Official Red Barn Theatre Blog Launched
To those who have contacted me through this blog concerning the events of the past few days, thank you all for your interest, notes, comments and remembrances.
The Official Red Barn Theatre Blog went up late last night at http://redbarntheatre.wordpress.com/. In the coming days photos, video, audio interviews and stories will be added. As well the Official Red Barn Theatre Blog will be the nerve centre for ongoing updates and any further news concerning plans for a rebuilding collection fund, rebuilding and plans for the 60th Diamond Jubilee season of the Red Barn Theatre for summer 2009.
The rest of the Sibbald family and I as well, I’m sure, as other local Red Barn supporters and volunteers would greatly appreciate if you could also send/re-send and post or re-post your comments and stories to the Official Blog. In particular, we are looking for your personal stories and remembrances, the livelier, the better.
Please note that your voices are extremely important to hear: the more support we can get, the easier it may make it to access public and private funding in the future to enable the possibility that the old girl may rise from the ashes.
-Peter
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A fermentation (a.k.a. Compost) of media, technology, social justice, art and the environment as experienced on the ground through the eye of one Canadian photo documentarian, intended to help fertilize the zeitgeist and yield a mixed crop of new ideas surrounding civic engagement.
Origins
Out on the land seeking moments and light, I’m often reminded of the similarity between the life and livelihood of a visual journalist/artist and that of the farmer.
To Wit
“Well Ed, the Fishers had their auction last Saturday morning. I watched as the neighbourhood descended on the place and picked it clean. After it was over, and the Fishers had driven off to their new house in town, the auctioneer walked over the property with me. His name’s Freddy. Interesting chap, friendly and outgoing. Runs a beef and dairy herd on the farm next door, plants corn, grain, potatoes, turnips, does auction sales some blacksmithing, small auto repairs and real estate. What I believe is called mixed farming.”
Letters from Wingfield Farm, ©1989 Douglas Beattie. (Act 1) Wingfield Farm
Ongoing Investigations
• The Meaning of Land
• Rurality
• The Nexus of Technology,
Implimentation and Power in
Visual Communication
• Legacies of Colonialism
• Sustainability vs. Resilience in
Socio-Ecological Systems
A truly happy memory for me as a fan and photographer on duty was the night Canadian opera singer,Maureen Forrester performed at the barn. I photographer her on stage and then treated all including John Sibbald and Lloyd Whiteway to a champagne reception in her honour at the Briars Drinkwaters lounge………….what a grand night that was and as past vice-president of the Lake Simcoe Arts Foundation, may I add what an honour for me to have been a part of the “barn” family over the years………….three cheers to all, Gabi von Gans
Thanks Gabi,
Please add your comment to the Barn’s official blog: http://redbarntheatre.wordpress.com/.
-P
Monty and I were saddened to hear the news The Red Barn burned down. We have attended many shows at The Red Barn over the past years and then returned to the Briars Resort for cup of tea and cookie after. We plan to support any future productions of The Red barn at any other venue or hopefully back on the original site.