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Dive into BLANKET FORT this January at the Theatre Centre!
Revisit the best of your childhood with BLANKET FORT. Created by Art is Hard and constructed by YOU, BLANKET FORT is a pyjama party where everyone is invited!
From Art is Hard, a collective of theatre and installation artists who are redefining artistic space, BLANKET FORT is a 6-day interactive installation that empowers participants to create, change, and take ownership of the space around them. Previous Art is Hard projects have debuted at the Rhubarb Festival (The People's Gallery 2016), Theatre Passe Muraille (PIE IN THE FACE at Nuit Blanche Cabaret, 2015) and the Toronto Fringe Festival (FLIP THE TABLE, FRINGE PORTRAIT STUDIO, 2014 and 2015).
From January 24 to 29, build your own little corner of the fort - hang blankets, rebuild the structure or collaborate with other people to make the BLANKET FORT the best it can be. Young or old, engineer or artist: anyone can join in!
Come back to the Theatre Centre in the evenings of BLANKET FORT for a special series of ticketed events. in collaboration with other artist collectives and curated by Art is Hard, these evening shows bring the community even closer to BLANKET FORT: an event created and shaped by its participants.
“We want to explore what happens when audiences are given ownership over the flow of events, and the space around them,” say lead artists PIP BRADFORD and REBECCA VANDEVELDE. “How do we best work and play together, when given a common goal and the tools to achieve it? What do we do when we are given permission to have fun?”
January 24 to 29, join Art is Hard and build the BLANKET FORT of your dreams at the Theatre Centre!
For information on contributing to the success of BLANKET FORT visit our Fund What You Can page!
Art is Hard presents
BLANKET FORT
Lead Artists: PIP BRADFORD and REBECCA VANDEVELDE
January 24-29 2017 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Daytimes PWYC, evenings $15
evening programming to be announced in 2017
Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 3T4
2016-12-15
Toronto: Interactive installation "Blanket Fort" runs January 24-29, 2017