The connection between the performing body, music, sound, and mind takes centre stage at the 2015 Toronto SummerWorks Festival double bill On Being Prepared and Psychic Choreography playing at the Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace.
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Togetherish (Meg Foley/Moving Parts) 2015 SummerWorks Review
There are very few times I find words can’t adequately explain a performance. Togetherish is a fascinating, highly entertaining dance playing at the Factory Theatre Mainspace as part of the 2015 Toronto SummerWorks Festival that genuinely defies description.
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Ayelen (Fiya Bruxa) 2015 SummerWorks Review
Power, greed, and destruction pave the way for an exploitative system. A dystopian future directly reflects current struggles in Fiya Bruxa’s Ayelen playing at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace as part of the 2015 Toronto SummerWorks Festival.
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Mapleman: Canuck Crusader (The Woodlands Drama Company) 2015 SummerWorks Review
There is trouble brewing in Canada. Thankfully, Mapleman: Canuck Crusader by the Woodlands Drama Company is here, playing at the Factory Theatre Mainspace as part of the 2015 Toronto SummerWorks Festival and in conjunction with the Sears Ontario Drama Festival. Continue reading Mapleman: Canuck Crusader (The Woodlands Drama Company) 2015 SummerWorks Review
Moderato Cantabile (Guilty by Association) 2015 SummerWorks Review
Dissatisfaction in life can have dangerous consequences. Guilty by Association‘s Moderato Cantabile playing at the Factory Theatre Studio as part of the 2015 Toronto SummerWorks Festival attempts to examine the struggle of two people against narratives that insist on confining them to specific roles.
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