Christopher Willes & Adam Kinner, with dramaturgy by Hanna Sybille Müller. (Montreal/Toronto) MANUAL is a one-on-one performance, presented in the UBC Okanagan library, that delves into the sensory and social life of sounds and images. Staged covertly in the library during open hours, viewers arrive on site with instructions to meet a performer at a […]
Christopher Willes & Adam Kinner, with dramaturgy by Hanna Sybille Müller. (Montreal/Toronto) MANUAL is a one-on-one performance, presented in the UBC Okanagan library, that delves into the sensory and social life of sounds and images. Staged covertly in the library during open hours, viewers arrive on site with instructions to meet a performer at a […]
Christopher Willes & Adam Kinner, with dramaturgy by Hanna Sybille Müller. (Montreal/Toronto) MANUAL is a one-on-one performance, presented in the UBC Okanagan library, that delves into the sensory and social life of sounds and images. Staged covertly in the library during open hours, viewers arrive on site with instructions to meet a performer at a […]
Christopher Willes & Adam Kinner, with dramaturgy by Hanna Sybille Müller. (Montreal/Toronto) MANUAL is a one-on-one performance, presented in the UBC Okanagan library, that delves into the sensory and social life of sounds and images. Staged covertly in the library during open hours, viewers arrive on site with instructions to meet a performer at a […]
Lontano/Instante Juan Ignacio Tula & Marcia Marinoni (France) Two solo creations employing the Cyr wheel – a 15kg metal hoop. Lontano Marcia Marinoni offers the first solo in this double-bill, Lontano, where the Cyr wheel is summoned in single combat. For Marinoni, the wheel is an adversary that she will have to tame. Poetic, athletic and deeply moving, […]
Before the Words: A Workshop with Jeremy James presents a rare opportunity to train with an internationally acclaimed theatre artist and long-standing actor with France’s renowned Théâtre du Soleil. James' work and teaching have inspired performers, directors, dancers, choreographers, and audiences across five continents. The objective of the workshop is to build frameworks for improvisation […]
Christopher Willes & Adam Kinner, with dramaturgy by Hanna Sybille Müller. (Montreal/Toronto) MANUAL is a one-on-one performance, presented in the UBC Okanagan library, that delves into the sensory and social life of sounds and images. Staged covertly in the library during open hours, viewers arrive on site with instructions to meet a performer at a […]
Lontano / Instante Juan Ignacio Tula & Marcia Marinoni (France) Two solo creations employing the Cyr wheel – a 15kg metal hoop. Lontano Marcia Marinoni offers the first solo in this double-bill, Lontano, where the Cyr wheel is summoned in single combat. For Marinoni, the wheel is an adversary that she will have to tame. Poetic, athletic and […]
Before the Words: A Workshop with Jeremy James presents a rare opportunity to train with an internationally acclaimed theatre artist and long-standing actor with France’s renowned Théâtre du Soleil. James' work and teaching have inspired performers, directors, dancers, choreographers, and audiences across five continents. The objective of the workshop is to build frameworks for improvisation […]
Image: Persona, Sujin Moon. South Korea, 2022 Animated film screening, curated by Myron Campbell. A Living Things Festival favourite, Objects in Motion is an evening of international, animated short films curated by local artist, teacher and animator Myron Campbell. Myron has selected new creations from seasoned and emerging filmmakers from across Canada and around the […]
After a successful world premiere at Living Things 2022, Mutatis Mutandis returns to mystify and amaze us with theatrical illusions and the boundless charms of puppetry. Anchored in the fascinating and little-known world of the abyss, Mutatis Mutandis draws its inspiration from scientific facts that are so incredible they submerge us in a surreal world. […]
Puzzle Theatre (Quebec) A green leaf grows on a dead branch; pieces of wood come together to form hybrid creatures, some hostile, some comical. Bois is a strange world of simple, familiar objects. They surprise, amaze, and inspire us, and in a blend of animate and inanimate forms, we recognize and empathize with the non-human […]
Puzzle Theatre (Quebec) A green leaf grows on a dead branch; pieces of wood come together to form hybrid creatures, some hostile, some comical. Bois is a strange world of simple, familiar objects. They surprise, amaze, and inspire us, and in a blend of animate and inanimate forms, we recognize and empathize with the non-human […]
After a successful world premiere at Living Things 2022, Mutatis Mutandis returns to mystify and amaze us with theatrical illusions and the boundless charms of puppetry. Anchored in the fascinating and little-known world of the abyss, Mutatis Mutandis draws its inspiration from scientific facts that are so incredible they submerge us in a surreal world. […]
After a successful world premiere at Living Things 2022, Mutatis Mutandis returns to mystify and amaze us with theatrical illusions and the boundless charms of puppetry. Anchored in the fascinating and little-known world of the abyss, Mutatis Mutandis draws its inspiration from scientific facts that are so incredible they submerge us in a surreal world. […]
Puzzle Theatre (Quebec) A green leaf grows on a dead branch; pieces of wood come together to form hybrid creatures, some hostile, some comical. Bois is a strange world of simple, familiar objects. They surprise, amaze, and inspire us, and in a blend of animate and inanimate forms, we recognize and empathize with the non-human […]
After a successful world premiere at Living Things 2022, Mutatis Mutandis returns to mystify and amaze us with theatrical illusions and the boundless charms of puppetry. Anchored in the fascinating and little-known world of the abyss, Mutatis Mutandis draws its inspiration from scientific facts that are so incredible they submerge us in a surreal world. […]
Puzzle Theatre (Quebec) A green leaf grows on a dead branch; pieces of wood come together to form hybrid creatures, some hostile, some comical. Bois is a strange world of simple, familiar objects. They surprise, amaze, and inspire us, and in a blend of animate and inanimate forms, we recognize and empathize with the non-human […]
Image: Persona, Sujin Moon. South Korea, 2022 Animated film screening, curated by Myron Campbell. A Living Things Festival favourite, Objects in Motion is an evening of international, award-winning animated short films curated by local artist, teacher and animator Myron Campbell. Myron has selected new independent films that showcase experimental methods in storytelling and technique. From […]
Featuring Juno Award-nominated Land’s End Ensemble of Calgary. Get tickets here. Land's End Ensemble (Beth Root Sandvoss, cello; Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, piano; Vincent Ho, Artistic Director; with guest artist Chris Sies, percussionist) is dedicated to introducing audiences to new music by Canadian and International composers and to performing chamber works of the 20th and 21st centuries. […]
A public improvisation and dance party, with the Land's End Ensemble, local musicians and dancers. Looks Like Sounds first appeared at Living Things 2020, just before we all went into isolation. Recently resurfacing at TrailArt/Nuit Blanche, we are back at Living Things 2023 with a wild, risk-filled evening where dancers initiate, musicians respond, and a […]