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WORD! SOUND! POWAH!
festival of monodrama
june 22-28 . doors 6pm . show 7pm
DanceMakers
watah
theatre
institute
16 monodramas \\ word!sound!powah! mainstage \\ 5 exhibits
audre lorde
festival March 2015
6 days \\ 25 artists \\ 25 new works-in-progress
The Audre Lorde Works-In-Progress Festival is named in honour of self-described black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet, African-Caribbean-American r/evolutionary Audre Lorde. Audre Lorde Fest is Watah's 2nd annual celebration of works-in-progress by artists-in-residence enrolled in the Performing Arts Training Intensive (PATI for emerging artists) and the Transdisciplinary Arts Intensive (TAP for emerged artists). Featuring 25 practitioners presenting over 20 new solo performance works and 2 collaborations, including Need written by Audre Lorde, the festival is curated by Watah’s Artistic Director, d’bi.young anitafrika. Pioneer of dub poetry, comedian Owen Blakka Ellis is the Festival's Guest of Honour.
Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde (born Audrey Geraldine Lorde, February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was an African-Caribbean-American writer, radical feminist, womanist, lesbian, and civil rights activist. Lorde served as an inspiration to women worldwide, one of her most notable efforts being her activist work with Afro-German women in the 1980s. Her identity as a Black lesbian put her in a unique position to speak on issues surrounding civil rights, feminism, and oppression. She died of breast cancer in 1992, at the age of 58. (From Wikipedia).
estival guest of honor
owen blakka ellis
amina alfred \\ phoenix anitafrika moon anitafrika \\ angaer arop zak'isha brown \\ babette burrell vero diaz \\ tristan dryden
najla edwards \\ clover fannin jermaine henry \\ anique j jordan sylvia limbana \\ tuku matthews faduma mohamed \\ halima nuri
paul ohonsi \\ chiedza pasipanodya luke reece \\ laura kelsey rideout
jasbina sekhon \\ sashoya simpson
d'bi.young \\
wholistic health day guest healer danielle smith
festival program
Opening Night
Tuesday March 24 | 6:30PM-10:30PM | $10-$15
Featured Artists: Sylvia Limbana |
Performing Artist Training Intensive (PATI)
NEED a play by Audre Lorde |
Special Guest - Owen Blakka Ellis
She Mami Wata by d'bi young anitafrika
Wednesday March 25, 2015 | 6:30PM-10:30PM | $10
Featured Artists: Paul Ohonsi | Anique Jordan |
Clover Fannin | Jasbina Sekhon |
She Mami Wata by d'bi young anitafrika
Thursday March 26 | 6:30PM-10:30PM | $10
Featured Artists: Babette Burrell | Faduma Mohamed | Vero Diaz | Laura Kelsey Rideout | Angaer Arop |
She Mami Wata by d'bi young anitafrika
Friday March 27 | 6:30PM-10:30PM | $10
Featured Artists: Sashoya Simpson | Halima Nuri | |Tristan Dryden | Najla Edwards | Jermaine Henry | She Mami Wata by d'bi young anitafrika
Saturday March 28 | 1PM-4PM | FREE ADMISSION
Watah Our Roots Youth Arts Day
Saturday March 28 | 6:30PM-10:30PM | $15
Featured Artists: Zak'isha Brown |
Luke Reece | Performing Arts Training Intensive (PATI collective creation) | NEED a play by audre lorde
She Mami Wata by d'bi.young anitafrika |
Festival Closing Party 11pm onwards on Mar 28th.
Sunday March 29 | 1PM-4PM | $15
Wholistic Health Day Featuring Diverse Healers
ALL ACCESS FESTIVAL PASS | $55
#WatahOurRoots Watah Funding Drive
www.tinyurl.com/watahourroots
GETTING TO THE DISTILLERY HISTORIC DISTRICT
where we are
Watah Theatre Institute and DanceMakers Centre for Creation can be accessed through the main avenue of the Distillery, through the doors on 9 Trinity. The studios are on the third floor.
9 trinity street #317 (watah) & #313 (dancemakers) toronto ontario m5a 3c4
if you are driving
From the East:
• Don Valley Parkway South to Richmond St. exit, west on Richmond to Parliament, south on Parliament to Mill St., then left onto Mill St. to main entrance of Distillery or continue half a block on Parliament to Green P parking site on the left.
• Kingston Road to Eastern Ave. Then proceed to Front St. West on Front to Parliament, then south on Parliament to Mill St., then left onto Mill St. to main entrance of Distillery site or continue half a block on Parliament to Green P parking site on the left.
• Queen St. west to Parliament then south on Parliament to Mill St. then left onto Mill St. or continue half a block on Parliament to Green P parking site on the left.
From the West:
• QEW east to Gardiner Expressway. Take Jarvis St. exit and continue along Lake Shore to Parliament, then left on Parliament for one block to Green P parking site on the right or continue to Mill Street and turn right to main entrance of Distillery.
From the North:
• 427 south to QEW. QEW east to Gardiner Expressway. Take Jarvis St. exit and continue along Lake Shore to Parliament, then left on Parliament for one block to Green P parking site on the right or continue to Mill Street and turn right to main entrance of Distillery.
if you are using public transit
Toronto Transit (TTC)
• Subway. Take Subway to Castle Frank station on the Bloor line. Connect to Bus 65A Parliament. Ride bus straight down Parliament. Exit at Front St. and walk one block south to Mill St.
• King streetcar. Take 504 King street car. Exit at King and Parliament. Walk 2 blocks south on Parliament to Mill St.
• Cherry St. Bus 172 , Front & Bay St. to Cherry Beach via The Esplanade and Mill St.
GO Transit
• Take GO Transit to Union Station. Connect to Bus 65A Parliament or Bus 72 Pape or Bus 172 Cherry Beach.