Toka by Indrit Kasapi | A Theatre Passe Muraille and lemonTree creations Digital Co-Production
Photo credit: Dahlia Katz
Toka tells the story of siblings who wrestle with a long-standing land dispute that has resulted in generational death after death. This startling work of physical theatre about modern-day blood feuds in post-Communist Albania, is delicate, evocative and heart-breaking.
Venue
This is a digital presentation. A pre-show instruction email will be sent closer to the show date.
Credits
Written &
Choreographed by
Indrit Kasapi
Directed & Dramaturged by
Cole Alvis
Additional Dramaturgy by
Marjorie Chan, Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
Set Design by
Andjelija Djuric
Lighting Design by
Melissa Joakim
Sound Design by
Maddie Bautista
Composition, Cinematography, Editing by
Kejd Kuqo
Costume Design by
Rachel Forbes
Head of Wardrobe
Joyce Padua
Production Manager
Giuseppe Condello
Stage Manager & Script Supervisor
Kat Chin
Assistant Stage Manager
Malina Patel
Storyboarding Consultation by
Ulla Laidlaw
Co-composer for Mrs Noka Song
Nicole Joy-Fraser
Production Assistant
Scarlett Larry
Camera Assistant
Shavo Dorjee
Non-Traditional Audio Description
Cole Alvis
Audio Description Consultants
Kat Germain
Ramya Amuthan
Scenic Painters
Anna Treusch
Megan Cinel
House Technician
David Fisher
Crew
John Cabanela
Joey Morin
Laura Warren
Meghan Speakman
Matt Armour
Aidan Shepherd
Editor of Albanian Translation for the Script
Përparim Kapllani
Choreographic Consultant
Michael Caldwell
Creative Collaborators for Choreography
Arlen Aguayo Stewart
Tavia Christina
Michael Caldwell
Dylan Evans
Virgilia Griffith
Kat Khan
Christopher Manousos
Pulga Muchochoma
Thomas Olajide
Jack Rennie
Riley Sims
Brodie Stevenson
William Yong
Cast
Nicole Joy-Fraser
Indrit Kasapi
Kat Khan
Christopher Manousos
Riley Sims
William Yong
English Captions
Elizabeth Staples
Albanian Captions
Blerjana Xhuvani
Captioning Consultant
Thurga Kanagasekarampillai
Tickets & Showtimes
This show runs from April 20 – April 23, 2022. To see the list of shows and book your tickets, please visit our ticketing site. or contact us at 416.504.7529, or by email at info@passemuraille.on.ca. Tickets are all Pay-What-You-Can-Afford Price Points: $50, $25, $5
In the youtube video below, our front of house staff Samer explains what to expect for each night of Toka!
This will be a digital relaxed performance with English captions running along the bottom. There will be a post-show Q&A.
There will be two streams available:
- Digital Relaxed Performance with English Captions
- Digital Relaxed Performance with Audio Descriptions
There will be a post-show Q&A.
This will be a digital relaxed performance with English captions running along the bottom. There will be a post-show Q&A.
This will be a digital relaxed performance with Albanian Captions, and a post-show Q&A. There will be a post-show Q&A.
There will be two streams available:
- Digital Relaxed Performance with English Captions
- Digital Relaxed Performance with Audio Descriptions
There will be a post-show Q&A.
Accessibility Features
Toka is a digital relaxed run, and all shows will have a post-show Q&A
The following digital shows will have Albanian captions
April 23 at 2:00pm
The following digital performances will have English captions
April 20, 7:30pm
April 21, 7:30pm
April 22, 7:30pm
April 23, 7:30pm
All shows will have a post-show Q&A
Audio Described Performances offer patrons who are Blind or Low Vision a companion piece to the shows outlining the events happening onstage – including relevant sets, costumes and non-verbal actions.
April 21, 7:30pm
April 23, 7:30pm
All the shows during this digital run, April 20-23, will be digital relaxed performances.
Relaxed Performances are designed to welcome audience members and their families who could benefit from a more relaxed environment, including Autistic and neurodivergent patrons. For Digital Relaxed Performances there is access to a visual story for the play which includes clear instructions on accessing the performance link, a pre-show introduction to the play, the ability to access the performance link during and after the performance for a set period of time, A Digital Front of House Manager to provide answers to any questions via phone, email, chat function and a virtual active listening room (a zoom meeting) that anyone can go to during and after the performance.
If you would like information on the topics or themes in our productions, or to determine the suggested age for attending a performance, please reach out to our Box Office staff at 416.504.7529 or by email at info@passemuraille.on.ca.
lemonTree creations is an equity-seeking theatre company that brings rarely told stories to the stage. We centre artists making work informed by their lived experience and present them through a queer performance lens. Our creative process includes decolonial and anti-racist strategies in the pursuit of equity for Indigenous and culturally diverse communities.
The leadership team includes Artistic Producers Indrit Kasapi (Albanian-Canadian) and Cole Alvis (Métis) and Artistic Associates Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and Ryan G. Hinds.
Our work is based in Dish With One Spoon Treaty Territory where the original caretakers are the Mississaugas of Credit First Nation, as well as Anishinaabe, Onkwehon:we, and Wendat peoples. Grappling with colonialism is part of our arts practice and we invite you to engage with us about how to be good guests on these Indigenous territories.
Learn more at www.lemontreecreations.ca
To schedule an interview with the artist, or staff members at Theatre Passe Muraille regarding this production, please email Emily Jung at emilyj@passemuraille.on.ca. We will try out best to accommodate your media requests, however they are not guaranteed.
Strong Language, Blood, Gunshots, Suicidal contemplation, some nudity.
Join us on Saturday April 16th at 2pm for a FREE workshop with artist and dancer Aria Evans!
How does our relationship to land live within our bodies? Explore the connection between land and body in this online movement-based workshop with artist and dancer Aria Evans. In this workshop, Aria will lead us through a series of activities and grounding exercises to uncover how the landscapes around us affect the way we move.
This is an online event held over Zoom. ASL-interpretation will be provided and auto-captioning will be available.
We are excited to work with the Albanian Film Association!
The Albanian Film Association (AFA) is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the best of Albanian language and Albanian themed films to Toronto audiences.
AFA has organized Albanian Short Film Nights annually since its conception in 2017, an event which showcases a curated line up of contemporary Albanian short films from Albania, Kosovo, and international diaspora. In addition to the film night, AFA organizes events through out the year that focus on celebrating Albanian film, Albanian stories, and fosters community connection focused on film, art, culture, and activism.
Shoqata e Filmit Shqiptar (AFA) është një organizatë vullnetare dhe jo-fitimprurëse, që sjellë filmat më të mira shqiptar tek audiencat e Toronto-së. AFA njihet për organizimin e Natës së Filmit të Shkurtër Shqiptar çdo nëntor, që nga viti 2017 – një eveniment ku tregohen filma shqiptare bashkëkohore, të zgjedhura nga ekipi. Përveç Natës së Filmit, AFA organizon evenimente gjatë gjithë vitit, evenimente që përqëndrohen në ngritjen e filmit shqiptar, historitë shqiptare, dhe gjithëashtu inkurajon lidhje më të forta në komunitetin tonë.
Creators of Toka would like to thank
Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Thank you to Kai Masaoka
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