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In February 2017, undercurrents will host artists from three cities and present 30 performances of their original work. Ottawa Fringe will produce and present the festival at Arts Court (2 Daly Avenue) from the 8th to the 18th.
Full show descriptions at the website but here is this year's exciting line-up in a nutshell:
•Brotherhood: The Hip Hopera Created and performed by Sébastien HeinS, Toronto, ON
•Burnt, Created and performed by Norah Paton, Ottawa, ON (World Premiere)
•Faster Than the Speed of Dating, Created and performed by Kevin Reid and Madeleine Hall, Ottawa, ON
•The Elephant Girls Written and performed by Margo MacDonald, Toronto, ON
•Tomorrow’s Child Adapted from Ray Bradbury’s short story by Eric Rose, Matthew Waddell and David van Belle, Calgary, AB.
•Un-Countried Written by Stéphanie Turple, Ottawa, ON (World Premiere)
•Vovk Written and performed by Lana Kouchnir, Toronto, ON
•Indigenous Walks Created by Jaime Koebel, Ottawa, ON
•New Play Tuesday
Ottawa's festival of contemporary performance–showing the best in independent creation by artists active across the country and under your nose. Since 2011, undercurrents has featured 14 world premieres. Festival partner and founders GCTC hosted from 2011–2014.
Visit www.undercurrentsfestival.ca.
Photo: Sébastien Heins in Brotherhood: The Hip Hopera. ©2014.
2016-11-15
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