author Yann Martel has been sending our Prime Minister a book every two weeks, for a year and a half. i knew about the project, but i didn't realize that each book has been accompanied by a letter, describing why Martel thinks Harper might find the book relevant to his current days.
the letters give a very clear picture of how the current Canadian government is undercutting the arts. which i suppose makes it unsurprising that Martel has only received one perfunctory official reply, through this 16-month ongoing project.
to peruse the letters, and perhaps add some books to your holiday reading list, visit Martel's
site. or click on the photograph to go to his most recent letter to our leader...
(a small note: as Martel currently lives in Saskatoon, i've put a photograph of that city in winter here, taken by Stu. so, please imagine the books in Martel's list being mailed from here.)
no one can quite agree who choreographed the original ballet, though the first costumes (above), by Ivan Vsevolozhsky look lovely. the piece debuted in St. Petersburg at the gorgeous Mariinsky Theatre... sugar plum fairies & wee child mice have been dancing ever since.
(this is Konstantin Ivanov's original set design for Act II)
It just looks like an ordinary Toronto streetscene...but behind the blue door is Reg Hartt's bizarrely perfect Cineforum. For more about the micro-cinema, read my recent posting for blogTO.
