Culture: Circlesnake Productions and Alec Toller

culture: So the director of the small but award-winning Circlesnake Productions was inspired to help Syrian refugees experience Canadian culture by offering free tickets to his company three upcoming productions, according to Toronto Star. Even when I moved from Ottawa to Victoria, which is so nowhere near that degree of change, I was so lonely, he says. By Carly Maga Theatre Critic Mon., Sept. 26, 2016 Although he knows it can't compare to the upheaval experienced by a refugee from a war-torn country, Alec Toller has known the loneliness of moving from one place to another. There a really warm sense of welcoming that I think is something that the arts can do really well; to bring people into the culture we have. In Toronto, that includes smaller outfits like Nightwood Theatre and Coleman-Lemieux & Compagnie, and big ones like the Canadian Opera Company and National Ballet of Canada. Across Canada, 68 companies are offering complimentary tickets to Syrian newcomers to any production or event until March 31, 2017 as part of a Canada Council for the Arts initiative. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.