Another Award for Giving Into Light
Alison’s one-woman play Giving Into Light was named for a 2011 Critic’s Choice Spotlight Award by CBC/CVV Magazine/Times Colonist/Monday Magazine.
This year’s critics included Adrian Chamberlain (Times Colonist), David Lennam and Monica Prendergast (CBC Radio), John Threlfall and Chris Felling (CVV Magazine, formerly Culture Vulture Victoria), and Amanda Farrell-Low (Monday Magazine).
Other Critic’s Choice Awards were given to Meg Tilly for her role in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre) and the fabulous full-face mask production Grim and Fischer.
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Mexican Winter Yoga Journey
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED for Alison’s Yoga and Writing Journey in the spectacular mountain town of Tepoztlán, Mexico (28 Jan – 5 Feb). If you would like to be put on a waiting list or receive information about future retreats, please send a note to: dancingstorysinger@gmail.com
Alison’s retreat is a holistic, reflective travel experience that combines morning yoga, writing workshops and a respectful journey into Mexico. The retreat includes optional hiking, visits to local markets and archaeological sites, a complimentary Thai Yoga massage, and Alison’s lively recounting of local history and mythology.
Please visit the Journeys page for details, photos and testimonials.
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Recent Shows
Alison won PICK OF THE FRINGE (Drama) at the Victoria Fringe Festival for Giving Into Light: “…a perfect gem of a show. Alison weaves a stunningly poetic path with such seemingly effortless grace, it was like watching a painting, or a sunset. The script was utterly gorgeous and universal, and Alison’s presence on stage, whether storytelling, singing or dancing, was never anything less than assured…hell, it’s just all bloody marvellous. It’s a luminous, revelatory show, and I’m probably a better person for having seen it.” The Visitorium
Earlier in the festival season, Alison’s new monologue Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter won the 2011 BEST OF FEST award at the wonderful Wakefield Fringe Festival (Quebec).
In Sept/Oct 2011, Alison participated in a ‘small world tour’ with world/folk musician Jarmo Jalava, singing in a series of concerts in Vienna, Dublin, London, Paris, Delhi and on the road to Damascus — all in southern Ontario! — as well as in Paisley, Lion’s Head, Huntsville, Stratford, and the Lula Lounge in Toronto.
Alison is now settling in for a season of writing, but will be offering the odd solo show, concert, reading and/or workshop over the winter, as well as leading her annual yoga retreat in Mexico.
To be kept abreast of upcoming performances, concerts, readings, workshops and retreats, please consider joining Alison’s Facebook page or feel free to visit the Contact page and send a nice, old-fashioned email requesting to be put on Alison’s mailing list.
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Confessions
Alison and director Stuart Cox have completed a new one-woman show, Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter, based on Alison’s true story of growing up with a gay father. Woven through music and imagery, this unforgettable story is told with equal parts candour, hilarity, vulnerability and grace. A unique and powerful story, Confessions is a tale of compassion, acceptance and love.
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Praise for Giving Into Light
“This show is WONDERFUL, a one-woman odyssey with something for everyone…beautiful to behold.” livefringe
“STAR OF GIVING INTO LIGHT BURNS BRIGHTLY: In all my years of watching [one-person shows], few have been as remarkable as Alison Wearing’s Giving Into Light…Fully in command of her material, Wearing delivers more than a monologue, using movement and music to underscore her growing understanding of her role as a nurturer and a proponent of the celebration of life.” Halifax Chronicle Herald
“There’s not a wrong note in this production…Giving Into Light is a magical, musical expression of love.” Theatre in London.ca
“…an articulate tour-de-force…” Mooney on Theatre
“Wearing is a word perfect, engaging vision who paints with her body and her voice. Stringing together her life experience like vibrant beads, the audience sees what she sees, smells what she smells and feels what she feels. If you’ve ever taken the road less travelled or wanted to, you will be fascinated by Wearing’s approach to life. Come and celebrate.” VIEW Magazine
“A very unexpected delight.” RaisetheHammer.org
“I’m still in shock. I’ve seen lots of Fringe shows in my time, but I’ve never seen performances to equal the powerful works that are currently setting fire to local Hamilton Fringe stages…Wearing’s lovely play Giving Into Light is a lyrical encounter with what it means to be connected with the fever of life…Wearing is a superb catalyst for unlocking our own visceral feelings.” Hamilton Spectator
“I felt bathed in light and beauty after seeing this show…” sonrisa
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