SummerWorks at the Pop-Up
Once again, the Pop-Up is happy to be a SummerWorks venue!
Come check out these festival offerings at the Pop-Up this August:
Midway Along The Journey of Our Life
Midway Along the Journey of Our Life creates an urban labyrinth in Toronto alleyways populated by mysterious characters. This interactive, enigmatic theatrical game is designed for one audience member at a time.
Warning: Active audience participation. Participants will spend a portion of their experience blind folded.
Authors: Daniele Bartolini and Danya Buonastella, Director: Daniele Bartolini, Co-producer and dramaturgic consultant: Adam Paolozza, Producer: Chiara Fontanella, Sound designer: Matteo Ciardi, Performers: Daniele Bartolini, Danya Buonastella. By D.L.T. Teatro, co-produced with TheatreRun.
As part of SummerWorks Live Arts Series. One audience member at a time – BOOK EARLY!
Download the press release for Midway Along the Journey of Our Life.
Final Savage Land
SummerWorks presents a remount production of this remarkable work by one of Toronto’s premiere performance makers, Allison Cummings. Inspired by Arvo Pärt’s piano composition, Für Alina, and part Grimm’s fairytale, Final Savage Land is a choreographed duet that delves into the the beauty and horrors of co-dependency and the savagery of survival. “You know when you go to a show that you enjoy so much that it leaves you speechless? If you don’t then you might want to check out Final Savage Land” – Mooney on Theatre.
Choreographer & Creator: Allison Cummings, Performers: Linnea Swan, Luke Garwood, Lighting and Production: Gabriel Cropley, Live sound and composition: Lyon Smith, Set and Costume: Cheryl Lalonde. By Sore for Punching You.
August 8, 2013
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1095 Queen St. West
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