Live-In Festival
DaPoPo
Theatre is thrilled to announce an incredible line-up of events for its
upcoming Live-In festival, September 30 - October 31st!
The
fourth annual edition of this unique cultural event promises to blow the roof
off of the TNS Living Room, with a diverse and inspiring array of local theatre
makers sharing their passion and skill in creating personal, beautiful and
profoundly moving events that are not to be missed!
The
Live-In is a month-long festival of performances, play readings, skill-share
workshops and special events aimed at bringing community members and artists
together. The focus of this year's work is "Telling (Our) Stories"
and asks: how do we find stories, how do we shape them, and how do we share
them?
The
Live-In programming has something for everyone, from workshops in Found Object
Puppetry, a Songwriting Circle, and a Kids Creation Lab for children aged 5 to
9; to a diverse and fascinating series of play readings by local and national
playwrights, including Halifax's first taste of Daniel MacIvor's “The Best
Brothers”, read by the playwright
and John Beale (both of the Stratford Festival production this summer); to a
wild, thrilling assortment of performances and special events including the
Halifax premiere of Gary Blackwood's charming and moving Two Hours in a
Madhouse: An Evening With the Notorious Nellie Bly, an evening with
storytelling mavens Blowhard, a
concert from Upstream Music Association, and a visit from Canadian theatre icon
Guillermo Verdecchia, who will present a reading of his latest work,
participate in a panel discussion, and lead a unique workshop titled “Embracing
Your Inner Stereotype and Saying the Wrong Thing”. All this is capped off by
presentation of new work by DaPoPo
Theatre: The Living Museum, created for Nocturne 2012; a new edition of
Mayworks Festival hit The Drinking Game; and Making It a work-in-progress
creation based on the performers' “telling [their] stories”, sharing their
experiences as artists in Halifax.
All
events take place at the Theatre Nova Scotia Living Room (2353 Agricola Street,
Halifax). Admission for most events is by suggested donation of $10 at the
door. Register for workshops and performances by emailing dapopolivein@gmail.com
www.dapopo.org
