Tag: theatre

field notes.02 // [elephants] collective

 

field notes.
episode 02 // [elephants] collective
a conversation about A Kitchen Sink Drama
with Ximena Huizi, Thomas McKechnie, Krystina Bojanowski and Michael Reinhart

Feb. 11th, 2016
6pm
Merchants of Green Coffee

What was originally planned as a meeting with Thomas became, as schedules go, an invitation to watch a rehearsal. It was great to peek in on an [elephants] rehearsal from the outside and see an entirely different process than the one I experienced during A Wake for Lost Time. These cats really love questioning theatre’s role in today’s society.

elephants warmup

A Kitchen Sink Drama plays during Week One (Feb. 17th – 20th) of the 37th Rhubarb Festival @ buddies in bad times. Click the banner below to take you to Rhubarb’s site.

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Performer Profile: We’re From Out West

we're from out west

artists:

Jesse Byiers and Thomas McKechnie are hetrosexual life partners who make plays together with [elephants] collective and Katzman Contemporary Working Group and also play in this shitty band called We’re From Out West that they created in the first lonely depressing winter together in Toronto.

abstract:

Shitty Songs for Shitty Kids is a music-play that uses the music that Jesse and Thomas have written together, their semi-autobiographical accounts of a road trip through eight of the ten provinces in this country, Jack Keraouc’s semi-autobiographical novel On the Road and whatever else is at hand to explore how we create ourselves as individuals. You have to get out and to come back in.

extras:

These are some pictures of Jess or [us] doing shit that may or may not be in the play. I (Thomas) took both.

portals:

https://werefromoutwest.bandcamp.com

https://www.facebook.com/WereFromOutWest/?fref=ts

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Catch Shitty Songs for Shitty Kids at:

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Performer Profile: Brian Passmore

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artist: 

Brian Passmore is a working songwriter and guitarist based in Toronto. He has opened for the Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Jerry Leger, Sarah Jane Scouten, and Randy Bachman and the Sadies. Currently he has been making the rounds as a solo performer and is starting to collaborate with theatre artists, including Ximena Huizi of [elephants] collective.

abstract:

I will be doing an acoustic performance of a handful of original songs that will be mostly comprised of my latest compositions. I’m hoping for some audience feedback and criticism to help shape the songs as I continue to develop them.

portals:

http://brianpassmore.com

https://www.facebook.com/Brian-Passmore-272132299469100/

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Performer Profile: Amanda Pye

Amanda Pye

What’s love got to do with it?

Amanda Pye is a graduate of the Ryerson University dance program. Currently pursuing a career as a professional dancer & actor, recent credits include: Gadlfy Dance Company, Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, Shotgun Juliet Theatre Company. Film & television credits include: Warehouse 13, The Strain, and Reign. Amanda is Co-Artistic Director of ReActive Dance Theatre, and Co-Founder of The Garage.

facebook – https://www.facebook.com/amanda.pye

Come to hub14 this Friday to see Amanda explore dance, theatre and questions of love at Seasonal Activities, v.iii!

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