The First Movement: How We Forgot Here
Workshop Production
Aug 14-16, 8 pm and Aug 17, 3 pm
@ Walnut Studio Loft
83 Walnut St. (south of King, west of Bathurst)
We regret that this venue is not wheelchair accessible.
Tickets $10-20 sliding scale in advance, or $20 at the door an hour
before show time (if still available). Only 50 tickets available for
each date!
Advance tickets available at Toronto Women's Bookstore (73 Harbord St.)
Whose stories move the city?
Whose movements are remembered?
How do you move?
What happens when power and control switch hands? Starting August 14, The Movement Project invites you to board Ojibway Airlines. While on board, you will be immersed in pulsating multi-artistic memories - a series of arresting multi-media stories that reveal the depths of migration and settlement in Toronto. Using visual projections, film, theatre, live electronic music, spoken word poetry, audience participation and taiko drumming, numerous encounters will be presented that reveal knowledge and voices from the land that are lost in the city hustle.
With special guest artists: Rosina Kazi & Nicholas Murray (LAL), Eva
Rose Tabobondung, and Ryan Symington.
Supported by:
Ontario Arts Council (an agency of the Province of Ontario)
Toronto Women's Bookstore
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=21190630910
Call Out: Community Storytelling
The Movement Project is building a new show titled What Are We Doing Here? and we need voices - we invite you to join us on Sunday, November 15th to share your Toronto stories. Please stop by anytime between 1pm and 6pm, and plan to stay for at least half an hour or as long as you want to. We'll provide the atmosphere and refreshments.
We'll be sitting you down in our comfy studio lounge to record your thoughts and impressions on the city that we share. What does being in Toronto do to you? How does Toronto affect you? What have you noticed about how Toronto shapes people and culture? Come with an open mouth and open heart, and feel free to speak in generals or specifics. Your stories will be used to shape the themes and content of our next show; however, no identifying details will be used.
Date: Sunday, November 15th 2009
Time: 1-6pm
Place: Walnut Studio, 83 Walnut Street (South of King, West of Bathurst)
Contact: themovementproject@gmail.com
RSVP or just show up - we'll e happy to see you!
The Movement Project (www.themovementproject.ca) is a multi-arts collective formed in 2007 with the desire to capture the unheard voices of people living in Toronto. Our first full-length show, How We Forgot Here, was workshopped in August of 2008 and will be staged again this March 2010 at Walnut Studio in downtown Toronto. How We Forgot Here was the first 'movement' in a series of performances planned in the coming years.
The Movement Project consists of writer and music composer Gein Wong (www.geinwong.com); actor and dancer, Marika Schwandt (www.emarika.com); and filmmaker Malinda Francis.
