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KISMET, things have changed

November 24, 2019

Kismet, Things Have Changed performance

“What do you believe in?” Ten years ago, four artists in their late 20s travelled across Canada asking that question. Their 100 respondents ranged in age from one to 100, and the answers became part […]

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Gardens Speak

November 24, 2019

Gardens Speak by Tania El Khoury Performance

“Extraordinary, and emotionally wrenching.” —The New York Times In today’s Syria, oppression and violence are so far-reaching that even burial and mourning have become subversive acts. In this immersive sound installation, artist Tania El Khoury […]

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Free Admission

November 24, 2019

Free Admission performance wall salute

“[A] full-frontal statement and demonstration of honesty, vulnerability and power.” —Time Out Uncouth, uncensored and… undressed? Ursula Martinez gets personal, political and philosophical in this soul-baring solo performance. Call it a monologue with a meta […]

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Footnote Number 12

November 24, 2019

Footnote Number 12 performance with Nancy Tam and James Long

“Wonderful… Thought-provoking… I’m going to tell everyone I know to go and see it.” —Mooney on Theatre A deep dive into the politics of language and the dynamics of privilege, Footnote Number 12 turns the […]

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Bring Your Own Record / Listening Party

November 24, 2019

Bring Your Own Record/Listening Party store Birmingham

Audience members who especially love the song/story format of The DJ Who Gave Too Much Information are invited to the Bring Your Own Record/Listening Party the following day; it’s a chance to get in on […]

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Anywhere But Here

November 24, 2019

Anywhere But Here performance

PRESENTED WITH ELECTRIC COMPANY THEATRE “A marvelous machine of creativity” —The Globe and Mail From North to South, a family reverses the refugee’s path in this darkly humorous vision of exile. The action is set […]

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A User’s Guide to Authenticity Is a Feeling

November 22, 2019

A User's Guide to Authenticity is a Feeling performance man holding record player

“[T]he creator manages to bring the past to life, to question the present, and even to formulate some hopes for the future.”  —Le Devoir After 20 years with PME-ART, co-artistic director Jacob Wren felt he […]

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FRONTERA

October 30, 2019

Frontera performance, dancers in front of columns of light

This powerhouse multimedia performance unites post-rock masters Fly Pan Am with choreographer Dana Gingras and her Animals of Distinction dance company. If you saw the Gingras co-creation monumental at PuSh 2016, you surely remember its […]

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