Inspired by Georges Méliès and Jules Verne, theatrical costumer Philippe Guillotel designs a steampunk Victorian retro-future for Cirque du Soleil's Kurios
All summer we're rewarding readers with (symbolic!) merit badges: To earn your dead parrot, escape the heat of summer with a Monty Python matinee
'One of the reasons I decided to say yes to this English-speaking tour is because, it's a way of me saying thank you'
Past racks of brassieres, Shaw Festival designer William Schmuck and head of wardrobe Tanya Apostolidis are mixing past and present
Shaw doesn't do much in the way of thespian stunt casting, but the festival is experimenting with ways of capturing audiences