
Panelists:
Composer: Rufus Wainwright
Librettist: Daniel MacIvor
Director: Peter Hinton
Dramaturg: Cori Ellison
Opera Singer: Isaiah Bell
Moderated by Bob Cornwall.
June of 1969 was a revolutionary moment for queer rights. 50 years later, we’re celebrating Canadian artists who have shaped our country’s rich LGBTQ history. I...
June of 1969 was a revolutionary moment for queer rights. 50 years later, we’re celebrating Canadian artists who have shaped our country’s rich LGBTQ history. In this video, Shawn Hitchins pays tribute to Daniel MacIvor.
»Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe
“What I would say to Daniel is thank you. Thank you for creating a space and clearing the land — which is what a lot of these artists did in the ’80s and ’90s and early 2000s. I mean, there was no subgenre of LGBT. They walked into these spaces and they said, ‘I’m here.’ We have to keep pushing forward. We have to take the space that they’ve created for us and not waste it.”
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June of 1969 was a revolutionary moment for queer rights. 50 years later, we’re celebrating Canadian artists who have shaped our country’s rich LGBTQ history. In this video, Shawn Hitchins pays tribute to Daniel MacIvor.
»Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe
“What I would say to Daniel is thank you. Thank you for creating a space and clearing the land — which is what a lot of these artists did in the ’80s and ’90s and early 2000s. I mean, there was no subgenre of LGBT. They walked into these spaces and they said, ‘I’m here.’ We have to keep pushing forward. We have to take the space that they’ve created for us and not waste it.”
Find us at: http://cbc.ca/arts
CBC Arts on Facebook: http://facebook.com/cbcarts
CBC Arts on Twitter: http://twitter.com/cbcarts
CBC Arts on Instagram: http://instagram.com/cbcarts
About: Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound — and to inspire you to join in too.
Playwright and performer Daniel MacIvor is getting to know opera. He's currently working on his very first libretto, for the Canadian Opera Company's new commis...
Playwright and performer Daniel MacIvor is getting to know opera. He's currently working on his very first libretto, for the Canadian Opera Company's new commission, Hadrian, with Rufus Wainwright. He chats about his theatrical background and what he can bring to the operatic world.
Playwright and performer Daniel MacIvor is getting to know opera. He's currently working on his very first libretto, for the Canadian Opera Company's new commission, Hadrian, with Rufus Wainwright. He chats about his theatrical background and what he can bring to the operatic world.
Experimentation with puppetry and monologue. Excerpt from Daniel MacIvor's House Developed and performed at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2012 Puppetry Co...
Experimentation with puppetry and monologue. Excerpt from Daniel MacIvor's House Developed and performed at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2012 Puppetry Conference.
Experimentation with puppetry and monologue. Excerpt from Daniel MacIvor's House Developed and performed at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2012 Puppetry Conference.
A touching new comedy by Daniel MacIvor. A freak accident at Toronto’s Gay Pride Parade leaves Bunny Best’s sons to mourn her, to celebrate her and to ponder th...
A touching new comedy by Daniel MacIvor. A freak accident at Toronto’s Gay Pride Parade leaves Bunny Best’s sons to mourn her, to celebrate her and to ponder the big questions like “who did she like best?” and “who gets the dog?”
January 27 - March 1, 2015
Belfry Theatre Victoria, BC www.belfry.bc.ca
Video preview by John Carswell, www.shine-ola.com
A touching new comedy by Daniel MacIvor. A freak accident at Toronto’s Gay Pride Parade leaves Bunny Best’s sons to mourn her, to celebrate her and to ponder the big questions like “who did she like best?” and “who gets the dog?”
January 27 - March 1, 2015
Belfry Theatre Victoria, BC www.belfry.bc.ca
Video preview by John Carswell, www.shine-ola.com
“I’m always interested in the audience making assumptions about what something is. And, that’s how you keep them awake is you keep changing it on them.” - Daniel MacIvor
He’s from Cape Breton “I grew up in a family not entirely different from this family.”
See story here: http://bit.ly/1esmSN7
Xtra's arts and entertainment editor Gordon Bowness caught up with author Daniel MacIvor at this years Writing Outside the Margins Queer Literary Festival. Bowness asked MacIvor about his work, how his sexuality factors into his art and his latest play, His Greatness.Daniel MacIvor has been creating new theatre since 1986. He was for 20 years artistic director of da da kamera, an international touring company based in Toronto which he ran with Sherrie Johnson. His published work includes See Bob Run, Never Swim Alone, You Are Here, In On It, How It Works and I Still Love You: Five Plays which won the Governor Generals Award for Drama in 2006. With Daniel Brooks he created the solo shows House, Here Lies Henry, Monster and Cul-de-sac. He received an Obie and a GLAAD Award for his play In On It which was presented at PS122 in Sep 2001. Also a filmmaker, he has written and directed the feature films Past Perfect and Wilby Wonderful and co-wrote and stars in Whole New Thing. He was recently Playwright in Residence at the Banff Playwrights Colony where he was developing his new play Communion and is developing a screenplay for Bruce McDonald called 45s. He is represented by Thomas Pearson at ICM Talent. Check out Daniels blog at danielmacivor.com.
We sat down with the dramaturge, Daniel MacIvor for an inside look at his play Other People.
See Other People on stage at the Berkeley Street Theatre until April 3: https://www.canadianstage.com/shows-events/season/other-people
On October 13, 2018, the Canadian Opera Company marked the opening night of the highly anticipated world premiere of Hadrian by composer Rufus Wainwright and librettist Daniel MacIvor. The opera recounts the epic love story of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his young lover, Antinous. Erased by history, their story is reclaimed for the 21st century by its creators in a star-studded production from renowned Canadian director Peter Hinton.
The creative team and cast behind Hadrian visited Google for a panel discussion on the eve of their world premiere. This lively panel discussion covers many topics: opera for beginners, including learning about the opera landscape in Canada; the definition of a "Dramaturg"; and why an opera centered around a same-sex love story in the context of a foregone empire means something now, even millennia later.
This is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look into the first world premiere of a Canadian Opera Company-commissioned opera since 1999, and the first COC-commissioned opera to premiere on the stage of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
Panelists:
Composer: Rufus Wainwright
Librettist: Daniel MacIvor
Director: Peter Hinton
Dramaturg: Cori Ellison
Opera Singer: Isaiah Bell
Moderated by Bob Cornwall.
June of 1969 was a revolutionary moment for queer rights. 50 years later, we’re celebrating Canadian artists who have shaped our country’s rich LGBTQ history. In this video, Shawn Hitchins pays tribute to Daniel MacIvor.
»Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe
“What I would say to Daniel is thank you. Thank you for creating a space and clearing the land — which is what a lot of these artists did in the ’80s and ’90s and early 2000s. I mean, there was no subgenre of LGBT. They walked into these spaces and they said, ‘I’m here.’ We have to keep pushing forward. We have to take the space that they’ve created for us and not waste it.”
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About: Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound — and to inspire you to join in too.
Playwright and performer Daniel MacIvor is getting to know opera. He's currently working on his very first libretto, for the Canadian Opera Company's new commission, Hadrian, with Rufus Wainwright. He chats about his theatrical background and what he can bring to the operatic world.
Experimentation with puppetry and monologue. Excerpt from Daniel MacIvor's House Developed and performed at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2012 Puppetry Conference.
A touching new comedy by Daniel MacIvor. A freak accident at Toronto’s Gay Pride Parade leaves Bunny Best’s sons to mourn her, to celebrate her and to ponder the big questions like “who did she like best?” and “who gets the dog?”
January 27 - March 1, 2015
Belfry Theatre Victoria, BC www.belfry.bc.ca
Video preview by John Carswell, www.shine-ola.com
“I’m always interested in the audience making assumptions about what something is. And, that’s how you keep them awake is you keep changing it on them.” - Daniel MacIvor
He’s from Cape Breton “I grew up in a family not entirely different from this family.”
“I’m always interested in the audience making assumptions about what something is. And, that’s how you keep them awake is you keep changing it on them.” - Daniel MacIvor
He’s from Cape Breton “I grew up in a family not entirely different from this family.”
See story here: http://bit.ly/1esmSN7
Xtra's arts and entertainment editor Gordon Bowness caught up with author Daniel MacIvor at this years Writing Outside the Margins Queer Literary Festival. Bowness asked MacIvor about his work, how his sexuality factors into his art and his latest play, His Greatness.Daniel MacIvor has been creating new theatre since 1986. He was for 20 years artistic director of da da kamera, an international touring company based in Toronto which he ran with Sherrie Johnson. His published work includes See Bob Run, Never Swim Alone, You Are Here, In On It, How It Works and I Still Love You: Five Plays which won the Governor Generals Award for Drama in 2006. With Daniel Brooks he created the solo shows House, Here Lies Henry, Monster and Cul-de-sac. He received an Obie and a GLAAD Award for his play In On It which was presented at PS122 in Sep 2001. Also a filmmaker, he has written and directed the feature films Past Perfect and Wilby Wonderful and co-wrote and stars in Whole New Thing. He was recently Playwright in Residence at the Banff Playwrights Colony where he was developing his new play Communion and is developing a screenplay for Bruce McDonald called 45s. He is represented by Thomas Pearson at ICM Talent. Check out Daniels blog at danielmacivor.com.
We sat down with the dramaturge, Daniel MacIvor for an inside look at his play Other People.
See Other People on stage at the Berkeley Street Theatre until April 3: https://www.canadianstage.com/shows-events/season/other-people
On October 13, 2018, the Canadian Opera Company marked the opening night of the highly anticipated world premiere of Hadrian by composer Rufus Wainwright and librettist Daniel MacIvor. The opera recounts the epic love story of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his young lover, Antinous. Erased by history, their story is reclaimed for the 21st century by its creators in a star-studded production from renowned Canadian director Peter Hinton.
The creative team and cast behind Hadrian visited Google for a panel discussion on the eve of their world premiere. This lively panel discussion covers many topics: opera for beginners, including learning about the opera landscape in Canada; the definition of a "Dramaturg"; and why an opera centered around a same-sex love story in the context of a foregone empire means something now, even millennia later.
This is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look into the first world premiere of a Canadian Opera Company-commissioned opera since 1999, and the first COC-commissioned opera to premiere on the stage of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
Panelists:
Composer: Rufus Wainwright
Librettist: Daniel MacIvor
Director: Peter Hinton
Dramaturg: Cori Ellison
Opera Singer: Isaiah Bell
Moderated by Bob Cornwall.
June of 1969 was a revolutionary moment for queer rights. 50 years later, we’re celebrating Canadian artists who have shaped our country’s rich LGBTQ history. In this video, Shawn Hitchins pays tribute to Daniel MacIvor.
»Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe
“What I would say to Daniel is thank you. Thank you for creating a space and clearing the land — which is what a lot of these artists did in the ’80s and ’90s and early 2000s. I mean, there was no subgenre of LGBT. They walked into these spaces and they said, ‘I’m here.’ We have to keep pushing forward. We have to take the space that they’ve created for us and not waste it.”
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CBC Arts on Facebook: http://facebook.com/cbcarts
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About: Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound — and to inspire you to join in too.
Playwright and performer Daniel MacIvor is getting to know opera. He's currently working on his very first libretto, for the Canadian Opera Company's new commission, Hadrian, with Rufus Wainwright. He chats about his theatrical background and what he can bring to the operatic world.
Experimentation with puppetry and monologue. Excerpt from Daniel MacIvor's House Developed and performed at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2012 Puppetry Conference.
A touching new comedy by Daniel MacIvor. A freak accident at Toronto’s Gay Pride Parade leaves Bunny Best’s sons to mourn her, to celebrate her and to ponder the big questions like “who did she like best?” and “who gets the dog?”
January 27 - March 1, 2015
Belfry Theatre Victoria, BC www.belfry.bc.ca
Video preview by John Carswell, www.shine-ola.com
