{"id":10623,"date":"2015-05-13T06:38:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T13:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=10623"},"modified":"2015-05-11T10:51:22","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T17:51:22","slug":"uno-fest-brings-home-serious-performing-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2015\/05\/13\/uno-fest-brings-home-serious-performing-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Uno Fest brings home serious performing talent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Until May 24, Intrepid Theatre will be home to 15 different performers from all over the world at this year\u2019s Uno Fest.<\/p>\n

The fest is made up of solo performances that explore all different forms of art, which includes everything from circus acts and stand-up comedy to live film creation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you like stand-up, intense drama, or even circus acts, it\u2019s all there and you\u2019re bound to have a great time,\u201d says Uno Fest producer Janet Munsil, who has been with the festival since its creation 18 years ago. \u201cIt\u2019s really an amazing show and the reception has been great so far. These shows are created by the performers, which makes for such a multitalented production.\u201d<\/p>\n

The casting for Uno Fest is quite rigorous, and event producers consider over 100 solo performers to be featured in the festival.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe good stuff rises to the top,\u201d says Munsil, who was part of the casting process. \u201cWe really have some amazing performers this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stephanie Morin-Robert\u2019s Me, Myself & Eye<\/em> is just one of many diverse performances at this year\u2019s Uno Fest (photo by Tristan Brand).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Victoria local Sharon Mahoney will be performing her new stand-up comedy act, The Lion, the Bitch and the Wardrobe<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe show is a one-woman show about her battle with anxiety,\u201d says Mahoney. \u201cIt\u2019s a variation of stand-up and character studies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mahoney drew inspiration for the sketch from her own anxiety issues, hoping to connect with people who deal with the same problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnxiety confronts me like a big angry lion,\u201d says Mahoney. \u201cI really wanted to make a comedy routine based around this idea that would also raise issues of mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n

Solo performances can be incredibly stressful; Sharon really wanted to confront this fear on stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nature of the profession used to create a lot of stress for me and that\u2019s why I think this performance is such a personal one for me,\u201d says Mahoney. \u201cI\u2019m really proud of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

And if this all sounds good (circus acts!) but the student budget is a bit tight, just consider this: certain performances at Uno Fest will be offered on a pay-what-you-want basis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope that the donation aspect of certain performances will benefit students the most,\u201d says Munsil. \u201cWe really want the community to come out to the theatre and see the shows.\u201d<\/p>\n

Uno Fest
\nUntil May 24
\nVarious prices, Intrepid Theatre
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Until May 24, Intrepid Theatre will be home to 15 different performers from all over the world at this year\u2019s Uno Fest. The fest is made up of solo performances that explore all different forms of art, which includes everything from circus acts and stand-up comedy to live film creation. \u201cWhether you like stand-up, intense […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,144],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-may-13-2015"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10625,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10623\/revisions\/10625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}