Pi Theatre
1955 McLean Dr V5N 3J7 Vancouver, BC, Canada

In every edition of elephants collective's #TelethonTelethon's, admission is free but donations are accepted on behalf of a chosen organization. For this edition, donations will go to the Aboriginal Front Door Society. AFDS is a culturally safe, peer-designed, non-judgmental place for Aboriginal Peoples and their friends and family in the Downtown East Side of Vancouver. Learn more about them here: https://abfrontdoor.org ONE MORE DAY! If you haven't already, you can register for the event here: https://buytickets.at/pitheatre/r/facebook #FearlessTheatre #PiProvocateurs

Last in our introductions, but certainly not least, is Michael Reinhart! See him and the rest of the elephants collective team this Friday at 7pm! Michael Reinhart is a theatre/performance creator, performance scholar, and theatre instructor. His work (both creative and academic) is based in exploring interdisciplinary art-making and collective-driven devised theatre creation. Much of this exploration and research has occurred through his work with [elephants] collective a...nd boundary conditions / performance assembly, both of which he is a founding member.Select recent projects include: ARTSTAR!!! (bc/pa Nuit Blanche 2019), Operations (1945-2006): Movements (bc/pa Nuit Blanche 2018), 4 (ig)noble truths (Why Not Theatre In the Soil 2018, UNO Festival 2017, Theatre Centre2016, SummerWorks 2016), A Wake for Lost Time ([elephants] collective - Katzman Contemporary 2017, DaPoPo Live-In Festival 2016, Summer Works 2015), The Weavers (Randolph College for the Performing Arts 2017), Surplus Party Guest([elephants] collective - Katzman Contemporary 2016), A Kitchen Sink Drama ([elephants] collective - Rhubarb Festival 2016), and Stare.Print.Blue (digifest 2015 & Open Spaces: SURVIVAL Festival, Berlin 2014). He also sometimes tries to write his PhD. To register for #TelethonTelethon view this link: https://buytickets.at/pitheatre/r/facebook #FearlessTheatre #PiProvocateurs

So. Soon. Get ready! Happening at 7pm this Friday. You can register for elephants collective's #TelethonTelethon through this link: https://buytickets.at/pitheatre/r/facebook #FearlessTheatre #PiProvocateurs

NEW MONDAY THEME SONG elephants collective's #TelethonTelethon is happening this week at 7pm on May 7th! If you haven't registered already, you can do so by visiting this link: https://buytickets.at/pitheatre/r/facebook See you there! #PiProvocateurs #FearlessTheatre

Congratulations to Francesca Ekwuyasi, co-writer of Frequencies. Chef, recording artist, and TV host Roger Mooking is championing Butter Honey Pig Bread on Canada Reads 2021. Butter Honey Pig Bread was also on 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist. ... Francesca Ekwuyasi is a Halifax writer, artist, and filmmaker born in Lagos, Nigeria. Her work explores themes of faith, family, queerness, loneliness, and belonging. Tickets for Frequencies: https://buytickets.at/pitheatre/r/facebook #canadareads #butterhoneypigbread #literature #myfavouriteseasonisawards

Don't miss it! Last chance to see Macbeth Muet Livestream! Tickets: https://buytickets.at/pitheatre/r/facebook #fearlesstheatre #livestream #haunting #macbethmuet #PiProvocateurs

Tickets for the 20th and 21st through https://buytickets.at/pitheatre/r/facebook Don't miss out on this national premiere!

Today and tomorrow at 7pm PST, don't miss out! Tickets: https://buytickets.at/pitheatre/r/facebook #fearlesstheatre #livestream #haunting #macbethmuet #PiProvocateurs

Thank you to our artists, Libby Willoughby, @Cameron Peal, and @Munish Sharma! If anyone hasn't seen the National Transformations Project yet, you still can! https://pitheatre.com/shows/transformations #Transformations #fearlesstheatre #vancouver #canada #performance #theatre #artist #thankyou #grateful

Where do you believe spirits go? Let us know in the comments. Tickets: https://buytickets.at/pitheatre/r/facebook Frequencies is on 20 + 21 Feb at 4pm PST... #fearlesstheatre #livestream #haunting #frequencies #PiProvocateurs See more

2020 has been a revelatory year, and many Canadians are starting to examine the discrimination and inequality inherent in our public systems. How do we keep pushing for change once we finally see the problem? This is the last of the Did You Wonder series, and we hope you found it thought-provoking. Conversations about challenging topics are part of how we move forward to create a society where everyone is valued and included. The conversation doesn't end with us! Find ...out what artists are saying in the National Transformations Project: https://pitheatre.com/shows/transformations #Transformations #fearlesstheatre #canada #question #curious #propaganda #silence

If voting rights aren't extended to everyone, can democratic governments really claim to represent the people? This is the last Canadian History of Transformations in this series. We hope you found it informative to learn about moments from the past, as we consider what kinds of moments we will create in the future. Find out what futures artists are proposing for the National Transformations Project through the link: https://pitheatre.com/shows/transformations... #Transformations #fearlesstheatre #vancouver #canada #performance #theatre #artist #votingrights

How do we even take on the task of defining culture across such a large and diverse land? Watch What is Canadian Culture by @Munish Sharma here: https://pitheatre.com/shows/transformations #thatSharma #Transformations #fearlesstheatre #vancouver #canada #performance #theatre #artist #canadian

Today is International Human Rights Day, a special moment to celebrate the 72nd Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Participate in Amnesty Canada's Write for Rights campaign: https://writeathon.ca/ See their blog post "41 Human Rights Wins to Celebrate Right Now:" https://www.amnesty.ca//41-human-rights-wins-celebrate-rig ... #W4R20 #HumanRightsDay #WriteForRights #Write4Rights #AmnestyInternational #love

Giving Tuesday is the 1st of December! We'll be sharing some posts about the programming you support when you give to Pi. We loved working with Melissa Oei and Robert Garry Haacke in our 19-20 season before Lampedusa had to be postponed. We're looking forward to trying again this season, with Performance Works in April / May. Lampedusa examines the migrant/refugee crisis. Our Cornerstone Productions are the anchor for our season, setting the major themes that are re...flected in our other programming: Pi Provocateurs, Close Encounters, and work done through Prime Placements. We'll have more on our other programming in upcoming posts. Our Cornerstone Production is often a Canadian premiere, which brings in new perspectives and ideas. Visit the link: https://pitheatre.com/support/donate Donate $10 or more and become a member. You'll get exclusive show experiences, as well as other perks throughout the season. #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesdayCA #VanGives #theatre #canadiantheatre #vancouver #community See more

The National Transformations Project debuts it's first series release, including three Pi artists! Check out the work: https://pitheatre.com/shows/transformations Artists across Canada are responding to David Yee's question: What would it take to transform our society for the betterment of all? David Yee, Artistic Director, Fu-GEN Theatre Company ... Nearly 30 Canadian theatre companies are participating in this national conversation. Together, we will generate a national impact while advocating for the transformation of Canadian society as envisioned by theatre and theatre-adjacent artists coast to coast to coast. #canadianperformingarts #canadianartists #theatre #supportthearts #theatrecommunity

Institutions with significant power are usually designed to keep power concentrated among the absurdly wealthy, rather than truly sharing power and creating equity. So if asking nicely for necessary change doesn't work, what's next? See what questions artists are asking and answering for the National Transformations project: https://pitheatre.com/shows/transformations #Transformations #fearlesstheatre #canada #question #curious

CBC Writers and Company host, Eleanor Wachtel, speaks to Ayad Akhtar about the unflinching honesty in this partly autobiographical work; the casino that is American life; and the consequences of everyone becoming a storyteller in the era of social media. Akhtar is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, Pakistani American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter, and he discusses his latest work, Homeland Elegies. Listen here: https://anchor.fm/booksandideas Vancouver Writers Fest... We had a great time producing the Canadian premiere of Ayad Akhtar's The Invisible Hand in 2016! #interview #community # theatre #writer #home #ayadakhtar

Congratulations Taylor Mac! The Norwegian Ministry of Culture has named Taylor Mac (judy) the recipient of the International Ibsen Award. Taylor Mac asks fundamental questions about what theatre should be and why it matters in in the 21st century, the International Ibsen Award committee released in a statement. In a world of increased polarization and divisions, Mac crafts work that shows theatre’s potential to bind and unite audiences, to think about how we relate to cu...lture in its various forms, and what it means to engage with other human beings imaginatively, ethically, and politically, through the act of performance. We had a blast producing the Canadian premiere of Taylor Mac's HIR for our 2018-19 season! #theatre #awards #judy #taylormac #moreglitterlesshate #fearlessTheatre

What happens when transformations are necessary, but can't be created peacefully? How do we remember / misremember the events that changed our world? Find out what questions artists are asking for the National Transformations project: https://pitheatre.com/shows/transformations #Transformations #fearlesstheatre #history #canadianhistory #dismantlewhitesupremacy

Congratulations Leanna Brodie on your two nominations as translator: Playwrights Guild Comedy Award 2020 Short List David Paquet, Translated by Leanna Brodie (BC) for The Shoe... and Carol Bolt Award 2020 Short List Sébastien Harrisson, Translated by Leanna Brodie (BC) for From Alaska Leanna worked with Pi as an actor in Terminus by Mark Rowe (Best Production winner), and as a translator for Olivier Sylvestre's Governor-General's Award-nominated play, La Beauté du Monde, or The Paradise Arms. #theatre #community #vancouver #myfavouriteseasonisawards

FREE EVENT! with GVPTA - Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance and UBCP / ACTRA Registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us//6716002/WN_-Ph9fZnIR4GGGRjSYYgSyw... #digital #newmedia #theatre #performance

It's Munish Sharma! Learn more about Munish here: https://pitheatre.com/news/msharma-transform... We're happy that Munish is part of The National Transformations Project! Check out "What is Canadian Culture" here: https://pitheatre.com/shows/transformations #Transformations #fearlesstheatre #vancouver #canada #theatre #artist #biography

Listen to friend of Pi Ron Deibert talk about how we need to reclaim our lives from our phones and 'reset.' https://www.cbc.ca//reset-reclaiming-the-internet-for-civi #cbcmasseylectures #masseylectures #cbc #loneliestgeneration #internetaddiction

Thank you to our wonderful community! Munish Sharma Satanix Flophouse Junior... Carmel Amit Larissa Blokhuis Robert Haacke elephants collective Michaela Mar #PiEncounter #PiFundraiser #FearlessTheatre #vancouver #yvr #artists #artscommunity #grateful

Thank you to our wonderful community! #PiEncounter #PiFundraiser #FearlessTheatre #vancouver #yvr #artists #artscommunity #grateful

If you’re an actor or comedian with an idea for a solo show but you’re struggling with blank-page paralyses, overwhelm, or self-doubt, AND you’re craving camaraderie, inspiration, and guidance to get your idea out of your head and into the world, this Lab is for you. Led by internationally-acclaimed solo artist, Haley McGee (Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale), this practical 6-week course gives performers a blueprint for solo show creation. Gain the skills, deadlines, and confidence to ...create the solo you’ve been dreaming of in a dynamic and supportive environment, so you can create opportunities for yourself and take control of your career. Using video lessons jam-packed with exercises and weekly live Q&A sessions, each week focuses on a different step of development: generating material, defining your central theme, structure, editing and workshopping, incorporating design, approaching venues, and applying for funding. "Hugely inspiring and encouraging space to develop work. Gave me faith in my material and myself. So much fun, supportive, enjoyable. Made the (scary for me) practical administrative, networking, and producing aspects seem doable and achievable." - Zola Curtis, past participant Dates: W/C 7th of Sep 12th of Oct (6 weeks) Fee: $335 CAD (payment plans available) Learn more and enrol: http://www.haleymcgee.ca/online-solo-show-creation-lab

We here at Pi are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of Jayson McLean. Jayson worked on at least 21 Pi shows over the years. Big shows. Often with a lot of technical challenges. None were ever too large for his enthusiasm or his imagination. Jayson was a great collaborator with a big heart. He was good in so many ways. Cheers to you Jayson for your love of life and the life you gave to the theatre. You’ll be deeply missed.

#UniversalTruth Rest up with some eclectic artist films: https://www.pitheatre.com/encounter-cabin-fever-fundraiser #PiEncounter #PiFundraiser #FearlessTheatre #crowdfunding #community #selfcare

Encounter Kenn McLeod! Kenn collaborated with Munish Sharma for Encounter: A Cabin Fever Fundraiser. Learn more about Kenn here: ... https://www.pitheatre.com/blog/encounter-kenn-mcleod See more: https://www.pitheatre.com/encounter-cabin-fever-fundraiser . #PiEncounter #PiFundraiser #FearlessTheatre #giveback #community