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December 18, 2023

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@page1_theatre โญ๏ธ TONIGHT โญ๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ฒ Contemporary Dance Solo โฐ 6:00 PM ๐Ÿ“ The Bus Stop Theatre ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ $15 Contemporary Dance Solo is a solo dance show with a hint of bouffon. The performer (Robert Azevedo) recreates 18 dance solos from various youth dance competitions back-to-back! The audience gets to see Azevedoโ€™s rendition alongside projected videos of the original performers. The young dancers in the videos are virtuosic and talented โ€“ the kinds of bodies you think of when you imagine a dancer: young, flexible, feminine, wiry. Meanwhile, Azevedoโ€™s body is very unlike theirs. Completing these solos โ€“which itself is a feat of endurance, artistry, and skill โ€“ they are asking themselves and the audience: Am I a good dancer too? ๐Ÿ”ฒ Lifespan of A Mattress โฐ 7:30 PM ๐Ÿ“ The Bus Stop Theatre ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ $15 Lifespan of a Mattress follows a chronically ill person navigating queer relationships, the medical system and trying to keep their room clean all from the discomfort of their own bed. Gently exploring the connections between love, friendship, disability and unhealthy obsession with Pride and Prejudice. ๐Ÿ”ฒ PRUDE โฐ 9:00 PM ๐Ÿ“ The Bus Stop Theatre ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ $30 + PWYC โ€œPRUDE is a hilarious and high-energy blend of stand-up and drag. The piece begins as a motivational talk, given to the audience by the King of the Party, there to show everyone HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. Slowly, through lip-syncs and mortifying personal tales, we watch them unravel onstage, digging into the complex experience of being an asexual in an (allo)sexual world.โ€ - - - ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ April 23 - 28th, 2024 ๐Ÿ“ Bus Stop Theatre - Carleton - Roxy Live ๐Ÿ”น Theatre - Dance - Music - Comedy ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets | $15 - $30 #OutFestHFX #QueerTheatre #Festival #TheatreFestival

@page1_theatre โญ๏ธ TONIGHT โญ๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ฒ Contemporary Dance Solo โฐ 6:00 PM ๐Ÿ“ The Bus Stop...

@mayworkskjipuktukhfx Resting SpaceโœจA Workshop by Becoming Old Growth What is your relationship with rest? Our personal experiences with burnout led us to global rest movements and the anti-capitalist rest manifesto of โ€œNap Bishopโ€ Tricia Hersey. What changes when we recognize exhaustion as a collective issue rather than a personal one? In this three-hour workshop, we invite participants into a guided, communal resting space. Through gentle, unstructured opportunities to listen, write, draw, move, and make soundโ€”or simply restโ€”the artists will guide participants to reflect on these questions, emphasizing the role of rest as a natural and necessary balance to labour. Participants will be invited to share their ideas and experiences with the artists following the workshop session. Cushions and blankets will be available and you are welcome to bring your own comfort items to use during the workshop. Stop by the Bus Stop Theatre to join this incredible workshop (FREE) from 1-4pm โœจ #mayworks #mayworkskjipuktuk #mayday #halifaxnoise #mayworkskjipuktukhfx #mayworks2024

@mayworkskjipuktukhfx Resting SpaceโœจA Workshop by Becoming Old Growth What is your relationship with rest? Our...

@mayworkskjipuktukhfx Working Class Heritage Tour: By Choice Or By Forceโœจthe 3rd edition with a new itinerary ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ The 2024 Working Class Heritage Tour will focus on the story of immigrants and migrants to Halifax, both those who came by choice, force or a lack of other options. It will shed light on how these people shaped the physical landscape of the city, the lives of those who lived here and how their stories have been largely erased. Engaging the public through stories they may have some familiarity with, such as the story of Black sleeping car porters and the Acadian Expulsion, this tour will also introduce lesser known stories, like the story of who built the forts in the harbour, the Chinese community who found a home in Halifax, and the Lebanese and Syrian immigrants who worked as peddlers and the enslaved people who were sold on the Halifax waterfront. We will also talk about the lost community of Greenbank, located in the South End and the nearby foundries that employed people in dangerous work that kept the province running. This tour will be of particular interest to those from racialized and migrant communities who do not always see themselves reflected in the stories about the provinceโ€™s history. Visit our website for full details โ„น๏ธ With Labour folklorist, Emma Lang Emma Lang is a public heritage professional, folklorist and tour guide. Sheโ€™s been sharing her research and excitement in labour history to anyone interested for more than 20 years. #mayworks #mayworkskjipuktukhfx #halifax #halifaxnoise

@mayworkskjipuktukhfx Working Class Heritage Tour: By Choice Or By Forceโœจthe 3rd edition with a new...

Work on exhibit is on display at the Bus Stop Theatre, April 1st to June 30th. Work by Sarah Mosher and Hannah Genoskoโœจ In collaboration, Mosher and Genosko use printmaking and textile processes to illustrate their experiences as essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are both professional artists who were employed in โ€˜casualโ€™ day jobs in sectors that were labeled essential and became full-time during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation and Canada Post, respectively. With their similar experiences they dig deeper into the โ€˜essentialโ€™ label where art and work donโ€™t often intersect. They explore the repetitive nature of labour through the repetitive nature of printmaking, and create images relevant to their experience; the images are printed on the uniforms they and their coworkers wore during their time of essential sector work. Folk quilting traditionally uses old clothes and other found materials for utility, and the shape of the garments inform the geometry of the quilt. The uniforms are sewn into quilted banners that do not follow a traditional repeating pattern or conform to a rectangle, but rather use patchwork and appliquรฉ techniques to create an uncertain feeling. This method reflects the ever-changing and disjointed nature of the pandemic. Reception and Artist Talk, May 3rd 5:00PM โ€“ 7:00PM see you there! #mayworks #mayday #mayworks2024

Work on exhibit is on display at the Bus Stop Theatre, April 1st to June...

@mayworkskjipuktukhfx โ€œBread and Roses: Can you see us?โ€ is an original performance created by visual artist and labour organizer Tricia Robinson Illustration (she/her) and poet and social justice activist Laura Doyle Pรฉan (they/them). This collaborative performance tackles topics of invisibilized labour, union work, collective liberation and the importance of solidarity in the face of intersecting social crises. Building on their decade of community organizing experience within the labour, racial, social and climate justice movements, the two tiohtiร :ke/mooniyang (Montrรฉal) based artists attempt to shine light on forms of labour that are too often hidden and devalued. Live on stage, Tricia will create original visual artwork in several mediums as Laura Doyle Pรฉan recites some of their moving poetry with themes of domestic and care labour, activism, unions, and freedom. The conception of Triciaโ€™s art pieces will be projected onto a screen, allowing the audience to witness her creation process live and close up. The projection of her work will serve to honour the labour and care that goes into creating illustrations, embroideries and linocuts, hence putting emphasis on our understanding of art as labour, as well as pridefully using mediums that have such a rich history within liberation and activist movements. Unapologetically feminist and pro-worker, Tricia and Laura, with care and devotion, are using this performance as a way to open conversations about the labour movement and unionism as a whole, and the importance of recognizing forms of labour that have historically been undervalued, criminalized, and disregarded. Join Tricia and Laura on May 1st The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op โœจ FB event link : https://www.facebook.com/share/gs5ptMCfrxvQBQyD/?mibextid=9l3rBW See you there! #Mayworks #mayworks2024 #mayworkskjipuktukhfx

@mayworkskjipuktukhfx โ€œBread and Roses: Can you see us?โ€ is an original performance created by visual...

@watchdeepcuts Deep Cuts presents: I Know Who Killed Me at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-operative on May 2, 2024 at 7:30 (doors at 7:00). Aubrey Flemming is a very normal girl with normal interests, and a normal, boring boyfriend, writing a short story about a dancer named Dakota Moss. But when sheโ€™s recovered from a kidnapping and wakes up calling herself Dakota, she has to unravel the mystery - is she Aubrey, or is Aubrey still out there, needing help? And if she is, how are they connected? Nominated for 10 Razzy Awards and winning 7, including Worst Picture, Worst Director (Chris Sivertson), Worst Actress (Lindsay Lohan), and Worst on Screen Couple (Lindsay Lohan and Lindsay Lohan), see for yourself the beginning of the dark period of Lindsay Lohanโ€™s career that she took almost 15 years to dig herself out of. Remember- one personโ€™s trash is anotherโ€™s treasure. ๐ŸŽŸ: $10

@watchdeepcuts Deep Cuts presents: I Know Who Killed Me at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-operative...

@2btheatre & Sara Graham Accessibility are excited to invite you to our Open Access night for Red Like Fruit! Weโ€™d love to share what we have learned, what we are in the active practice of improving, and how we are engaging with accessibility for our premiere of Red Like Fruit. This is a work in progress for our Open Access performances. Even if you have already seen the show, you are welcome to attend the pre-show schedule. Open Access is a concept developed by artist Carmen Papalia. Read more about Carmenโ€™s work and the five tenets of Open Access at the link in our stories and bio. Tickets are available here at the link in our bio. Masks are HIGHLY recommended and will be provided. If you need to attend the show on a mask mandatory night, please feel welcome to attend the Wednesday April 17 performance. Here is the schedule for the evening: 6:30pm โ€“ 6:40pm: arrival 6:40pm: enter the theatre 6:45pm: introduction and open-access components This is what will happen in the introduction: - the company will introduce themselves and their role in the show - we talk about how the open access performance works (in general, and for Red Like Fruit) - we talk about what to expect in the show (and content notices) - the company will explain and show some of the intense moments in the show (Visual Story and technical elements) - a touch tour will be available for those who wish to participate 7:05pm: pre-show session complete, exit the theatre into lobby In the lobby, we will have the following resources available for use before, during, or after the performance: - sensory / calm space - copy of script available for viewing (large print, paper copy) - Visual Story available (large print, QR CODE, paper copy) - support resources and stim supports 7:25pm - theatre doors open 7:35pm - performance begins During the performance, the following additional resources will be available: - an active listener will be available to talk to outside the theatre - captioning: Communication Access Realtime Translation (C.A.R.T) will be available

@2btheatre & Sara Graham Accessibility are excited to invite you to our Open Access night...

@hellocityimprov HELLO HALIFAX What better way to celebrate the new Spring sun & showers with a little laughter. We are back with our monthly improv show at the Bus Stop Theatre at the end of the month on a sweet lil Monday. Stay tuned for announcements on special guests and our storyteller! Tickets available online or at the door! Link in our bio! . . . . . #halifaxtheatre #halifaxcomedy #halifax #halifaximprov #halifaxnoise #halifaxevents #busstoptheatre #improv #comedy

@hellocityimprov HELLO HALIFAX What better way to celebrate the new Spring sun & showers with...

Repost: @mayworkskjipuktukhfx Mayworks 2024 is here! Join us May 1st to 12th for our incredible line up of programming this year. To access the full program visit our website (link in our bio). Tickets will be available April 8th. We canโ€™t wait to see you folks there! โœจโœจโœจ #mayworks2024 #mayworkskjipuktuk #mayworkshfx #halifaxnoise

Repost: @mayworkskjipuktukhfx Mayworks 2024 is here! Join us May 1st to 12th for our incredible...

@page1_theatre Masked Shows + ASL + More At OutFest 2024, we are continuing to prioritize health and safety to ensure that everyone in our community can have access to live events. For this reason, we are continuing to offer mandatory masked events, ASL, and more. โ—พ๏ธ MASKED EVENTS Each Main and Emerging show will have 1 performance that includes a Mandatory Mask policy. These performances will take place on Saturday, and Sunday afternoons. Patrons and staff will be expected to wear a mask while at The Bus Stop Theatre. ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Saturday, April 27th โ–ช๏ธ DEEPER at 12:30 pm โ–ช๏ธ Kiss The Stormy Sky @ 2:00 pm โ–ช๏ธ A Pineberryโ€™s Past @ 3:30 pm ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Sunday, April 28th โ–ช๏ธContemporary Dance Solo @ 12:30 pm โ–ช๏ธ PRUDE @ 2:00 pm โ–ช๏ธ Lifespan of A Mattress @ 3:30 pm *Note - ALL performances of Lifespan of A Mattress are Mask Mandatory โœ‹ ASL We are excited to announce that both of our Main Stage performances will also include one performance with ASL. Thank you to Robert Azevedo and Mae Striteman for being part of the festival. โ–ช๏ธ Kiss The Stormy Sky | Saturday, April 27th @ 2:00 pm โ–ช๏ธ PRUDE | Saturday, April 27th @ 7:30 pm For those visiting the Bus Stop Theatre for the first time, the venue includes gender-neural washrooms, and an accessible ramp from the front door, making it easier for folks to enter the space. - - - OutFest ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ April 23 - 28th, 2024 ๐Ÿ”น Theatre - Dance - Music - Comedy ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets | $15 - $30 #OutFestHFX #QueerTheatre #festival

@page1_theatre Masked Shows + ASL + More At OutFest 2024, we are continuing to prioritize...

@2btheatre 2b is excited to bring back its informal Coffee Sessions for SPRINGboard 2024! A weekly series of discussions centred around various topics. Weโ€™ve got the coffee on, and you drop by over lunch break with your questions! First up is โ€˜Writing for Theatre & Televisionโ€™ a candid conversation with Hannah Moscovitch about playwriting, and about writing for televisions in Canada and the USA. Stop in to the Bus Stop Theatre on Weds, April 10th at 12:30 pm for an hour of real talk with Hannah (bring your questions!).

@2btheatre 2b is excited to bring back its informal Coffee Sessions for SPRINGboard 2024! A...

OutFest is the largest Queer theatre festival in Atlantic Canada, featuring local, regional, and national artists. From completed works that have been on tour, to new and emerging creations, OutFest continues to provide a platform for Queer artists to create and share their work. Weโ€™ve partnered with the folks at Every One Every Day to host an opening night Community Supper. Theatre and Dance performances from our Main and Emerging stage shows will take place at The Bus Stop Theatre. There will be a closing night Music Stage at The Carleton and a Comedy stage at Roxbury Live. Grab your tickets today!

OutFest is the largest Queer theatre festival in Atlantic Canada, featuring local, regional, and national...

Andrew Taylor, our friend and fellow theatre lover passed away recently on March 17. Andrew has volunteered his time to many Bus Stop events and other various organizations and communities, advocated for accessibility rights, and will be very missed by many. Our condolences and deepest sympathies go out to Andrewโ€™s friends and family at this time. You can find Andrewโ€™s obituary here https://www.arimatheafuneral.ca/obituaries/2024/3/18/andrew-david-taylor A message of condolence for the family can be left by clicking the link and posting your comment as a guest

Andrew Taylor, our friend and fellow theatre lover passed away recently on March 17. Andrew...
The team behind the โ€œClaim your Space: Essential Advocacy Tools for Artists with Disabilitiesโ€ panel are looking for community questions/topics of discussion around the theme of advocacy. Please feel free to comment on this post or send @jrgartssociety a DM to share your thoughts! โœจ This panel will be happening in person and virtually at 1:30pm on March 31st at The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op. Registration is free for all keynotes and panels (closed spaces to disability identified-artists) and tickets to the Cabaret are PWYC (open to the public). Space is limited, so please visit the link in our bio and register today (all events have livestream option)! ๐ŸŒป [Image Description: There is a bright green rectangle at the top of the frame with purple text reading โ€œClaim your Space: Essential Advocacy Tools for Artists with Disabilitiesโ€. Below is a blue rectangle with green text reading โ€œSUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONSโ€. Below is a photo of a person in a brown sweater at a desk typing in a laptop keyboard. At the bottom fi the graphic is a dark purple sphere emerging from the bottom. There is a โ€œTheatre New Brunswickโ€ logo on the bottom left and a โ€œJRG Society for the Arts logoโ€ on the bottom right. Both logos are designed in turquoise and white. There is text at the bottom of the first slide reading โ€œModerated by Kaitlyn Adair- March 31st at 1:30pmโ€]

The team behind the โ€œClaim your Space: Essential Advocacy Tools for Artists with Disabilitiesโ€ panel...

@jrgartssociet Has THREE incredible panels happening over the course of the weekend at DAAS 2024 including: โ€œ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ๐—˜๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€โ€ at 1:30pm on March 31st at The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op. Registration is free for all keynotes and panels (closed spaces to disability identified-artists) and tickets to the Cabaret are PWYC (open to the public). Space is limited, so please visit the link in our bio and register today (all events have livestream option)! ๐ŸŒป This panel has been put together and will be moderated by one of our fabulous planning committee members, Kaitlyn Adair, and will also feature panelists from across Atlantic Canada including Evelyn Bradley, Jeremy Murray, and Alexis Bulman. Check out the post/image descriptions for full bios. ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—น๐˜†๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ Kaitlyn Adair is a multi-disciplinary artist who channels her MAD and neurodivergent existence into media, performance, and visual arts. Whether behind the camera, on stage, or in the editing room, her work is a testament to breaking barriers and exploring the depths of human experience. Kaitlynโ€™s narratives are a bold fusion of reality and imagination, challenging perceptions and inviting viewers to see the world through a different lens. She values collaboration and welcomes connections with fellow creatives. Contact her at @rebelfemmeproductions or reach out at the symposium! ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜†๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† Evelyn Bradley is a diversity and inclusion consultant based in Prince Edward Island. ๐—๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜† ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜† Jeremy Murray is a filmmaker/editor based in New Brunswick. ๐—”๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—น๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป Alexis Bulman is an interdisciplinary artist based in Prince Edward Island.

@jrgartssociet Has THREE incredible panels happening over the course of the weekend at DAAS 2024...

The Bus Stop Co-op Annual General Meeting was a bittersweet one. We said hello to new members that we are very excited joined the board, and celebrated some members and staff endeavours as they will be parting with the Bus Stop after this seasonโค๏ธ Thank you to all attendees who took the time out of their night to join us!

The Bus Stop Co-op Annual General Meeting was a bittersweet one. We said hello to...

@2btheatre Student Night is back for the world premiere of Hannah Moscovitchโ€™s Red Like Fruit! Tuesday, April 9th, Attending Students can access discounted tickets, and can join us at the Bus Stop bar for a pre-show mixer with local artistic directors before the show from 6:00 โ€“ 7:00pm. Follow the link in @2btheatre bio to register to attend Red Like Fruitโ€™s student night, and get access to Student Pricing.

@2btheatre Student Night is back for the world premiere of Hannah Moscovitchโ€™s Red Like Fruit!...

@2btheatre company produces the world premiere of the newest play from Canadian Governor Generalโ€™s Award-winning sensation, Hannah Moscovitch at the Bus Stop Theatre in Halifax from April 3-21. The show is the feature programming piece for 2bโ€™s annual SPRINGboard mini-fest. Tickets are on sale now through the link in their bio Graphic Design by Julia Hutt @joolsannie Moscovitch calls the play an opportunity to โ€œMess with the audienceโ€™s feelings about what role the male gaze and voice plays in defining how women feel about their lives.โ€ She says: โ€œIโ€™ve realized the patriarchy has made it easy for me to doubt myself, but somehow, when a man says something is true, I accept it.โ€ The play features a man telling a womanโ€™s story. Lauren asks Luke to narrate her life: her fraying mental health, the growing sense of unease she feels in the world. While Laurenโ€™s been reporting on a high profile case of domestic violence, sheโ€™s been thinking back with eerie ambivalence on a set of sexual events from her adolescence, and something in her has started to crash. Soon, Lauren can no longer comprehend her own decisions and desires (like why she asked Luke to narrate for her in the first place). Red Like Fruit interrogates the many contradictions and complexities of complicity, consent, patriarchy and traumatic memory in the post #MeToo era. [Image Description] A deep saturated red textured background. A thin white outline draws out the back of a feminine form staring off. Three red berries lie beneath in the corner of the graphic, next to a bold white title โ€˜Red Like Fruit By Hannah Moscovitchโ€. The second slide features the same red backdrop and berries, with white font show dates April 3-21 at the Bus Stop Theatre.

@2btheatre company produces the world premiere of the newest play from Canadian Governor Generalโ€™s Award-winning...

Congratulations to all BST Members and staff that were nominated this year for the Robert Merritt Awards! We couldnโ€™t be more proud ๐Ÿฅฐ Geneviรจve Steele @vivsteele - Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role Liliona Quarmyne @lilionaq - Outstanding Choreography Colleen MacIssac @littlefoible - Outstanding New Nova Scotia Play Colleen MacIsaac & Jenny Trites - Outstanding Score The Villains Theatre @villainstheatre - Outstanding Independent Production Matt Downey @7thcrowstories - 2 Outstanding Projection Design Nominations Give these artists around a applause๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Congratulations to all BST Members and staff that were nominated this year for the Robert...

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