ric, jan miller, jan henderson,
theatre resource, ottawa 1975
photo by Douglas Wallace
theatre resource, ottawa 1975
photo by Douglas Wallace
| the south of france, september,1970 |
| richard pochinko and friend, centaur theatre, montreal,1982 |
ian & ric photos 1
Sept. 1970 we bought
this car in paris and
set off on our journey
- touring europe
experiencing theatre
and art in france, italy,
greece, austria,
switzerland, germany,
poland, denmark,
holland, england &
scotland.
Sept. 1970 we bought
this car in paris and
set off on our journey
- touring europe
experiencing theatre
and art in france, italy,
greece, austria,
switzerland, germany,
poland, denmark,
holland, england &
scotland.
In a convent on Breezehill Ave. in Ottawa, Richard and
Anne Skinner incorporated the Theatre Resource Centre
on July 4, 1975. The first month's rent was paid by a 649
lotto ticket that Richard bought!
Jan Miller, Jan Henderson, Linda Rabin, Ellen Pierce,
Richard, Anne and myself, Ian A. Wallace, formed the
board of directors.
We had a company of 20 performers in a program of
creative theatre & dance techniques. The major
production was Lord Byron's production was Lord Byron's
"Cain". The school disbanded after a year, however, the
Theatre Resource Centre concept was kept alive and
re-surfaced in Toronto several years later in our studio on
Adelaide St. where we continued to evolve the
mask/clown technique through workshops and
performances. This was the manifestation of the school
as foretold in the Paris talks.
Anne Skinner incorporated the Theatre Resource Centre
on July 4, 1975. The first month's rent was paid by a 649
lotto ticket that Richard bought!
Jan Miller, Jan Henderson, Linda Rabin, Ellen Pierce,
Richard, Anne and myself, Ian A. Wallace, formed the
board of directors.
We had a company of 20 performers in a program of
creative theatre & dance techniques. The major
production was Lord Byron's production was Lord Byron's
"Cain". The school disbanded after a year, however, the
Theatre Resource Centre concept was kept alive and
re-surfaced in Toronto several years later in our studio on
Adelaide St. where we continued to evolve the
mask/clown technique through workshops and
performances. This was the manifestation of the school
as foretold in the Paris talks.
| richard worked as a puppet and mask manipulator for the ingenious creator, Felix Mirbt and his production of "Woyzec", produced by the Centaur Theatre and the National Arts Centre. |
Summer 1985 our last picnic on the Toronto Islands with ric,
gabriel, kathleen kennedy our super administrator. Mike
Kennard and John Turner create "Mump & Smoot", Fiona
Griffiths movement teacher, and Richard and Ian, co-artistic
directors of the Theatre Resource Centre
gabriel, kathleen kennedy our super administrator. Mike
Kennard and John Turner create "Mump & Smoot", Fiona
Griffiths movement teacher, and Richard and Ian, co-artistic
directors of the Theatre Resource Centre
ian as "The General"
in Conrad Alexandrovitz's "Auto-Da-Fe"
in Conrad Alexandrovitz's "Auto-Da-Fe"
ian a. wallace, portrait of rona, halifax, 1969, woodill st.
marc connors, University of
Alberta Drama . i worked with
marc at Stratford in the fall of
1974, we were part of the
"young Company" directed by
Robin Phillips. Toured across
Canada with "A Comedy of
Errors" and "Two Gentlemen
of Verona". Jan Kudelka and i
shared an apt. across from the
Avon Theatre. He had just
played "jesus" in "Godspell" in
Halifax at Neptune Theatre.
Alberta Drama . i worked with
marc at Stratford in the fall of
1974, we were part of the
"young Company" directed by
Robin Phillips. Toured across
Canada with "A Comedy of
Errors" and "Two Gentlemen
of Verona". Jan Kudelka and i
shared an apt. across from the
Avon Theatre. He had just
played "jesus" in "Godspell" in
Halifax at Neptune Theatre.
richard, ian and neil in Central Park, N.Y., July 4, 1984,
New York Clown Festival organized by John Towsen.
New York Clown Festival organized by John Towsen.
ian by nikko, 1974, 548A Yonge St.
ric & michael rudder preparing for Royal Bros. Circus,
N.A.C. ottawa
N.A.C. ottawa
jude marshak, linda mancini, ian, jan miller, toronto
1989
1989
archie wallace, edinburgh 1925 ian & douglas, edinburgh 1950 S.S. "Homeland", to Canada 1951 douglas & ian, edmonton
1952
1952
In 1980, Richard, Deb Silver and Dominique Fecteau formed the
company "Derido", to mount the first production of "Nion - Kabaret
de la Vita".
We transformed an old strip bar on St. Catherine's st. into an
avante-garde performance space which is known today as the
"Fou-foune Electrique".
Following a critically-acclaimed run on "the Main", we were invited
by Paul Buissoneau to move "Nion" up to the highly respected
french "Theatre-Quatre-Sous".
From Montreal we took "Nion" to a new club being opened in Toronto
by friends Andre Rosenbaum, sister Anique and David Stern.
Following another successful run there we were invited uptown to
the "Toronto Workshop Productions" space by George Luscombe.
Richard, Ian & Derido honored with 6 Dora Mavor Moore nominations
for this production.
company "Derido", to mount the first production of "Nion - Kabaret
de la Vita".
We transformed an old strip bar on St. Catherine's st. into an
avante-garde performance space which is known today as the
"Fou-foune Electrique".
Following a critically-acclaimed run on "the Main", we were invited
by Paul Buissoneau to move "Nion" up to the highly respected
french "Theatre-Quatre-Sous".
From Montreal we took "Nion" to a new club being opened in Toronto
by friends Andre Rosenbaum, sister Anique and David Stern.
Following another successful run there we were invited uptown to
the "Toronto Workshop Productions" space by George Luscombe.
Richard, Ian & Derido honored with 6 Dora Mavor Moore nominations
for this production.
clown guide, Memorial University
St. John's, Newfoundland 2005
St. John's, Newfoundland 2005
| marc thomas connors recording for Nylons |
Philosophostophos in the Beavers
| my lovely brothers, Gordon and Douglas for Hallowe'en 1959, Sherwood Park, photo by Archie Wallace |
| the radiant yanina jessek, from berlin and richard pochinko, paris, november 1970, photo by ian. richard and yanina had performed man meets woman in a jacques le coq neutral mask session. She cooked for us sometimes in our room. |
| Ian with Wendy Gorling, far right, and friends from the Le Coq Mime School, Paris 1970, photo by Richard Pochinko. Below, centre back, is Robin Patterson. |
clown in our
kitchen, 38
maclaren st., ottawa, 1973
kitchen, 38
maclaren st., ottawa, 1973
| high park, toronto, sept. 1969, started rehearsals for "HAIR"i started a series of "vudu kween" batiks from my dream visits. We were shortly to meet some of the people who had been on the ship in our Halifax rescue mission "dreamtime" including Judy Marshak, Denis Simpson, and Michael Rudder. At this time we lived above a store on Bay St. at Dundas, across from the Greyhound Bus Depot. |
Barbara Anderson Boyd Wallace with Ian Archibald Archibald Wallace, Dusseldorf, Germany 1944
born July 4, 1944, Edinburgh, Scotland.
born July 4, 1944, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Ian & Douglas, far right, MummersEdinburgh1950
| Guadeloupe, Club Med, with the Nylons, 1983. |
| I remember my father coming home from work one night to our pre-fab in SightHill, Edinburgh. At supper he asked "who wants to go to Canada", "I do, I do" said I. Barbara came because we were going, she wanted to stay in Scotland. We boarded a German liner the "Homeland" coming from Hamburg, at Southampton in July 1951 and headed out over the North Atlantic towards, Halifax, then New York where the ship was to be salvaged. As landed immigrants at Halifax we travelled by train first to Montreal, short stop, visit to beer parlor then back on train, destination Edmonton, Alberta. |
ian postering for Nion
photo by Neil Gordon Lees
photo by Neil Gordon Lees
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