Join our circle! The “Red Circle” (previously known as “Prelude”) is our series of community events inspired by the shows in our season. Our hope is to provide more context, another perspective, or a deeper look into the themes of our productions. This season our Red Circle events will include karaoke nights, art workshops, scintillating conversations, and more. All of our community events are open to the public and free to attend.
Recordings of our past digital events are below and stay tuned for some exciting announcements about our future programming.
“Connect Beyond Languages”
a movement workshop with Dr. Jenelle Rouse
Do not miss this chance to move with Black Deaf sessional professor and coronation medal recipient, Dr. Jenelle Rouse! This creative yet accessible movement workshop offers a relaxed and adaptable space to explore how we can alternatively connect without music using the four cultural parts (eyes, hands, ears, mouth). No signed or spoken words needed. Come experience a creative process beyond languages.
This community event was curated in celebration of Theatre Passe Muraille’s #BeyondTO production, Mark of A Woman, created and performed by Chisato Minamimura.
This in-person workshop will take place on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 1 pm in the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace (16 Ryerson Avenue).
The workshop is accessible to both Deaf/ HoH and hearing participants. Deaf and Hard of Hearing community members will receive priority registration.
ASL-interpretation will be provided and there will be free snacks and drinks at this event.
This event is FREE with limited spots available. Sign up now at the link below!
If you have any questions or would like to register in a different format, please email our Community Engagement Manager at angelas@passemuraille.ca or leave a message at 416-504-8988 ext. 2140.
Dr. Jenelle Rouse
is a Black Deaf sessional professor and Coronation Medal recipient who understands the importance of having human-right sign language accessibility to resources and authentic connections. She has creatively embraced different stories of Deaf lived experiences through academic-, arts- and community-related lessons, projects, workshops, presentations, and reports.
The Digital Prelude Archives
During the 20/21 season, we hosted a series of digital Prelude conversations inspired by the themes of our productions. Check out the recordings of our digital Preludes below!
Prelude Conversation with Nicole Brooks
For our first digital Prelude event, we invited playwright, director, performer, and Sangoma, Nicole Brooks to discuss her unique multidisciplinary practice and how her art honours her ancestral journey. In this uplifting conversation with Associate Artistic Director Indrit Kasapi, they reminisce about the creation of the hit show OBEAH OPERA and what advice Nicole would give emerging artists with big dreams. This event was inspired by our 20/21 digital production of 11:11 by Samson Bonkeabantu Brown.
English captions are available for this video.
Prelude Conversation with Ryan Knighton
For our second Prelude event of the season, acclaimed author Ryan Knighton spoke with TPM Board Member and Accessibility Specialist Darren Cooper on his journey as a writer, what it’s like to write about your own life, and why you should never forcibly grab a Blind person by the elbow during a global pandemic. This event was inspired by our 20/21 digital production of Speculation by Leslie Ting.
The event was a primarily auditory event to improve accessibility for patrons at all levels of sight and/or living with Blindness. English captions are available for this video.