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Established originally in January 1992 as Men For Men BBS by MFM Communications. Named changed to GayCalgary.com in 1998. Stand alone company as of January 2004. First Issue of GayCalgary.com Magazine, November 12 2003. Publisher Steve Polyak & Rob Diaz Marino Editor Rob Diaz Marino Table of Contents Original Graphic Design Deviant Designs 4 Taboos and Thank-Yous Advertising Steve Polyak [email protected] Letter from the Publisher Contributors 5 Just ask Nina Steve Polyak, Rob Diaz Marino, Nina Tron, Stephen Lock, M. Zelda, Jason Clevett and The Dish who dishes advice the Gay and Lesbian Community of Calgary 6 The Heterosexualizing of Photographer 16 Steve Polyak and Rob Diaz Marino History Videographer Steve Polyak and Rob Diaz Marino 8 Calgary Men’s Chorus Please forward all inquiries to: Uniting voices for 10 years. GayCalgary.com Magazine Suite 403, 215 14th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2R 0M2 12 Adult Depot Phone (403) 543-6960 or toll free (888) Reflecting back on 25 years 543-6960 Fax (403) 703-0685 16 Map & Event Listings E-mail [email protected] Mapping Calgary’s core Print Run Monthly, 12 times a year 23 Queer Eye - for the Calgary guy (or gal) 23 Copies Printed Monthly, up to 10,000 copies. 26 Pinocchio Distribution points Over 150 points in Calgary, largest distribution points for any 27 Winter 2004 Gay publication in Calgary. Also in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal and other Music with DJ Krazay Steve places across Canada. Over 65 locations across Canada. 29 Fundraisers in Calgary Masthead continued on page 4 31 Grease is the word at Stage West 35 The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Bringing classical and popular music to life in Calgary 36 Classifieds

gaycalgary.com magazine 3 Taboos and Thank-Yous Letter from the Publisher

Thankfully we had people to talk to as we ran into lots of By Steve Polyak & Rob Diaz-Marino gay individuals that we knew, and many that we didn’t. It was rewarding to hear so many of them say that they’d Since summer we have been showing Aids been reading our magazine right from the start, and we Vancouver’s “How do you know what you had all our back issues present for those who hadn’t. know” campaign on our Video Ads, Terminal There were also lots that were out of the loop, so we told Screen Savers, and even donating Ad space them about some of the newer gay locations like Solar Café, Indulge, and Twisted Element. So it was defi nitely for it in our magazine. This issue we’re proud worthwhile being there, but it’s going to be a while before to feature their thank-you letter. In addi- we feel up to eating any of those mini-doughnuts again… tion, we received congratulation letters from Happy Holidays Everyone! Joe Ceci and Madeleine King who are Calgary Aldermen re-elected in the recent Municipal Elections. Crowns for Kids had an amazing kick-off party at So- lar Café – the amount of gifts they collected and money they raised was staggering! But it’s not over yet – check our events calendar under ISCCA for a list of events to come. For more information on what Crowns for Kids is all about, grab December 2003 from our back issues – we have a full article about them. Also, it was awe- some that they were featured on Global News! It showed an interview with Mz. Rhonda who started Crowns for Kids, as well as some shots of Solar Café and some other gay spots. We had a good chuckle at the friendly banter between Mz. Rhonda and Christine from B&D Emporium – classic! The Grand Opening of Calgary’s latest gay nightspot, The Twisted Element, was out of this world! “We expected it to be busy, but not THIS busy,” the owners told us. So Continued from page 3 as we have done for other establishments, we put down our cameras and helped bus tables for that night…and Distributed by DLRJ Distributions and by GayCalgary.com the next night too. Things have calmed down a little (not Deadline for Ad Bookings 25th of the month by much, but now they’re ready for it), and while we’re sitting back and relaxing we’ve had people come up to us Deadline for Ad copy 28th of the month and say “Shouldn’t you be working?” Ok, enough ribbing Legal Council Courtney Sebree Aarbo, Barristers and Solicitors guys! But seriously, we recommend you get there sooner rather than later to avoid the line-ups. They do have a Printers North Hill News strict fi re-safety capacity, and once they reach it they have This Issue Cover Photography by Steve Polyak. Photo of Mz Rhonda, Empress XX, taken at Solar to wait for people leave before they can let more in. Those Cafe. are the rules, and all bars have to follow them. C’est la Vie. The opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of GayCalgary.com or the contributors of the magazine. Last year we had a booth at the Everything to do about People photographed or interviewed, writers, advertisers, contributors and anyone else involved with Sex Show. This year they renamed it Taboo, and once this publication are not necessarily gay, lesbian, bi, bi-curious or trans gendered. They can be straight again we had a booth …a gay booth in a sea of stuff most- people that are gay friendly. ly for straight people. Nonetheless we had a great time! It was fun to watch the straight people react to the De- No part of the publication may be reprinted without the expressed permission of the editor-in-chief. tours God Save the Queens drag shows we were playing. Copyright 2004

4 gaycalgary.com magazine Just Ask Nina! The Dish who dishes advice

it isn’t but if it were) I would own up to my friend. Explain By Nina Tron the whole situation, including how he asked you to not tell. Your friend will be upset, yes, but it’s better he fi nd Dear Nina, out what kind of man he is investing his emotional being The other night I went out and tied one on. The next into. The boyfriend should be exposed no matter the cost. morning I wake up naked in bed with my best friend’s Honesty is the best policy in any relationship, be it friend- boyfriend! He asked me not to say anything - it would be ship or love. What’s done is done now, take responsibility our little secret. Since then I have felt nothing but guilt and that nagging feeling will dissipate. If you don’t, it will when I am around them. What do I do Nina? I feel I must eventually destroy your friendship anyway. But if you’re get this off my chest. honest, at least you will be able to look him in the eyes. I realize I have been rather harsh, but remember - we all -Not such a good friend make mistakes. What is really important is how we deal with them. It helps us grow and learn. So get it together!!

Dear no-good friend, Sincerely Nina You should feel awful and with good reason! You are re- sponsible for your own actions no matter how loaded you I am here for you, and I look were at the time. You broke the cardinal rule: “Thou shalt forward to hearing from not sleep with your sisters Man”. If it were me, (amen that you all, I can be reached at: [email protected] or Mailed to Ask Nina c/o GayCalgary.com Magazine, Suite 403, 215 14th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2R 0M2. You can also watch Nina every Sunday night and events through out the week at Twisted Element, 1006 11th Avenue SW.

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gaycalgary.com magazine 5 The Heterosexualizing of History

one rarely fell in love with the creatures. By Stephen Lock The great love of Alexander’s life, according to ancient Hollywood is all about make-believe, and texts, was Hephaestion. Hephaestion accompanied Al- never claimed to be anything else but an in- exander across Asia as Alexander conquered the known world as far as India, fought by his side and shared his dustry cranking out entertainment on cellu- bed and tent. When Hephaestion died in 323 BCE, Alex- loid (or digital, as the case may be). Yet when ander elevated him to a god. Hollywood twists the facts around or ignores It was written that the only time Alexander was ever them completely, I think we need to hold them conquered was by Hephaestion’s thighs: A breath-catch- accountable. ing image, to my way of thinking. One of the most enduring fakeries Hollywood perpetuates However, in Oliver Stone’s latest movie “Alexander” any is the making of homosexuals into heterosexuals. A recent reference to the love Alexander and Hephaestion shared is biopic of Cole Porter, a well-known bon vivant of the Jazz excised. Alexander is resolutely portrayed as a strong, vir- Era and throughout the 30s and 40s, glossed over his ho- ile, charismatic warrior-king who conquered not only the mosexuality. Given the era in which he lived, Porter was Persians, but also women. His conquering of (or conquer- openly gay, and certainly his song lyrics played with that. ing by, perhaps) Hephaestion and the eunuch Bagoas are (“Mad About the Boy”? I mean, come on…) not really examined at all. A current biopic on the author of Peter Pan casts John- So, what does it matter if Alexander as man-lover is not ny Depp as a sensitive, somewhat introverted writer and shown? Who cares if he is portrayed as what we would totally ignores the very thing that informed, even inspired, now call heterosexual? There are several problems at- his classic story – Barrie liked boys; a lot, apparently. tached to such a false portrayal. Now we have Oliver Stone, well known for thumbing his First, if the movie is being promoted as a faithful recre- nose at Hollywood conventions and daring to direct the ation of the man behind the legend, then the fact he loved fi lms he wants in the way he wants, caving into pressure and was loved by other men – sexually loved – is a part of to make his hero, Alexander The Great (a.k.a Colin Far- who he was and should not be skipped over, ignored or rell), appear as heterosexual as possible. altered. Of course, we have no way of knowing if Alexander was Secondly, each time a historical fi gure who loved men heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or whatever. Plus, it is portrayed differently, it further marginalizes us. It is important to keep in mind that in the time of Alexander reinforces the myth that to be gay one cannot be heroic, The Great, the idea of someone having a sexual orienta- brave, a leader of men, noble, fi ne, fi erce, conquering, or tion was unheard of. It wasn’t until the mid-1800s that anyone of note. If all one’s heroes are heterosexual, or one the whole idea of someone being heterosexual, or being is led to believe they were, where are our role models, our homosexual or bisexual, gained prominence. Prior to heroes? We have them throughout history, we know who that it was largely assumed men were sexually attracted they are; we just don’t know they were our heroes and to women, women (when they were thought to have any forefathers (and in some cases, foremothers). sexual feelings at all) were attracted to men, and anyone Thirdly, revisionist history is a dangerous game to be who didn’t conform to that was degenerate and depraved. playing. Any attempt to bury history and re-present it to The idea of man-woman sexuality being the norm suit the political will of the dominant culture needs to be wasn’t, however, present in all societies. The Ancient resisted. Greeks, from whose traditions the Macedonian prince Winston realized this in George Orwell’s novel of a totali- Alexander sprang, idealized male-male love and eroticism, tarian future, Nineteen Eighty-four, in which Big Brother’s especially between an older (sometimes only slightly older) Ministry of Truth churned out lies to keep the proletariat, or privileged male citizen and a younger, sometimes lower the average citizen, believing what Big Brother (or The social status, male. The whole concept of the philoso- State) wanted them to believe. Winston remembers when phers and their disciples was predicated on that ideal. Oceania was at war with Eastasia, only now Big Brother The purest form of erotic love was thought to be between was claiming Oceania was at war with Eurasia, and had men. Women were there to marry and produce ones heir;

6 gaycalgary.com magazine always been at war with Eurasia. All documents, all photos, all records were changed to refl ect the new reality. Scary stuff. Scarier when one realizes just how close it sometimes is to reality. When mass media, like the movies, doctor historical fact, how different is that from Big Brother altering all records to refl ect the Big Lie? Oliver Stone isn’t Big Brother and Hollywood is not the world of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-four. However, revision- ist history is ungood, as Orwell would have written. If Colin Farrell had portrayed his Alexander as a lover of men, how would that have diminished his portrayal of Alexander? Which leads us into the fourth concern. Farrell has been quoted as saying he found kissing another man, stubble and all, on the lips as “repulsive” – this from the pre-eminent male slut of Hollywood…not that that’s a bad thing, being a male slut… But one wonders why leading men always feel it so necessary to distance themselves when their character is called upon to behave, however remotely, as “gay” – espe- cially men with the clearly heterosexual credentials of a Colin Farrell, a self-described womanizer, party animal, and carouser. Colin, we know you like women, okay? Relax, mate. Also, various groups in Greece, Macedonia, and Turkey apparently were up in arms about any portrayal of Alex- ander that indicated he was a lover of men, believing this somehow diminished him. There is a pattern emerging there that I have some dif- fi culty with. A pattern that suggests portraying someone as homosexual is to slander the individual. How does it slander them? It only slanders them if one thinks being homosexual is something one should be ashamed of. I’m not in the least ashamed of being homosexual. In fact, I glory in it. I bet Alexander and Hephaestion likely did as well. Stephen Lock is the Regional Director for Egale Canada and the Calgary Representative for The Canadians For Equal Marriage Coalition. He is also the producer and host of a semi-monthly glbt radio show, Speak Sebastian, airing at 9pm on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month on CJSW FM 90.9. We are still looking for contributions to the Goliath’s Defence Fund. Donations can be made by cheque or money order, payable to “Stephen Lock (trustee).” In the memo section write “to be held in trust for the Goliath’s Defence Fund” and mail to: The Goliath’s Defence Fund, c/o The Calgary Eagle, 424-a 8th Ave SE, Calgary AB T2G 0L7. All proceeds go to defray the legal costs of the man charged as a found-in.

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By Jason Clevett

On December 18th, the Calgary Men’s Chorus when we do we start rehearsing in September. performs their seasonal concert at the Rozsa Does it perk you up to sing Christmas music in Sep- Center on the University of Calgary campus. tember? Titled “Lux,” (the Latin word for light) the Harding: Surprisingly I don’t know that anyone is sick show will feature Christmas and seasonal mu- of the music yet. sic, as well as pieces in Latin and African. Ar- Oudmen: People who are used to singing sing out of tistic Director Mike Harding and President of season anyway, because you are practicing for so long. the Board of Directors Greg Oudmen sat down When it was twenty degrees and people were in shorts it was strange to be singing Christmas music. That is one of with GayCalgary as the date of their concert the nice things about doing a show that isn’t just Christ- rapidly approaches. mas Music. The songs that don’t relate to Christmas at Tell me the history of the Calgary Men’s Chorus. all made it easier. Oudmen: It started in 1994, with six members at that How many members do you currently have, and how time. We did our fi rst public performance in 1998. Prior does someone join? to that, they did small shows for social events and such. Oudmen: We have about 32 members presently. For I joined in January of 1998 and the fi rst public perfor- someone to join we ask they come at the beginning of the mance was in May. season, as there is a cut off in order to allow for everyone When do you start rehearsing for these shows? to contribute equally. It is open to any male, regardless of sexual orientation, social status or musical ability. We are Oudmen: We don’t always have a winter concert, but a community choir so we don’t have auditions for musical

8 gaycalgary.com magazine experience; we have auditions for musical placement. Harding: We have two to three concerts a year. So even if someone isn’t a strong singer you could Oudmen: We don’t have less than two, but some years place him? we have three. A few years ago we did a cabaret in March. Harding: We try to. We have had a few situations where Harding: If there is a fundraiser or something, we will we worked with people who didn’t have a singing ability, sometimes do other events. and it was a process of helping them understand their Oudmen: It is hard with a community chorus to ask ability and where they could be involved, not necessarily for more performances because we only rehearse once a in the chorus. There are different ways for people to be week, and to do more shows would require a commitment involved if they don’t want to sing. We encourage anyone to more rehearsals. We have a hard time getting commit- who is interested to come join us in January. ment past the degree that we have it now because people Have you had any William Hung moments? are so busy. Harding: We do retreats once a season in Banff and lis- What sort of music do you choose for your June ten to a lot of music and connect and bond. The last time “Pride Week” concert? we had a retreat we had a karaoke machine, and we had Harding: We do have themes, it’s not necessarily Pride a few beverages so the longer the night wore on the more but there are songs about it. This year is our tenth year “William Hungs” came out. and it’s Alberta’s Centennial so we decided to tie the two When is the audition process? celebrations together. Oudmen: We have three open rehearsals. Around a Oudmen: The name of the June concert is “Ten- month after the rehearsals start we cut off the auditions. Squared” and it will be celebratory music, much from Alberta, to celebrate the chorus’ 10th anniversary. Harding: It depends on the rehearsal time; with the sec- ond season we start in January and don’t perform until How intensive of a process is it from day one to June. We have a longer period of time to assess level of concert night? interest and how people fi t into the chorus. Harding: We have to do sight reading for the fi rst couple The chorus is about more than just singing; there is of weeks, so we learn the notes and fi x them up, add style a very social aspect and a mix of ages and people. and dynamics and possible movements on stage. Harding: The social aspect is an important part of the Oudmen: It is very intense, especially for new members choir. When I fi rst joined four years ago I didn’t know who join they are surprised at how hard we work, and many people in the gay community, and I love to sing. I’ve [how we plow] through as much music as we can. That’s made many new friends, felt important because I was do- the least sexy part of the music, is hammering away at ing something I loved and was accepted, and we frequent- the music right from the start. Luckily a lot of people who ly hang out and have a good time. choose to join us have heard us perform; they know what we sound like at the end of rehearsal. Oudmen: We are an arts organization but also have a very social purpose. We had a board retreat in Septem- How has the chorus evolved and changed? ber where we developed our mission statement, and it is Oudmen: We have grown in terms of size and ability. a combination of both social and artistic excellence that It’s interesting that a fair number of people, 30 – 50% we are looking for. We strive for artistic excellence but we have been with the chorus for a number of years, so there also recognize our role in the community for gay and gay is continuity. We have had a few different musical direc- friendly men. Tell us about GALA. Harding: GALA is an international organization, it stands for “The Gay and Lesbian Association of Cho- ruses.” It is primarily based in the US and represents Choruses that identify as GLBT organizations. Every four years they have an international festival where choirs from around the world sing just for each other. It’s an op- portunity to learn from each other and connect. It makes you feel proud to be part of such an important organiza- tion. This past summer the GALA festival was in Montreal, with 160 choruses and 6000 delegates from around the world. How many events do you have during the year?

gaycalgary.com magazine 9 tions. We’ve performed the last two years at the Alberta Choral Foundations “Choral Fest” and have taken a gold medal the fi rst year we performed. We have matured as a group and an organization. We are now a charitable organization with a budget, which we didn’t have when we started, so people who want to support the chorus can receive a receipt for their support. We are becoming more and more of a force in the Calgary choral community, and being asked to sing at events. People recognize we are a quality singing group. How has the community supported you? Oudmen: It’s been fantastic, they come out and support the concerts, which is the biggest way they support us. Business support is very important as well, people allow us to sell tickets in their establishments and advertise with us. We also receive a lot of donations from people within the community that allow us to do the work we do. The Calgary Men’s Chorus presents: LUX December 18th, 2004. 8pm The Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary $15 in Advance, $18 at the door Available from chorus members, Solar Café and Money Pennies. www.calgarymenschorus.org

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In the year 2004, the GLBT Community and it was an adult store we were turned down. I knew some property owners who I told what I had in mind and they the world at large are seen as much more ac- found us a spot on 11th avenue west of 1st street, where cepting and understanding places. It’s a far we stayed for two and a half years until the building burnt cry from 1979, when Adult Depot owner Jerry down. They were our landlords for another 8 years on Daiter opened his fi rst adult store. the 8th avenue mall. We lucked out because of whom we knew. We have bounced around with different locations “We were the second Adult store that opened in Calgary. without a lot of problems, but there still is a stigma about The fi rst one was The Love Shop, which was a fancy high- Adult Stores.” priced gorgeous looking store. By comparison ours was a The original location was dubbed “Numbers Erotic Bou- hole in the wall. We both carried the same products such tique,” named after a popular gay magazine in the 70’s as lotions and toys. There was no hardcore anything, with the intention of being a gay adult store, but Daiter magazines were softcore and movies were non-existent. It had concerns that the gay clientele might not be enough shocked people, we were a big city “dirty book store” but a to support the venture at the time. Later, viewing booths cleaned up version,” Daiter told GayCalgary.com were added and the store was changed to “After Dark,” It can be diffi cult for any business to fi nd a location, again after a gay publication. The booths were one of and for an Adult Store it was virtually impossible. many fi ghts with the City of Calgary. “It was tough, we looked at many spots and because “Booths are completely illegal now. We had tried a few

12 gaycalgary.com magazine locations. One ran for 5 years untouched while another new titles, not as many as they had and are slow on on 1st street SW was constantly being dragged in and releasing old titles on disc. We are picking up a lot of clas- out of courts until it disappeared. The city changed all of sics from companies like Catalina. These new companies their rules, which is why we ended up with the location on in California and in Europe are bringing out great product 58th and Blackfoot, because it matched each of the cities and very positive feedback with our customers. Those are requirements. They changed the rules, we took them to some of the most popular types – the twink deals, and court and kept winning and eventually the Supreme Court defi nitely the bareback sex. Combine the two, they are a ruled in favor of the city. There is no way anyone could sure winner. We have built up a big collection of these in open an operation like that in the city. Almost every major the last 6 – 8 months since they have become available. city in Canada has peep booths except for Calgary.” We have a lot of people that specifi cally ask for bareback fi lms, and we have our own ID labels to identify that.” The current name, Adult Depot, was something that Daiter had to choose quickly. Daiter hopes that his customers simply use these videos as fantasy and take the proper precautions in real life. “The present name came about when we opened our store on 58th, which was going to be a real showcase with “I personally think the performers are stupid. I don’t viewing booths and everything until the City changed the know how much the performers are getting paid but noth- rules and said no way. We were at City Hall fi lling out an ing in my mind pays for the risk. But its all fantasy, there application and they required a name. Home Depot was are no storylines. They all run disclaimers and I hope that new at that point in time, so I just threw out the fi rst people see it as a fantasy and take proper precautions in thing that came to my mind.” real life. I suppose this is one of the reasons why Cata- lina is now one of the largest studios, because they are Since day one Daiter’s stores have catered to the gay bringing back early titles, because it wasn’t “barebacking” community. When gay fi lms and magazines fi rst came before HIV – it was a way of life. Our attitude since 1979 out, a lot of stores wouldn’t touch it. When VCR’s be- [has been] this: If it is available legally, then our custom- came popular in the mid 1980’s his business completely ers should have access to it. If they aren’t interested we changed. won’t carry much of it.” “This really sparked the hardcore industry. Magazines Adult Depot can also try to fi nd specifi c performers or came out fi rst and I was scared to carry them, even titles for their customers, with a few exceptions. though they were legal in the early 80’s. The VHS tapes became available in 1986. One establishment was in court “We will try. We don’t get a lot of people who ask but at that point in time because they were dubbing tapes, the option is there. Our suppliers have a number of stu- but that didn’t stop us, we carried original tapes. We have dios and we will certainly try and fi nd things. We make had no real problems as far as the law goes. The fi lm no promises but if people have a specifi c taste in studio industry changed everything, and we got very heavy into or type of fi lm we will look into it. That being said, if it is the visual aspect, excluding a lot of clothing items and illegal we don’t even want to know about it. If someone other related things. We did this more than our competi- asks for something that it strictly prohibited (bestiality, tors, many of who wouldn’t touch gay material. We started pedophilia, incest and heavy bondage sex) we don’t want slowly because it was expensive and there wasn’t a lot out to discuss it. It’s illegal, and if you want it, go hunt for there. At fi rst we had 50 titles and they were out every yourself, we don’t want any part of it. We have hung up night. We went really heavy on that, right now we have on people who have called us about these items and have great contacts with suppliers in the states and we import asked people to leave the store if they come in asking. In from there. As well we carry toys and lotions and other 25+ years we have never run amok of the law, which is adult products. It is amusing some of the questions we get. I have had people ask about a dildo, ’Is this a straight dildo?’ It all depends on who is going to use it. Toys are toys and they don’t discriminate. Some are heterosexual but most of the lotions and toys are asexual. Even the manufacturers now have dual covers of both a woman and a man.” A great deal has changed over the years in what Adult Depot carries. “We haven’t bought any new tapes in 2 years, we are strictly disc now. The Falcon family of studios, we pick up everything they have to offer and they are really popular. Others like All Worlds Studios did well. On disc there are a lot of very small companies, Falcon is releasing some

gaycalgary.com magazine 13 saying something because there are a lot of little laws that have to be followed. For example you can have clothing displayed in windows but not sex toys, and if someone saw a toy in the window and complained you could lose your license. You have to play within the rules and we stress that. The companies [publish] 1000+ releases every month, and we pick and choose.” After 25 years, Daiter is contemplating his future, and that of his business. He may slowly phase himself out and let employees take over, but his business and his legacy continue on with the same degree of success they’ve had for a quarter of a century. “We are going to be around. I personally am working less and less in the business, but my staff Mike and Miles will probably be taking over. They have been around for a long time and I don’t see them making any drastic chang- es. We are an adult store that is gay oriented, we don’t discriminate in any way, and if a legal product comes on the market and is available to us we will attempt to put it into stock. A lot of our long time customers are very happy, and the new ones that discover us are pleased. We’ve done well for ourselves.” Adult Depot 636 58 Avenue SE – (403) 258-2777 524A 6 Avenue SE – (403) 264-7399 [email protected]

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By Jason Clevett Review | Theatre A lot of things run through the mind of any- one who stages the popular musical “Grease.” In tackling a show that has been staged so many times around the world, that is one of the most popular musical fi lms of all time, the pressure is truly on to put on something out- standing. The cast and crew of Stage West’s production not only tackled it, they thrived on it! “I defi nitely feel that pressure because Stockard Chan- ning is brilliant, and I am a huge fan,” said Michelle Doyle, who plays Rizzo, the role Channing played in the fi lm and on Broadway. “(She) is a brilliant character to play, so as an actor it’s a treat to play that role and accustomed to it, and as an actor [it’s] your job going into sing her songs. Even though the movie is really popular, the process to be prepared. If that happens then things people will enjoy the show just the same. People really move smoothly, and this show did. Grease is also some- relate to the characters.” thing that everybody knows so it’s easier. There are a lot of reference points to draw from,” said Lomenda. Doyle’s former Sheridan College classmate Michael Lo- menda, who plays Kenickie, agrees. Doyle feels that it is easy to prepare for Grease com- pared to other shows. “When they made the movie they made it right. There is a lot of the movie that is very good, so when people see “The last show I did was a new Canadian musical and a production of Grease it had better be just as good. The the fi rst day we were learning brand new music we had play has similarities but there are a lot of differences as never heard before. It was intense, but this is as well due well, with different songs, more scenes and more charac- to the huge ensemble and dancing and company scenes. ter development. These are rolls that we have both really The hardest thing is to work out the relationships.” wanted to do, so it is a wicked opportunity. These are jew- It’s a credit to Nyland Proctor that the show works so els, classic roles in musical theatre. I was really excited well, as her casting is dead on. It’s something she spent a when I found out Michelle was in the show.” great deal of time working on in the audition process. Watching the show unfold, it’s hard to believe that it “I’ve been very specifi c in casting the piece because the was only two weeks from the fi rst cast meeting to opening characters have been so well drawn within the writing of night. the piece that it is important that I fi nd the quintessential “It involved a great deal of organization on the part characters for this, and I really believe we have accom- of everyone. The pre-production before we even go into plished that.” rehearsals is knowing exactly what we want to do in the As always, it is a treat to attend any production at Stage period,” says director Di Nyland Proctor. “We had 12 days West. After over-indulging in Thai Chicken Salad, Sole from the time the cast met each other until we went into Aux Crevette with Lobster Sauce, Sauté Jumbo Shrimp the theatre, and 2 days to add the technical aspects be- with Mixed Bell Peppers and a vast array of tasty deserts fore we had an audience. It’s an intense time, and prepa- you can’t help but watch in awe as the youthfully ener- ration is the key to anything in theatre. Everyone was on getic cast dances and sings their heart out on stage. top of their task.” Grease is the story of the wacky kids of Rydell high in “It is a quick process. Often shows are put up in two 1959. The focus is on the blossoming relationship be- weeks, it may seem like it’s a short time but actors are tween Sandy Dumbrowski (Joanna Guistini) and Danny

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32 gaycalgary.com magazine Continued from page 20 multi-day walks in various locations including 3:00pm: Pay-What-You-Can Working with a soundtrack by an eclectic group Greece, France, England and Sri Lanka. of Iroquoian singers, and featuring a cast of suicide. This engaging comedy won the 2004 Delving into what people think of as ‘beauty’, Santee Smith ten dancers, the piece traces the circle of life Alcan Performing Arts Award. and embarking on a range of physical and Kaha:wi through three generations of women—yielding Jan 13-15, 2005 at The Vertigo Playhouse philosophical explorations of the natural world, “All past experiences come to a meeting point,” a sensual celebration of contemporary aboriginal Theatre, 9:30pm Nightly: $20 Anderson will make this appearance the must- says dancer-choreographer Santee Smith, performance. see cultural event of 2005. referring to her varied performing history that Jan 20-22, 2005 at The Vertigo Playhouse The Suicide Girls With her 1980 album, O Superman, Laurie now merges in a blend of the traditional and Theatre, 7:30pm Nightly The Suicide Girls Live Anderson hit number two on the British pop contemporary. Smith was born a member of Jan 20: $18/Jan 21-22: $20 Ah, sweet youth: six girls, five firearms and eight charts and put the genre called ‘performance the Turtle Clan of the Mohawk Nation in Six bottles of chocolate sauce. art’ on the mainstream map. Since then, with Nations, Ontario. Her formal dance training Azimuth Theatre Betty Page lives! The Suicide Girls began as an albums like Big Science and Mister Heartbreak, began at the age of three and eventually led to Faithless online community for grrrls fond of dressing and the feature film Home of the Brave, she six years at the National Ballet School, followed Choose a religion. Any religion. Practice it up in fishnet, garters and pasties made of has also built a reputation for mesmerizing by university studies in kinesiology and modern faithfully and well. Soon, you will receive a electrician’s tape—or dressing down to little live shows that range from simple spoken word dance. But a turning point came when Smith divine experience that will give you proof that more than pincushion piercings and panoramic performances to elaborate multimedia events. was invited to choreograph a National Film your spirituality is connected to the larger dinner plate sized tattoos. Their burlesque Jan 18, 2005 at The Jack Singer Concert Hall, Board documentary, The Gift. She was asked to universe, and that your faith is valid. Then quit performances emerged at local L.A. parties, and 7:30pm - $49 (Gold Circle: $89) represent Native corn ceremonies, although out that religion. Choose another. Any religion. eventually went on tour internationally with such of respect, the rituals themselves could not be Practice it faithfully and well. Soon, you will po-mo mutations as a Reservoir Dogs spoof, a Listening Party #1 filmed. Meeting that challenge convinced her to receive another divine experience. Repeat. Ramones-inspired cheerleader skit, and music Flaming Lips combine her two previously separate worlds into Repeat. Repeat. A world premiere by two of that ranges from Hole to Bjork. They’ve reached Zaireeka one distinctly her own. “I base the work on the Edmonton’s brightest emerging theatre creators, uber-stardom having performed with the like No need to alter your consciousness. We’ll take essence, power, and beauty of our traditions,” Christopher Craddock and Steve Pirot. of Marilyn Manson, KMFDM, The Pixies, Jane’s care of that when you get here. says Smith, “and tie that to the contemporary Jan 20-23, 2005 at The Big Secret Theatre Addiction, Foo Fighters, Skinny Puppy…the Compared to this project’s inspiration, head stage.” Jan 20, 9:30pm: $18/Jan 21, 9:30pm: $20/ tattooed, cool-as-shit list goes on. Get your Lip Wayne Coyne’s Parking Lot Experiments, Kaha:wi, Mohawk for “she carries,” is the name Jan 22, 3:00pm: PWYC/Jan 23, 7:30pm: $16 tickets early: their only previous Calgary show at where up to 50 cars played specifically arranged of Smith’s grandmother as well as her daughter. the Night Gallery was mobbed. tapes in unison, Zaireeka seems almost tame. Jan 13-15, 2005 at The Big Secret Theatre, 11: Only four CDs make up this critically hailed 00pm Nightly: $25 1997 offering by the well-loved Oklahoma City psychedelicists. The trick is playing them Andy Jones simultaneously, as even tiny differences in King O’ Fun (And Other Stories) play speeds create a delicious confusion that Perform a three-page summary of all the plays is hallucinogenic, but nevertheless legal. NME of Anton Chekhov. Demonstrate the voice- magazine called it a “bedazzled trip to the activated prosthetic leg. Conjure Plato as a furthest reaches of the imagination… a work drunk in a St. John’s Bar. Reveal to the world of pure genius.” the existence of Bulgarian “Meaning-Of-Life” Jan 21, 2005 at The Big Secret Theatre, 11: hats. Such are the manic sorties of Andy Jones 00pm: $Pay-What-You-Can when, crowned as King O’ Fun at a drunken party, he sets out to recreate the funniest The Summerlad moment in Western Civilization (as reported City of Noise to him by some German tourists). Meanwhile, Local ‘Lads’ bring a signature piece to the dwellers in the Whisgiggin Dimension attempt Rodeo: the musical soundtrack of a single day to transport Jones to their world before his bad in urban life. eating habits cause him to die an early death. This band represents front man P7’s brushing Jan 16-17, 2005 at The Big Secret Theatre, 7: himself off and soldiering on after his previous 30pm Nightly band (the Primrods) watched its debut album Jan 16: $18/Jan 17: $20 get consigned to the bureaucratic ether by Geffen Records. Laurie Anderson Jan 21, 2005 at The Big Secret Theatre, 11: The End of the Moon 00pm: $Pay-What-You-Can For The End of the Moon, Anderson began examining the question, “Who taught you Bravo!FACT what beauty is?” Unable to provide an Screening & Reception answer, Anderson sets off in search of one. In Hold onto your shorts: our annual screening of addition to her travels as NASA’s first artist- new works by cross-disciplinary artists. in-residence, Anderson went out on a series of Jan 23, 2005 at The Vertigo Playhouse Theatre,

gaycalgary.com magazine 33 Calgary Animated Objects Society and Mail reviewer, yields a “universe in every Theatre Junction International Festival of Animated Objects Listening Party #2 lump of filth.” http://www.theatrejunction.com A joint production of CAOS and Green Fools Frank Zappa’s Jan 29, 2005 at The Big Secret Theatre, 9: Vertigo Mystery Theatre ●34 Theatre Prance like a butterfly, sing like a bee: QuADIOPHILIAc 30pm: $22 161, 115 – 9 Ave SE • (403) 221-3708 Behold anthropomorphism without limits. Among many feverish innovations, the late, www.vertigomysterytheatre.com Spawned in the shadow, or stench, if you will, great Frank Zappa was a pioneer in multi- Pumphouse Theatre ●37 of a southeast Calgary chicken factory, CAOS channel sound. In 1970 he began taping four- 2140 Pumphouse Avenue SW • (403) 263- The Hollow runs from November 20 – December burst onto the art scene in 2003 like a bison channel mixes of his music in anticipation of the 0079 18 in a glass house. The organization is steered, quadraphonic technology many believed would http://www.pumphousetheatres.ca chaotically, of course, by Xstine P. Cook, known overtake the music industry. Alas, it did not. The Stagewest If you would like to add your business variously as the wood-chopping, whip-cracking tape smouldered in Zappa’s basement until their 727 42 Avenue SE • (403) 243-8642 or non-profit group to the list above, Xpandora, the green dragon Inferna, former discovery by son Dweezil, who recently packaged please call (403) 543-6960 or E-mail co-artistic director and founder of Green Fools, or them in a surround-sound DVD—a must-hear GREASE [email protected]. You can add your simply, that chick on the weird bike. for both Zappa freaks and audiophiles. Cuts November 18th, 2004 to February 14th, 2005 information to the GayCalgary.com directory on For full line-up details visit: include “Drooling Midrange Accountants on This is “the” 1950’s rock ‘n’ roll musical. 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34 gaycalgary.com magazine The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Bringing classical and popular music to life in Calgary By Jason Clevett Review | Theatre A long-time institution in Calgary’s arts lead the talented CPO through the life of Garland, includ- scene, the Calgary Philharmonic, offers a vari- ing a moving and amusing 17 minute medley of how Gar- ety of concerts throughout the year. Whether land made it to Carnegie Hall in New York City. you enjoy classical or pop music, you will en- Luft seemed genuinely humbled by the ovation the Cal- joy an spending an evening with the CPO. gary crowd gave her and the orchestra that evening. But They have classical concerts like “Mozart on the Moun- as talented and amazing as Luft was, it was the inclusion tain”, and December 16th & December 17th’s perfor- of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra that helped make mance of the holiday classic “Handel’s Messiah”. How- the evening special. ever, in recent years the trend of having mainstream Upcoming events vary from classical concerts (Classics: artists perform with the orchestra has become popular. Suite, Song & Symphony on Jan 14/15, as well as The In addition to Holly Cole on December 10th, the CPO has Genius of Mozart and Stravinsky on Feb 25/26) to pop hosted Canadian singers like K.D. Lang, Jann Arden and music (ABBAmania on January 20, A Night at the Os- rock band The Tea Party. It gives a chance to experience cars featuring movie music on February 18/19) and even the orchestra to those who wouldn’t normally go. presenting an event with the Alberta Ballet on January Having had the pleasure of seeing Arden and the Tea 22nd. To listen to live orchestral music is truly an enrich- Party with the orchestra, I can honestly say that, as amaz- ing experience that one should experience many times in ing as these musicians are live in general, add strings and their life. horns and it becomes an entirely new and musically strik- The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra ing performance. 205 - 8th Avenue SE We recently had the pleasure of seeing Lorna Luft Calgary, Alberta T2G 0K9 perform with the CPO. Luft, who is the daughter of Judy Box Offi ce: (403) 571-0849 Garland and the half-sister of Liza Minnelli, brought her www.cpo-live.com critically acclaimed show “Songs my Mother Taught Me” to the Jack Singer Concert Hall in the EPCOR Centre for Performing Arts. Luft equals both her mother and sister in voice and charisma. Singing classics like “Chicago” “Zing! Went the Strings of my Heart,” “Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody,” and “Meet me in St. Louis, Louis,” Luft left her enraptured audience breathless with both laughter and amazement. During the fi nale, Luft sang about how those we love become stars in the sky, and how someday we will all become one too. In the fi nal moments, her voice blended with her mother singing “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” and many in the audience were brought to tears. In addition to paying tribute to Garland, Luft took time to also talk about her Godfather, “Uncle” Frank Sinatra, and fellow Rat Pack members Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Junior. Luft comes across as down to earth – not at all arrogant about having grown up with some of the true greats of the era. Luft’s husband Colin Freeman was guest conductor and

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