Podcasts about Fugitive Pieces

in this episode the rest of the play with songs THRUSH is read by its author Caridad Svich. the play originally premiered in 2006 at Salvage Vanguard Theatre in Austin, Texas. it is part of the trilogy of Land and Country Plays by Svich which include FUGITIVE PIECES (retitled on film as FUGITVE DREAMS) and RIFT. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

Anne Michaels, bestselling award-winning author of Fugitive Pieces and The Winter Vault, speaks on her mysterious and breathtaking new novel, Held. Anne Michaels is a world-renowned novelist and poet. Her books are translated into more than fifty languages and have won dozens of international awards, including the Orange Prize, the Guardian Fiction Prize, and the Lannan Award for Fiction. Among many other honours she is a Guggenheim Fellow, has received honorary degrees, and has served as Toronto's Poet Laureate. Her novel Fugitive Pieces was adapted as a feature film. Her most recent books include All We Saw, Infinite Gradation, and Railtracks (co-written with John Berger). In 2020, her novel Fugitive Pieces was chosen as one of the BBC's 100 Novels that Shaped the World.

Held is Anne Michaels' long-awaited new novel – following on from the 1996 classic Fugitive Pieces and 2009's The Winter Vault – exploring, in the words of Margaret Atwood, ‘war and its damages, passed through generations over a century'.Michaels shared an extended reading from Held with actor Stephen Dillane, who played Jakob Beer in the 2007 film adaptation of Fugitive Pieces, and was joined in conversation by the evening's host, Gareth Evans.Find more events at the Bookshop: https://lrb.me/eventspodGet the book: https://lrb.me/heldpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Retired teacher Chris Starling shares a few of his favourite works of literature that inspired him as a linguaphile and educator. We hope Chris' book list inspires you to continue the conversation by sharing your favourite titles with your teaching community and in the comments section on the TESOL Pop website.KEY TALKING POINTSDiscussion of "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" by Joan Didion:"Slouching Towards Bethlehem" is a collection of 1960s journalism by Joan Didion, offering a critical look at the counterculture movement.Chris appreciates Didion's style and personal approach to journalism, which invites readers into her world and provides insightful commentary.Favourite quote: "This is the California where it is possible to live and die without ever eating an artichoke…"Discussion of "Fugitive Pieces" by Anne Michaels:Chris describes "Fugitive Pieces" as a powerful exploration of memory, personal history, and self-construction set against the backdrop of the Holocaust.He praises Anne Michaels' poetic writing style and the depth of insight each reading offers.Favorite quote: "The past is never dead, it's never even past."Discussion of "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens:Chris highlights Charles Dickens' storytelling prowess in "Bleak House," emphasising its intricate plot and rich character development.He discusses Dickens' use of symbolism, particularly the fog, to represent societal issues and interconnectedness.Favourite quote: "Fog everywhere... Fog in the eyes and throats of ancient Greenwich pensioners."ABOUTChris qualified as a librarian and then as a teacher of English, careers he followed with pleasure for over 30 years although he was drawn away from the librarianship side quite early. His longest service, over 20 years, was in a school where the students had over sixty home languages.REFERENCESDidion, J. (1968) Slouching Towards Bethlehem. Farrar, Straus and GirouxMichaels, A. (1996) Fugitive Pieces. McClelland & Stewart Ltd.Dickens, C. (1852-1853) Bleak House. Bradbury & EvansLinks to later editions of these title can be found on the TESOL Pop website.TRANSCRIPTWatch with closed captions.SUPPORTWe'd love to record more special episodes like this one for you.Please support us to make this possible by buying us a coffee here.JOIN OUR EVENTSUpcoming lives and workshopsCREDITSProducer Laura WilkesEditor Haven TsangThanks to our charming guest, Chris Starling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Best known for Fugitive Pieces, Canadian novelist and poet Anne Michaels talks to Susie about her new novel Held. With a cast of characters spanning over a century, in Held Michaels explores favourite themes: memory, trauma, grief and the healing power of love. Anne Michaels' books are translated into more than fifty languages, winning international awards, including the Orange Prize and the Guardian Fiction Prize.

Hello boys and girls - welcome along to another radio Owlsnest special! Join me as I investigate and excavate my intensely intimate solo album of 2021, “Fugitive Pieces”. Out of all the solo albums I've recorded so far, this one resonates profoundly for me. Of course, I'll get into the songwriting and the recording of the album, but I'll also touch upon the psychological aspects of its creation; particularly it's birth, which emanated from a need to combat a debilitating depression. The record was written and recorded over a three week period. I set myself the task of writing, in total, a song a day … lyrics were not written down. At the microphone, I sang and created from a stream of consciousness, relying on naked emotion and vivid memories to conjure the pictures. The songs relate to emotional touchstones in my life … personal relationships and the compound fear and deep joys that these connections printed and left upon my heart. It was me going back to basics - just sat at the piano. Simplicity and minimalism instructed the production. And my vocals were captured within the first three or four takes. I feel my singing on this album is amongst my best. Although this album resides rather under the radar within my collection (possibly because of its “down tone” and low key blue essence), it does feel to me as my most honest and real. I couldn't have conceived this project at any other time in my life, and I knew I could never again reproduce the spirit in which it was created - at request or on a whim. That three week period was wholly unique, and I sensed it would not, and could not be grasped again. I hope you can join me. I've wanted for quite some time now to tell the personal story of “Fugitive Pieces”. Martin

Welcome back to the 1001 books the podcast. We are reviewing the 1001 books to read before you die to see if they are really worth your time. On this episode: Fugitive Pieces Author: Anne Michaels Published: 1996 Follow us on: Instagram @1001bookspod Facebook @1001bookspod Twitter @1001bookspod If you have any questions or comments you can email us at 1001bookspodcast@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.

Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by Katie Kitamura to discuss her latest novel, Intimacies, an existential thriller that follows an unnamed narrator who has recently moved to The Hague to serve as an interpreter at the International Criminal Court. Worldly, well-travelled, and multilingual, she excels at her new job, but grows increasingly uneasy. A similar sense of discomfort permeates her close relationships with an art curator, and with her love interest, a married man. Yet it is the Court, where she is interpreting for a former President of a West African nation who has ordered the carrying out of unbelievable atrocities, that gives rise to her strongest anxieties and to her questions about power, confrontations with violence, and the possibility of neutrality. Also Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground, returns to recommend Anne Michaels' award-winning 1996 novel Fugitive Pieces.

From this 2017 event, Canadian poet and novelist Anne MIchaels, author of the multi-award winning fiction Fugitive Pieces, 'the most important book I have read for forty years' (John Berger), presents two new titles. Infinite Gradation (House Sparrow Press), her first volume of non-fiction, is an astonishing meditation on the moral, emotional and philosophical implications of language and the creative act. All We Saw (Bloomsbury), Anne's latest collection of poetry, continues her mesmerising and lyrical exploration of love, loss and the mystery at the heart of being. She was in conversation with writer and broadcaster Bidisha. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Bookstorian Podcast. A podcast for booklovers and bookstagrammers.Books mentioned in this podcast:Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.The Boy in the striped Pyjamas by John Boyne.The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay by Michael Chabon.American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins.The Hair With Amber Eyes by Edmund De Waal.The Light we cannot see by Anthony Doerr.Winter of the world by Ken Follett.The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank.The Meaning of Hitler by Sebastian Haffner.Catch 22 by Joseph Heller.An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro.The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe.Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally.Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee.The Diamond Hunter by Fiona McIntosh.The Pearl Thief by Fiona McIntosh.Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels.Podcast may contain spoilersHost: Teagan @bookstorian_Guests: Sheridan @booknookreviews and AndrewEmail thebookstorianpodcast@outlook.com.auFollow me @thebookstorianpodcastDesign by Emma Russell CreativeMusic from https://www.zapsplat.com

” Radio Owlsnest Episode 13 “ Return to the nest, all wild OwlHeads! Return unto thy nest! It’s time for episode 13 with your untethered, untamed host, ‘Pagey’. This month’s extravaganza touches upon religiosity, with Saturday nights at the dance hall being ‘MY’ personal youthful religion. I’ll be playing a spanking new track that urges us to visit the sacred house of the dance and the groove - that holy building of the funk, shrine of the beat. The credence of the song: ‘Everybody’s got to find their own true God’. Yes - I think that’s true, don’t you? Also I’ll be premiering a brand new instrumental track from my forthcoming ambient album, being finalized now as we speak. And please join me for a sneak peak again, into a very special project of mine (soon to be released), an intimate diary album called ‘Fugitive Pieces’. An album I hold dear. I’ll be alighting upon a terrifying moment when I was producing the great Sir Tom Jones, and he cut me down to size mercilessly .... shrinking my ego down to a minuscule blob of quivering pathetic uncertainty. I’ll spin a song that I wrote with Bernie Taupin, one of my favorite collaborations with him, that deals with the minefield of fame and the uncertainty of growing old. Zeke Monroe and the Flasheads will make another flamboyant appearance - reminding us that the 80s are very much still alive and well, in Munich Germany. Abstract philosophical humor seems to be right up Zeke’s creative alley. Among the rare and forgotten odds and sods from my cobwebbed song vault, the obnoxious and bewildering quiz will make an unwelcome return... I can hear the groans from here! All in all, my fellow OwlHeads, I fancy Episode 13 is not at all an unlucky omen - but I hope a fun little side distraction away from all the political and cultural uncertainty of our present time. Music - still is and always has been for me - an escape into brighter landscapes, a retreat into the wider open imagination, a true sanctuary. So return unto the nest all feral OwlHeads! It’s time to musically hibernate once again. - Martin

Zing Tsjeng is joined by Paula Akpan, a journalist and the co-founder of Black Girl Fest - a celebration of black women, girls and non-binary people, Hannah Witton, a YouTuber, broadcaster and author creating content focused on sexual health, liberation and welfare and Kiran Millwood Hargrave, a poet, playwright and award-winning and best-selling author of children’s and young adult fiction. The theme of today's #ReadingWomen book club is war. The reading list:Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels, 1997Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Nzgozi Adichie, 2007The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht, 2011Every fortnight, join Zing Tsjeng, editor at VICE, and inspirational guests, including Dolly Alderton, Stanley Tucci, Liv Little and Scarlett Curtis as they celebrate the best fiction written by women. They'll discuss the diverse back-catalogue of Women’s Prize-winning books spanning a generation, explore the life-changing books that sit on other women’s bookshelves and talk about what the future holds for women writing today. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and this series will also take you behind the scenes throughout 2020 as we explore the history of the Prize in its 25th year and gain unique access to the shortlisted authors and the 2020 Prize winner. Sit back and enjoy.This podcast is produced by Bird Lime Media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 36: a special episode of this podcast devoted to excerpts from the play with songs FUGITIVE PIECES on the night of the world premiere of the film version FUGITIVE DREAMS. excerpts performed here are the songs "Mercy, " "The Ballad of the Strung up Man" and "Walking the Weeping Jesus" (words and music by Caridad Svich), and a monologue. FUGITIVE DREAMS premiered at the 2020 Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal on August 31, 2020. the film is directed, co-written and co-produced by Jason Neulander. it stars April Matthis, Robbie Tann, Scott Shepard, O-Lan Jones, and David Patrick Kelly. The play with songs upon which the film is based FUGITIVE PIECES originally premiered at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas. a revised version - and the current version of the script - premiered at Salvage Vanguard Theatre in Austin, Texas under Jason Neulander's direction. It was first published in Theaterforum journal, and can also be found in the collection Instructions for Breathing and other plays by Caridad Svich (Seagull Books, distributed in the US by University of Chicago Press), and also in The Land and Country Plays (published by NoPassport Press).. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/caridad-svich/support

Day for Night with Caridad Svich, a series that looks at the intersection between theatre & poetry in the edgelands. Episode 16: excerpt from Fugitive Pieces/Fugitive Dreams by Caridad Svich (song "Mercy" and speech), and excerpt from Fefu and Her Friends by Maria Irene Fornes (published by PAJ Publications). * Listener Support is appreciated. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/caridad-svich/support

Anne Michaels, author of Fugitive Pieces, talks to Rana Mitter about her 1996 novel. Jewish Chronicle Literary Editor and author Gerald Jacobs, and historian and documentary maker Laurence Rees, join Rana for a discussion on the way fiction and history on TV and in books have represented the Holocaust. Dr Roland Clark from the University of Liverpool shares his research in the fascist past of Romania, and Rana speaks to Professor Anna Prazmowska of the London School of Economics about recent Polish history. Stephen Smith discusses the use of videos to educate children in the work he does as Director of the USC Shoah Foundation.

The novel Fugitive Pieces is a work of art. It brought author Anne Michaels accolades, and the Orange Prize for Fiction. Michaels has not rested on her laurels, however. She is currently Toronto’s Poet Laureate, and her latest collection of poems All We Saw has garnered rave reviews. Her non-fictional Infinite Gradations is a meditation on art and death. She discusses her life’s writing with Michael Williams. Supported by Sarah Broom Poetry Trust and Canada Council for the Arts.

Tamerlane and other poems by Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Denis Daly and Alexa Sheppard This collection represents Poe's earliest attempts at writing verse, and was first published in 1827. The young Poe was so bashful about his ilterary ability that the author is described only as "a Bostonian." Contents Introduction Tamerlane Fugitive pieces To - - Dreams Visit of the Dead Evening star Imitation Stanzas A Dream The Happiest Day The Lake In the first and longest poem, the warrior-emperor Tamerlane, who is better known to history as Timur, while lying on his death bed muses which is the worthier cause: the conquest of empire or the pursuit of love. This original version contains 406 lines, but the poem was later extensively revised, and published in 1845 in a better-known version which contains only 234 lines. Of the Fugitive Pieces, three poems - "Dreams", "Imitation" and "The Lake" - were republished in later collections. For further information about Voices of Today or to explore its catalogue please visit: https://www.voicesoftoday.org/

Tamerlane and other poems by Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Denis Daly and Alexa Sheppard This collection represents Poe's earliest attempts at writing verse, and was first published in 1827. The young Poe was so bashful about his ilterary ability that the author is described only as "a Bostonian." Contents Introduction Tamerlane Fugitive pieces To - - Dreams Visit of the Dead Evening star Imitation Stanzas A Dream The Happiest Day The Lake In the first and longest poem, the warrior-emperor Tamerlane, who is better known to history as Timur, while lying on his death bed muses which is the worthier cause: the conquest of empire or the pursuit of love. This original version contains 406 lines, but the poem was later extensively revised, and published in 1845 in a better-known version which contains only 234 lines. Of the Fugitive Pieces, three poems - "Dreams", "Imitation" and "The Lake" - were republished in later collections. For further information about Voices of Today or to explore its catalogue please visit: https://www.voicesoftoday.org/

Tamerlane and other poems by Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Denis Daly and Alexa Sheppard This collection represents Poe's earliest attempts at writing verse, and was first published in 1827. The young Poe was so bashful about his ilterary ability that the author is described only as "a Bostonian." Contents Introduction Tamerlane Fugitive pieces To - - Dreams Visit of the Dead Evening star Imitation Stanzas A Dream The Happiest Day The Lake In the first and longest poem, the warrior-emperor Tamerlane, who is better known to history as Timur, while lying on his death bed muses which is the worthier cause: the conquest of empire or the pursuit of love. This original version contains 406 lines, but the poem was later extensively revised, and published in 1845 in a better-known version which contains only 234 lines. Of the Fugitive Pieces, three poems - "Dreams", "Imitation" and "The Lake" - were republished in later collections. For further information about Voices of Today or to explore its catalogue please visit: https://www.voicesoftoday.org/

Tamerlane and other poems by Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Denis Daly and Alexa Sheppard This collection represents Poe's earliest attempts at writing verse, and was first published in 1827. The young Poe was so bashful about his ilterary ability that the author is described only as "a Bostonian." Contents Introduction Tamerlane Fugitive pieces To - - Dreams Visit of the Dead Evening star Imitation Stanzas A Dream The Happiest Day The Lake In the first and longest poem, the warrior-emperor Tamerlane, who is better known to history as Timur, while lying on his death bed muses which is the worthier cause: the conquest of empire or the pursuit of love. This original version contains 406 lines, but the poem was later extensively revised, and published in 1845 in a better-known version which contains only 234 lines. Of the Fugitive Pieces, three poems - "Dreams", "Imitation" and "The Lake" - were republished in later collections. For further information about Voices of Today or to explore its catalogue please visit: https://www.voicesoftoday.org/

Tamerlane and other poems by Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Denis Daly and Alexa Sheppard This collection represents Poe's earliest attempts at writing verse, and was first published in 1827. The young Poe was so bashful about his ilterary ability that the author is described only as "a Bostonian." Contents Introduction Tamerlane Fugitive pieces To - - Dreams Visit of the Dead Evening star Imitation Stanzas A Dream The Happiest Day The Lake In the first and longest poem, the warrior-emperor Tamerlane, who is better known to history as Timur, while lying on his death bed muses which is the worthier cause: the conquest of empire or the pursuit of love. This original version contains 406 lines, but the poem was later extensively revised, and published in 1845 in a better-known version which contains only 234 lines. Of the Fugitive Pieces, three poems - "Dreams", "Imitation" and "The Lake" - were republished in later collections. For further information about Voices of Today or to explore its catalogue please visit: https://www.voicesoftoday.org/

Tamerlane and other poems by Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Denis Daly and Alexa Sheppard This collection represents Poe's earliest attempts at writing verse, and was first published in 1827. The young Poe was so bashful about his ilterary ability that the author is described only as "a Bostonian." Contents Introduction Tamerlane Fugitive pieces To - - Dreams Visit of the Dead Evening star Imitation Stanzas A Dream The Happiest Day The Lake In the first and longest poem, the warrior-emperor Tamerlane, who is better known to history as Timur, while lying on his death bed muses which is the worthier cause: the conquest of empire or the pursuit of love. This original version contains 406 lines, but the poem was later extensively revised, and published in 1845 in a better-known version which contains only 234 lines. Of the Fugitive Pieces, three poems - "Dreams", "Imitation" and "The Lake" - were republished in later collections. For further information about Voices of Today or to explore its catalogue please visit: https://www.voicesoftoday.org/

Tamerlane and other poems by Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Denis Daly and Alexa Sheppard This collection represents Poe's earliest attempts at writing verse, and was first published in 1827. The young Poe was so bashful about his ilterary ability that the author is described only as "a Bostonian." Contents Introduction Tamerlane Fugitive pieces To - - Dreams Visit of the Dead Evening star Imitation Stanzas A Dream The Happiest Day The Lake In the first and longest poem, the warrior-emperor Tamerlane, who is better known to history as Timur, while lying on his death bed muses which is the worthier cause: the conquest of empire or the pursuit of love. This original version contains 406 lines, but the poem was later extensively revised, and published in 1845 in a better-known version which contains only 234 lines. Of the Fugitive Pieces, three poems - "Dreams", "Imitation" and "The Lake" - were republished in later collections. For further information about Voices of Today or to explore its catalogue please visit: https://www.voicesoftoday.org/

Tamerlane and other poems by Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Denis Daly and Alexa Sheppard This collection represents Poe's earliest attempts at writing verse, and was first published in 1827. The young Poe was so bashful about his ilterary ability that the author is described only as "a Bostonian." Contents Introduction Tamerlane Fugitive pieces To - - Dreams Visit of the Dead Evening star Imitation Stanzas A Dream The Happiest Day The Lake In the first and longest poem, the warrior-emperor Tamerlane, who is better known to history as Timur, while lying on his death bed muses which is the worthier cause: the conquest of empire or the pursuit of love. This original version contains 406 lines, but the poem was later extensively revised, and published in 1845 in a better-known version which contains only 234 lines. Of the Fugitive Pieces, three poems - "Dreams", "Imitation" and "The Lake" - were republished in later collections. For further information about Voices of Today or to explore its catalogue please visit: https://www.voicesoftoday.org/

Tamerlane and other poems by Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Denis Daly and Alexa Sheppard This collection represents Poe's earliest attempts at writing verse, and was first published in 1827. The young Poe was so bashful about his ilterary ability that the author is described only as "a Bostonian." Contents Introduction Tamerlane Fugitive pieces To - - Dreams Visit of the Dead Evening star Imitation Stanzas A Dream The Happiest Day The Lake In the first and longest poem, the warrior-emperor Tamerlane, who is better known to history as Timur, while lying on his death bed muses which is the worthier cause: the conquest of empire or the pursuit of love. This original version contains 406 lines, but the poem was later extensively revised, and published in 1845 in a better-known version which contains only 234 lines. Of the Fugitive Pieces, three poems - "Dreams", "Imitation" and "The Lake" - were republished in later collections. For further information about Voices of Today or to explore its catalogue please visit: https://www.voicesoftoday.org/

Tamerlane and other poems by Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Denis Daly and Alexa Sheppard This collection represents Poe's earliest attempts at writing verse, and was first published in 1827. The young Poe was so bashful about his ilterary ability that the author is described only as "a Bostonian." Contents Introduction Tamerlane Fugitive pieces To - - Dreams Visit of the Dead Evening star Imitation Stanzas A Dream The Happiest Day The Lake In the first and longest poem, the warrior-emperor Tamerlane, who is better known to history as Timur, while lying on his death bed muses which is the worthier cause: the conquest of empire or the pursuit of love. This original version contains 406 lines, but the poem was later extensively revised, and published in 1845 in a better-known version which contains only 234 lines. Of the Fugitive Pieces, three poems - "Dreams", "Imitation" and "The Lake" - were republished in later collections. For further information about Voices of Today or to explore its catalogue please visit: https://www.voicesoftoday.org/

Tamerlane and other poems by Edgar Allan Poe Narrated by Denis Daly and Alexa Sheppard This collection represents Poe's earliest attempts at writing verse, and was first published in 1827. The young Poe was so bashful about his ilterary ability that the author is described only as "a Bostonian." Contents Introduction Tamerlane Fugitive pieces To - - Dreams Visit of the Dead Evening star Imitation Stanzas A Dream The Happiest Day The Lake In the first and longest poem, the warrior-emperor Tamerlane, who is better known to history as Timur, while lying on his death bed muses which is the worthier cause: the conquest of empire or the pursuit of love. This original version contains 406 lines, but the poem was later extensively revised, and published in 1845 in a better-known version which contains only 234 lines. Of the Fugitive Pieces, three poems - "Dreams", "Imitation" and "The Lake" - were republished in later collections. For further information about Voices of Today or to explore its catalogue please visit: https://www.voicesoftoday.org/

Wiebke was born and raised in Germany, eventually moving to Toronto, and starting out as an Assistant Editor for Ron Sanders on David Cronenberg's M. Butterfly. Wiebke made her directorial debut with Marion Bridge, starring Molly Parker, Rebecca Jenkins, and Ellen Page, with by Daniel MacIvor, which won Best First Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival. Other films Wiebke wrote as well as directed include the documentary Walk with Us, the Canadian/Irish co-production Stay, and more recently The Saver, starring Imajyn Cardinal and Brandon Oakes. Wiebke's credits as Film Editor include: Shoemaker, The Five Senses, Eisenstein, The Bay of Love and Sorrows, Fugitive Pieces, and Wrecked. 

Other people won't make me happy, it has to be from within me. - Nina Dobrev One of the things that even I struggle with is being complacent. It's easy for all of us to feel comfortable where we are in life and settle for what we have. In fact, it can be scary to try to push things even further. Breaking out of that comfort zone and continuing to grow is the difference between being average and being great. Anytime you feel comfortable, that means you're not challenging yourself and it's time to make a shift. Maybe you need a new job or just to find ways to push yourself further. On this episode of The School of Greatness, we are joined by an inspirational and amazing actress, Nina Dobrev. She's spent her whole life pushing the boundaries and keeps challenging herself any chance she can. You probably know Nina from the hit show The Vampire Diaries. Nina was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. She moved to Canada at the age of two and has lived in Toronto, Ontario ever since. From a very young age, she showed great enthusiasm and talent for the arts: Dance, Gymnastics, Theatre, Music, Visual arts, and Acting! Modeling jobs led to commercials, which then turned into film auditions. Shortly after, she booked roles in the feature films Fugitive Pieces, Away from Her and the popular television series, Degrassi: The Next Generation. We've become good friends over the past couple of years, and I'm constantly impressed by how Nina decides to push herself. Through all of her work, acting is her passion, and she sees it as an adventure that has just begun; she believes that the journey and the characters we create along the way will help us understand ourselves. Discover all of that and much more, on Episode 590. Some Questions I Ask: Why did you get behind the #TimesUp movement? (8:20) What can people do to stop the abuse? (12:48) Did you have a hunger to work hard at an early age? (22:40) Do you feel like you were good to everyone on your way up? (26:55) What is the biggest insecurity you've overcome in your ‘20s? (28:10) Did you see yourself being a star? (30:57) When Vampire Diaries happened did you expect it to be a success? (33:21) Did you see yourself doing things bigger than the show, or were you focused on the role? (36:20) Did you struggle to find new characters to audition for? (40:20) What do you enjoy more, being a character telling the stories or directing the stories? (44:38) What's a story you want to tell that hasn't been told? (46:40) What do you think is holding you back from being the woman you want to be? (47:35) What's the thing you are most proud of that most people don't know about you? (52:30) In This Episode You Will Learn: About the abuse happening in Hollywood (10:55) What it was like moving from Bulgaria to Canada (16:10) The most important lesson her parents taught her (23:51) Insecurities she had growing up (27:15) Who taught her the most about abundance in her life (29:30) Why she loves creating characters (32:45) How she felt when Vampire Diaries took off (34:30) What it was like choosing to leave a hit show (38:20) What she's been writing (42:00) What she wants to do next (46:15) What it is about Audrey Hepburn that people love (47:10) The greatest piece of advice she ever received (50:04) A question she wishes more people would ask (55:44)

This week, on a very special live episode of TIFF Long Take, Rob and Geoff sit down with Canadian director Jeremy Podeswa. In his home country, Podeswa is likely best known for his celebrated independent films The Five Senses and Fugitive Pieces, but across the globe he’s quickly gaining notoriety as one of television’s most prolific and skillful directors — with episodes of Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and The Handmaid’s Tale among his many credits. Podeswa talks about how the perception of working in television has changed in the last 30 years, how he found himself directing TV after years of trying to make his own films, and why he doesn’t see much of a difference between film and television anymore. He also discusses how to push things forward creatively while still being respectful to the history and vision of the show on which you’re working, how he got involved in the world of Game of Thrones, and how to direct actors, like Peter Dinklage, who have been playing the same role for years.

This week, Liberty discusses great older books, including The Moviegoer, The Inheritance of Loss, and Fugitive Pieces. This episode was sponsored by A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess. Find a list of the titles discussed on this episode in the shownotes.

A digital arts experience that uses literature, podcasting, the streets of Toronto, and mobile technologies for a unique urban experience. The Slow Now is an imaginative audio tour of Little Italy. Produced by Angela Shackel of Lipstick Studios, The Slow Now guides the listener on a narrative journey through the neighbourhood, beginning at the Bookmark for Anne Michaels Fugitive Pieces on the corner of College and Manning. It is an immersive experience that explores the rich history of the neighbourhood and of Michaels' novel. Anne Michaels herself, Toronto's new Poet Laureate, gives voice to passages from Fugitive Pieces. Naomi Skwarna (writer, journalist, actor) voices the original narration written by Mark Mann (Torontoist, Momus, The Walrus). Visual artist Braden Labonte designed and installed a window installation in iconic record store Soundcapes as a piece of public art complementing The Slow Now audio walk.     

Name a kick-ass, quality TV show and Jeremy Podeswa's probably directed at least one episode: Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, Walking Dead, The Newsroom, American Horror Story, True Blood, The L Word, Queer as Folk...and the list goes on and on.  He's also made his own films: Fugitive Pieces, Eclipse and The Five Senses, which won the Genie Award in his native Canada.  Jeremy recalls the show that changed it all for him, Six Feet Under, shooting Rome at Cinecetta studios in Rome and how working in a shoe store taught him that women lie about their shoe size.  He also talks about how the zombies on Walking Dead go to zombie boot camp, working with severed limbs on American Horror Story and the sexiest scene he ever shot...in the pool at L.A.'s Chateau Marmont, no less.

Best known in Britain for her award-winning novel Fugitive Pieces, Anne Michaels is also an acclaimed poet. Her latest collection, Correspondences, shortlisted for the 2014 Griffin Prize, is an extraordinary and utterly sui generis collaboration with painter Bernice Eisenstein. In a unique, accordion-style format, Michaels’s resonant book-length poem, a historical and personal elegy, unfolds on one side of the book’s pages. On the other, and in unison, Bernice Eisenstein's haunting portraits depict the 20th century writers and thinkers the poem summons: Paul Celan, Nelly Sachs, W.G. Sebald, Anna Akhmatova, Primo Levi and others, each accompanied by quotations that illuminate the deeper connections among them. Anne Michaels joined us for an evening of readings and discussion in conversation with Gareth Evans, publisher of Railtracks, Michaels’s meditative dialogue with John Berger, produced in association with the bookshop in 2011. With thanks to Ledbury Poetry Festival. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lidwien Kapteijns reads from Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels, published by Vintage. "History is the poisoned well seeping into the groundwater. It's not the unknown past we are doomed to repeat, but the past we know."

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Canadian writer Anne Michaels about her prize-winning novel, Fugitive Pieces.