The Magnetic North Theatre Festival Presents
blood.claat
June 4-9, 2008
Firehall Arts Centre (280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver)
$29
blood.claat , written by d'bi.young.anitafrika and directed by Weyni Mengesha, fuses theatre and dub poetry in this one ‘womban’ story of blood. Mudgu comes of age, struggles with her first menstruation, chafes against her grandmother, endures her overly-religious aunt, nurtures a crush on her strutting neighbour and morphs into Yemoja, an African goddess who creates the world with her blood. Produced by Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille, the show won two Dora Awards, the National Post Solo Phenomena of the Year Award, and the RBC Emerging Artists Award. blood.claat plays June 4-9 at the Firehall Arts Centre.
This production is part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, which runs June 4-14, 2008. For more information visit www.magneticnorththeatrefestival.ca or call (604) 638-7489.
Show times: June 4&5 at 7:00pm; June 6&7 at 9:00pm; June 8&9 at 2:00pm.
Tickets can be purchased through Tickets Tonight online at www.ticketstonight.ca or by calling (604) 684-2787.
The Magnetic North Theatre Festival Presents
[boxhead]
June 4-8, 2008 at 9:00pm
Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright Street)
$29
From Crow’s Theatre and Mammalian Diving Reflex in Toronto comes [boxhead], written by Darren O’Donnell and directed by Chris Abraham. A young geneticist wakes up to discover a box secured to his head; he finds all thoughts come from God, all his words come from the devil and his desire for love is a habit acquired from the movies. Sound familiar? [boxhead] is an existential, symbolist romp from the creator of Diplomatic Immunities and Haircuts by Children. It runs June 4-8 at the Waterfront Theatre.
This production is part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, which runs June 4-14, 2008. For more information visit www.magneticnorththeatrefestival.ca or call (604) 638-7489. Tickets can be purchased through Tickets Tonight online at www.ticketstonight.ca or by calling (604) 684-2787.
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There are 6 sessions, 1) what is addiction, 2) drugs and the body, 3) recovery, 4) family issues, 5) helping others, 6) drugs in our society-a public health approach to drug control. Participants who complete all six sessions will receive a certificate upon completion. This ongoing program occurs every Friday morning from 9:30-11:30 on drop-in basis, no registration is required. Presented by Mark Haden. For more information phone: 604-267-3970 .
The Magnetic North Theatre Festival Presents
HIVE2
June 5-14 (dark June 9) at 7:00pm
At a top secret location
$25 in advance, $35 at the door
Eleven theatre companies create 11 unique, intimate performances for adventurous audiences. It’s HIVE2, created by some of Canada’s coolest companies. Performed at repeated intervals over the course of the evening, the audience’s experience is entirely self-directed, and there’s always a lounge and central party space to buzz the night away. The original 2006 HIVE sold-out quickly—this time there will be more room and more performances. Boca del Lupo, Electric Company, Felix Culpa, Leaky Heaven Circus, neworldtheatre, The Only Animal, Radix, Rumble Productions, Theatre Replacement, Theatre Conspiracy (Vancouver) and Theatre SKAM (Victoria) are this year’s HIVE, performing June 5-14 (dark June 9) at a top secret location.
This production is part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, which runs June 4-14, 2008. For more information visit www.magneticnorththeatrefestival.ca or call (604) 638-7489. Tickets can be purchased through Tickets Tonight online at www.ticketstonight.ca or by calling (604) 684-2787.
The Magnetic North Theatre Festival Presents
An Evening with Uncle Val
June 5-8 at 7:00pm (2pm matinee on June 7)
Presentation House Theatre (333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver)
$29
Join Andy Jones, one of Newfoundland’s (and Canada’s) funniest guys, and spend An Evening with Uncle Val. Uncle Val, a hilariously indignant 70-year old retired fisherman, has been displaced from his outport home. The year is 1987, and Uncle Val is now trapped in the ‘big city’ of St. John’s. Homesick, Val struggles to figure out what life has left to offer him. Is there anything of use for a senior citizen in the suburbs to do? Will his grandchildren survive an afternoon of his babysitting? Find out June 5-8 at North Vancouver’s Presentation House Theatre.
This production is part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, which runs June 4-14, 2008. For more information visit www.magneticnorththeatrefestival.ca or call (604) 638-7489. Tickets can be purchased through Tickets Tonight online at www.ticketstonight.ca or by calling (604) 684-2787.
