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Editor: Gloria Loree Copy Editor: Judy Phillips Publisher: North Shore Arts Commission Editorial Assistant Sherry Stinn Contributing Writers: Ben D'Andrea, Diane Mackay, Mark Sloan, Sherry Stinn, Joanne F.Villeneuve, and Meeka Walsh Layout Gloria Loree Printing: LGM Graphics Distribution: Lianne Payne ARTS A L I V E Contents: BUSINESS as government money shrinks, partnerships between business and art g r o w . . . 4 THEATRE A r t s Alive is published six times yearly by the North Shore Arts Commission and is distributed to Arts Council members and the North Shore and Vancouver communities free of charge. Funding: Arts Alive gratefully acknowledges continued financial assistance from the City of North Vancouver, the District of North Vancouver, and the District of West Vancouver. local playwright Joan M a c L e o d ' s love of the North Shore's beauty is part of the enviromental message in her new play 2000...7 A r t s Alive: 148 East 2nd Su North VancouverV7L IO Phone:984-9537 Fax:984-3563 e-mail: aalive@wimsey.com Editorial deadline: February 2 Advertising deadline: February 12 for the March/April issue. Submissions and letters to the editor are welcome. PROFILE North Shore director and journalist Martin M i l l e r c h i p is in the director's chair for Presentation House Theatre's production of Glengarry Glen Ross...& FILM from a destructive circle of existence to a healing and helpful role in the community, Eugene Harry is profiled in a locally produced f i l m . . . 10 CALENDAR your guide to the arts on the North Shore...12 DANCE local playwright Ian B r o w n dips his toe in the creative waters of the annual K i s s Project... 14 LITERARY tap into your artistic vein of g o l d . . . 16 CLASSIFIED...17 VISUAL ARTS what makes a studio photograph complete? the background... 18 SHOWING AROUND TOWN four new shows to look for on the North S h o r e . . . 2 0 PEOPLE FILE movers and shakers in the arts...21 RANT Border Crossings editor M e e k a Walsh writes about the power and importance of listening to the written word...22 Cover: Choreographer Judith Marcuses in the feet. Karpa. recently Photo: Robert This shot appears released book, V a n c o u v e r : T h e A r t o f Living W e l l . S e e s t o r y on page 4 for details.