Aveleigh Keller truly wowed the crowd at Factory163 during her August performance in the Women of Broadway and Beyond. After watching her charismatic performance, as well as seeing her truly impressive drive and behind the scenes work to get the show off the ground, we knew we had to talk to her! We caught up with Aveleigh recently to find out more about this talented and determined performer!
Brontae Hunter has known right from the start what she is meant to do. At three years old her mother took her to see the Lion King in Toronto and she remembers “just wanting to be there [on stage] so bad.” After seeing the classic musical Hunter “begged and begged and begged to do a show” Her determination paid off as Hunter appeared in her first performance at the local Kincardine theatre in A Christmas Carol. Hunter laughs as she recalls running on stage and dancing around, “I loved it. I was just super at home and it felt so natural to me.” Not much has changed, as the determined and hardworking young performer continues to wow with her talent and passion.
On Friday, August 19 Off The Wall hosted an Open House at Factory163 to showcase the absolutely stunning Dracula set created by their Theatre Production Arts and Setting the Scene students. Off The Wall, founded 11 years ago by Susan Starkweather and Ken Dubblestyne, holds a series of backstage production skills courses every summer to […]
Rachel Champion’s passion in filmmaking began at a young age, jumping behind the camera as often as she could right from the start. As she puts it, “I have always enjoyed being behind the camera; never really in front of it.” The Sheridan College graduate would often film family trips as a child. Along with […]
Gold spray paint can turn even the most simple of glass containers into beautiful and classic wedding decor. We turned this recycled bottle into an elegant vase that was both economical and environmentally friendly. Placing the clean and dry bottles upside down, (over pieces of cardboard to protect the floor), spray the bottles with two […]
When Meghan Maguire started her co-op at Factory163 she had a vision in mind. The Stratford Central student wanted to reach into the minds of Factory163’s artists, determining how the space functioned as each artist’s “creative sanctum.” The Stratford Central student devised a long term project to do just that entitled “What Inspires Creativity.” Setting out to […]
Factory163 was lucky enough to host the Stratford Middle Years School while they created, rehearsed and then performed “The Wizard of Oz.” Stratford Middle Years is a private school in Stratford that prides itself on providing a complete, well-rounded education. A well-rounded education includes the arts and Stratford Middle Years encourages creativity out of all of their students. […]
Springworks Festival recently wrapped up here at Factory163. Springworks Festival is an indie festival of juried performances, ranging from theatre and cabaret to dance to poetry and spoken word to visual theatre to puppets and everything in between. More than 100 performances take place over 11 days in the Stratford area. We had several performances everyday at […]
Sizzle and Spark Fandango have been married forever. Desperate to restore the romance, the duo look to the ancient Sama Kutra. As Jacqueline Russell aka Sizzle Fandango puts it, the two are “magically whisked off to sama kutra hotel, learn the ancient secrets of love and passion and things explode and get very messy.” Russell and […]
ESSENTIA is a riveting contemporary dance performance showing off the athleticism and skill of performers Janelle Hacault and Hilary Crist. ESSENTIA encompasses identity and spirituality, confronting reality head on. As Hacault put it, “the work wants to speak for itself and it’s our job to listen to it.” After studying the Gaga Technique with the Batsheva […]
