Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival

What's happening at MTYP these days? Well, there are some really talented instructors teaching theatre skills to a lot of really eager students on-line. Tune i...n to CTV Morning Live tomorrow (January 13) between 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. to hear some of Winnipeg's best performers/instructors share their experiences with on-line theatre - the challenges and rewards of engaging kids in learning activities in their own homes. School Director Kent Suss will talk about the winters sessions and Safe at Home Workshops, while instructors Julia Cirillo, Toby Hughes and Matthew Armet will demonstrate theatre workshops like Haunted Mansion, Secret Map and Dungeon. This will be fun for the whole family to watch. Photos (clockwise L to R): Julia Cirillo, Kent Suss, Matthew Armet and Toby Hughes #MTYP #wpgtheatre

Wanna kick off the year by fuelling some creativity? Well Theatre Projects Manitoba is here with some FREE digital workshops for all experience levels, from whe...rever you are, in the comfort of your cozy homes! Keep reading for some info! Ady Kay & Alissa Watson will be teaching Clowndations: An Introduction THIS SATURDAY January 16 from 10:30am-Noon. This intro workshop aims to provide a space for anyone to learn the basics of the art of clown! Later this month this duo will also be teaching a 3-Day Workshop, Clowndations: An Online Extravaganza, on January 29-31 from 11am-3pm (with a break happening daily from noon-2pm). Over 3 days, this workshop aims to provide the artist with some ‘clowndemental’ tools to inspire something fresh and new for one’s artistic projects whilst hibernating at home. And in February we have Breaking Into the World of Musical Theatre, musical theatre workshops for youth led by Dutchess Cayetano & Joseph Sevillo. These workshops are designed for teens & youth up to 20 years old and are beginner friendly. Class sizes will be kept small, so be sure to sign-up early starting today, with priority given to artists who identify as IBPOC (Indigenous, Black and People of Colour) Each week will have a specific, skill-building focus: Voice, Acting Through Song, Choreography and Performance. The final class you will have the opportunity to perform for your peers! As this is an interactive, group class all students will be required to have their videos turned on. These classes happen weekly from February 2-25, Tuesdays from 6pm-7:15pm will be for 8-13 year olds, and Thursday from 6pm-7:15pm will be for 14-20 year olds. Want more info? Check out our website! If you’d like to sign up, ask questions, or just want to say hi you can email [email protected] And if you’re looking for even more workshops, stay tuned! More are on the way!

ONLINE TODAY: A (sort of) Manifesto: Running Between Theatre and Film, Reimagining the Live Experience by Mike Czuba "But as a community, we may have missed the... part where we realize this new upside-down world offers us some interesting opportunities. The gatekeeper’s gates are crumbling. We are free of the stages and spaces we can’t afford and those venues that, until this year, we believed would give our work legitimacy." Read it here: https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca//a-sort-of-manifesto-/ #canadiantheatre

We are delighted to share our online presentation of Up Close and disDANCING with The School of Contemporary Dancers today. While it is not possible for artist...s and audiences to gather in person, we are so thrilled that SCD SPP will gather together online to watch our show. Thank you, thank you, thank you! WCD’s Emerging Artist Initiative is in partnership with The School of Contemporary Dancers and we are so grateful that we were able to pivot to complete this project online. Tickets and link for Up Close and disDANCING are available online and by phone until November 29. Photo from rehearsals on stage for Up Close and disDANCING. Photo: Ruth Bonneville Dancers: Andres Jimenez and Justine Erickson Choreography: Jolene Bailie

Are you ready for the summer? Holy smokes, we sure are! So throw on your sunglasses, grab a towel and don’t forget the sunscreen because Hamilton Fringe is havi...ng a BEACH PARTY! Join us over Zoom, YouTube, and Facebook Live on Wednesday, January 20th at 2pm EST for fun and games AND our highly-anticipated lottery draw for the 2021 Hamilton Fringe Festival. Get ready to have some fun in the (virtual) sun! LOTTERY APPLICATIONS CLOSE NEXT MONDAY JANUARY 18th AT 5pm EST. Apply NOW to be part of the 2021 Fringe Festival. Lottery Party registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hamilton-fringe-festival-2021-l Apply to the Festival: https://hamiltonfringe.ca/get-involv/apply-to-the-festival/

Looking forward to some great music coming soon from the Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club.

Today is Love Theatre Day! We miss seeing live performances and having our lovely patrons like YOU in these seats. What do you love most about theatre? #wpgtheatre #lovetheatreday Grajewski Fotograph Inc.

Winter is just around the corner, but it’s getting hot in here... Calling all theatre artists! Calling all theatre artists! Do you have a creative idea, project..., or theatrical experiment you need help with? Do you have burning questions about how to move forward with your creative venture? Are you looking for talented collaborative partners to workshop with? Then we’re looking for you too! One Trunk Theatre and Manitoba Association of Playwrights are partnering up to develop our creative Hot House. The Hot House is a free workshop designed to help you develop your theatrical ideas and answer your hottest artistic questions. We can support you in areas such as technology (audio/visual, live-streaming), design, writing, creation, theatrical/technical problem solving, devised theatre practice and more! Nothing is off the table! We will be selecting 4 creators to participate in the Hot House- each receiving their own individual workshop specifically designed to meet the needs of their project. The Hot House will take place in January 2021, consisting of a 1 hour consultation followed (a week later) by a 3-4 hour workshop. Selected creators will be collaborating with Andraea Sartison, Gwendolyn Collins and Kara Joseph to bring the Hot House to life! Let us work for you! How to Apply: If you’re ready to have some fun in the Hot House, then you can submit a letter - no more than 1 page - to [email protected]. Your application should include: 1. A description of your project and who you are. 2. Your burning theatrical question(s) that you wish to explore at the Hot House. 3. Suggestions of what you need from Hot House collaborators. Can we be your readers? Taskers? Technicians? Dramaturges? Experiment Subjects? Researchers? The application deadline is December 11, 2020 and accepted applicants will be contacted before 2021! Hot House participants will be selected by Manitoba Association of Playwrights and One Trunk Theatre staff collaboratively. Any applicants not selected will receive a written response and individualized creative task from One Trunk Theatre to keep your project moving. Let Your Creativity Bloom in the Hot House!

A punk rock musical about a mortician and her body. FULL SHOW: tinyurl.com/TUN-HALLOWEEN

After careful consideration, we have decided to extend the 2021 application deadline to December 31 at 5 pm EST. The lottery is being moved to mid-January with ...the official date yet to be determined. For artists that were deferred to 2021 due to the canceling of this year's festival, we have also pushed the deadline for production fees until December 31 at 5 pm EST. We know that there have been a lot of uncertainties in the world, and we wanted to recognize the tough decisions artists have been making and give them a little more time to make the right call for them. If you have any questions please email our Associate Producer, Tempestt at [email protected]. To apply, head to orlandofringe.org/artists

Last day in the rehearsal hall before we move into the theatre and get ready to film! #7VisionsTour #wpgtheatre #wpgcult

Possible last day of shooting murals before it gets too cold. So many, I had no idea. Here is another favourite. Artist- Jill Sellers, 2004.

A showcase of FRIGID's socially-distant. FRIGID Friday may include music, storytelling, sketch, clowning, cooking, and more. This series of new performances is followed by The Reparations Show, which features - AND PAYS - Black artists.

ATTENTION ARTISTS: CAFF will be hosting a special "Meet CAFF" town hall on Wednesday Nov. 4th at 1pm EST. This will be in informal conversation to learn more about CAFF and its individual members. Sign up: https://fringefestivals.com/for-artists/ #fringefests #fringe

Fascinating, from the UK: Our research suggests online theatre can be a model to help ensure the survival of theatres and the jobs of all the freelance artis...ts connected with them but also there are preferences they will need to take into consideration. People were less willing to pay for pre-recorded Zoom experiences than for live ones, and have a preference for high-quality made-for-digital adaptations of drama that include a social or community-building element. They valued being able to watch something which was live, and especially enjoyed the ability to participate and see other audience members. See more

We’re pleased to introduce our Digital Studio! From now until May 2021, we're offering a Digital Studio at the Tom Hendry Warehouse, accessible to the communi...ty as a video streaming or video capture space. We’ve created an affordable turn-key studio so Winnipeg-based arts and culture organizations, and independent artists, can create and stream their own content. Read more about Royal MTC’s Digital Studio at royalmtc.ca/digital-studio.aspx

I know a lot of people are going through stuff right now and could use a laugh so here is my latest digital short. Tara Travis made something super weird and funny. It's got sex and puppets and we hope it gives you a giggle.

The premiere of Blink has come and gone... but Beach Town will last forever. We’re pleased to announce that we will be releasing the live recordings of Blink as... performed at The West End Cultural Centre. On October 31, Blink will be available across podcast streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts! Check it out and bring Beach Town to you!! Also, visit onetrunktheatre.com/blink for our virtual program and get to know the artistic team behind the show!

"Shot on location in the cavernous Prairie Theatre Exchange in Portage Place, the play contemplates the emptiness even as it carries the hopeful promise of seei...ng that space filled once again." - preview for KATHARSIS in today's Winnipeg Free Press! KATHARSIS by Yvette Nolan can be viewed for FREE online beginning tonight at 7:30pm until November 15th.

Just a reminder, Doctor Rocktopus is now on YouTube! Get ready for the Halloween Spooktacular with our full show from the Cube stage at the Winnipeg Fringe Thea...tre Festival last July! And don't forget to subscribe and click the bell to get notified of new videos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH33XY7GW_k See more

"I am a theatre rat, not a filmmaker, but the opportunity to write for an actor, in a theatre, and then have that story transmitted to the world through another... medium, is enough of a lifeline to keep me connected." - Yvette Nolan, on KATHARSIS BIO: Yvette Nolan (Algonquin) is a playwright, director and dramaturg. Her works include the play The Unplugging, the dance-opera Bearing, the libretto Shanawdithit. She co-created, with Joel Bernbaum and Lancelot Knight, the verbatim play Reasonable Doubt, about relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan. From 2003-2011, she served as Artistic Director of Native Earth Performing Arts in Toronto. Her book, Medicine Shows, about Indigenous performance in Canada was published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2015. Born in Prince Albert, raised in Winnipeg, she currently lives in Saskatoon, where she is pursuing her Masters in Public Policy at Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy.

The mimes are back! We're got masks color-coordinated to our hair, we've got sanitized hands, and we're ready to distance socially. Live from the Kraine Theater stoop, it's SILENT BUT DEADLY: A Mime Experience.