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February 12, 2014, TORONTO - Just over a week ago, #progressTO launched for the first time. Running February 4 - 15, the festival offers North American and world premieres of pieces from across the globe, each bringing a unique performance and set of ideas.
In its final weekend there are still several performances. If you'd like tickets for review purposes, please contact Danielle Morgan with requests.
Novorossiya: No One’s Land (Ukraine)
After being falsely accused of espionage and taken hostage by pro-Russian separatists, theatre director Pavel Yurov spent two months in captivity. Created by Yourov and Anastasiya Kasilova, this English reading covers Yurov’s experience and explores interviews from Ukrainian and Russian press containing multiple disparate perspectives on the conflict. The reading will be preceded by an interview with Yurov, followed by a post-show discussion.
February 14, 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Performed in English
Curated by SummerWorks
Margarete (Poland)
Creator and performer Janek Turkowski invites 16 audience members to sit down and have coffee in this intimate theatre performance. Using humour and irony, Turkowski recounts his experience uncovering and constructing stories based on a set of private 8mm films he discovered at an outdoor market in Berlin.
Thursday February 12, 4:00pm & 7:00pm*
Friday February 13, 7:00pm* & 9:30pm
Saturday February 14, 2:00pm* & 6:00pm
Sunday February 15, 5:30pm & 7:00pm
Performed in Polish or English
* Performed in Polish / Przedstawienie po polsku
Curated by SummerWorks
Cine Monstro (Brazil)
Brazilian actor and director Enrique Diaz performs in a critically acclaimed Portuguese adaptation of Daniel MacIvor’s Monster. Playing separate but similar characters, Diaz transforms from a young boy whose father was murdered, to quarrelling lovers and finally a filmmaker who never completed his epic film. Post-show conversation with Enrique Diaz and Daniel MacIvor followingFebruary 13 performance.
February 12, 8:00pm – 9:30pm
February 13, 8:00pm – 9:30pm with post-performance talk
February 14, 8:00pm – 9:30pm
$25 - $30
Performed in Portuguese with English subtitles
Curated by Why Not Theatre
The Republic of Inclusion
Part of The Collaborations at Canada’s National Arts Centre English Theatre, this talk call for a rigorous and provocative discussion about the state of inclusion in the theatre community. Progress: it’s about accessing the arts and about the arts being accessible. The event will be live-streamed through www.SpiderWebShow.ca.
February 15, 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Free
Presented in English and ASL
Curated by Alex Bulmer and Sarah Garton Stanley
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About Progress
Progress is a new international festival of performance and ideas produced by the SummerWorks Performance Festival in partnership with The Theatre Centre. Progress offers world class performance at accessible prices. In curatorial collaboration with Toronto’s leading performance-based companies, Progress presents global dialogues driven by local voices. The inaugural Progress is curated by SummerWorks, The Theatre Centre, Why Not Theatre, Volcano Theatre, Videofag, FADO Performance Art Centre, Dancemakers, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Canada's National Arts Centre English Theatre.
Photo: Set for Margarethe.
2015-02-12
Toronto: The final weekend of PROGRESS offers shows from Brazil, Poland and Ukraine