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Toronto, October 26, 2011 – Pandemic Theatre teams up with Ditchwitch Brigade for the next installment in its 2011-2012 Season of Violence, MISS TORONTO ACTS BACK.
With MISS TORONTO ACTS BACK, Pandemic Theatre welcomes internationally recognized director and multi-media artist, Antje Budde. Budde has worked with The State Puppet Theatre in Neubrandenburg, Germany, the Hackesch Hoftheater and Akademi der Kuenste in Berlin, Germany and the National Experimental Theatre in Beijing, China.
Featuring Eve Wylden (Love, Virtually, Best of Toronto Fringe 2011) and Art Babayants (Couldn’t We Be, Phoenix Cultural Diversity Theatre) MISS TORONTO ACTS BACK dives deep into the shallow end of Toronto’s history – The Miss Toronto Beauty Pageant.
With over three years of rigorous research and development, MISS TORONTO ACTS BACK (previously Miss Toronto Gets A Life_In Parkdale) journeys through time, uncovering an alternative history of Toronto and the role of women in North America in a multimedia extravaganza complete with silent film, puppetry, radio show, mockumentary and live video stalking.
MISS TORONTO ACTS BACK follows Pandemic Theatre’s critically-acclaimed site-specific hit, Murder on Ossington (which opened to a SOLD OUT three week run) and last summer’s Canadian premiere of Chloë Moss’ This Wide Night at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, directed by Jon Michaelson and presented in support of Mermaid Parade with Mercury Stage Productions.
The Ditchwitch Brigade is an artistic collective founded in 2008 for the purpose of investigating the hidden elements of Toronto history that led to the collective creation of MISS TORONTO ACTS BACK. It’s members include: Art Babayants, Alex Baczynskyj, Katie Binnersley, Antje Budde, Aidan Dahlin-Nolan, Tara Gerami, Doug Hamilton, Myrto Koumarianos, Kearsten Lyons, Alexi Marchel, Mariana Medellin-Meinke, Kelsey Speakman, Jacquey Taucar, Eve Wylden, with friends (Helen Yung, Jivesh Parasram, Cui Yi, Kat Letwin)
MISS TORONTO ACTS BACK premieres at UNIT 102 for a Limited Run! Advance booking is strongly recommended! Email: tix@pandemictheatre.ca today to reserve your spot.
UNIT 102
376 Dufferin Street
Toronto, ON
Show Dates:
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25th - 8PM
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26th - 8PM
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27th - 5PM
THURSDAY DECEMBER 1st - 8PM
FRIDAY DECEMBER 2nd - 8PM
SATURDAY DECEMBER 3rd - 8PM
SUNDAY DECEMBER 4th - 5PM
Read MONDO Magazine’s review of MISS TORONTO GETS A LIFE_IN PARKDALE here! (2010)
Read MONDO Magazine’s interview with Antje Budde and Eve Wylden here! (2010)
2011-10-26
Toronto: Panademic Theatre & The Ditchwater Brigade premiere “Miss Toronto Acts Back”