February is Black History Month (or Black Futures Month), a time to honour the legacy of Black peoples and communities of Canada. The theme this year is “Ours To Tell.†At Theatre Passe Muraille, we’re proud to share two extraordinary shows by Black creators – Okay, you can stop now by Shakeil Rollock and X and Da Spirit by Donovan…
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Digital Creators Lab 2022
Videos from the presentations TPM has partnered with RAUCOUS (Bristol, UK) and Chimerik ä¼¼ä¸åƒ Collective (Vancouver, BC) as Digital Advisors to our Lab participants: Luke Reece, Njo Kong Kie, Theatre du Poulet (Carmen Lee and Roland Au) and Nautanki Bazaar (Himanshu Sitlani and Neha Poduval) as they learn, explore and imagine new visions for their works from conception to a…
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World Premiere: Okay, you can stop now
Theatre Passe Muraille in coproduction with Shakeil Rollock and in association with b current performing arts presents OKAY, YOU CAN STOP NOW Created and choreographed by Shakeil Rollock Toronto, Ont. – Kicking off our Winter 2023 programming at Theatre Passe Muraille is Okay, you can stop now, from creator choreographer Shakeil Rollock. On the Mainstage from February 4 to 11…
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Blog: About Miriam’s World
Interview with artist Naomi Jaye Theatre Passe Muraille is transformed into a public library in this immersive multi-media experience. Miriam’s World, based on Martha Baillie’s Giller long-listed novel, The Incident Report, is wry look into the life of librarian Miriam Gordon and a group of library patrons who frequent the branch where she works, and exposes both the dark and…
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World Premiere: Miriam’s World
Theatre Passe Muraille transforms into a library for the premiere of the multi-screen film installation and immersive experience by Tremendous Productions MIRIAM’S WORLD “We, the public libraries of Toronto, lend books to any person living, studying, or working in the city of Toronto. We discourage all our patrons from urinating indiscriminately, singing loudly, snoring, drying socks on the heating vents,…
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our place in Scarborough
A blog from the playwright of our place. Kanika Ambrose | Playwright of our place My earliest memories of Scarborough malls and strip malls were frequenting them with my grandmother, who is incredible at bargain hunting and can strike up a conversation with anyone. She also can speak just a little bit of, just about, every language and delights in sharing…
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World Premiere: our place
“if you don’t know about it, you better be about it and ask about it!†Cahoots Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille present the world premiere of OUR PLACE By Kanika Ambrose With direction by Sabryn Rock Starring Virgilia Griffith, Sophia Walker, Pablo Ogunlesi and Tremaine Nelson Toronto, ON – Following its season opener, The Year of the Cello, Theatre Passe…
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Making of The Year of the Cello
Interview with the Co-Creators of The Year of the Cello Marjorie Chan and Njo Kong Kie first met as cohorts of Tapestry Opera‘s Composer-Librettist Laboratory (LIBLAB) program. Since then, the two artists have been close friends (Marjorie is an artist of Hong Kong background, and Kong Kie lived in Macau for many years). But this is the first time they…
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Meet the Bob Nasmith Innovation Backspace
Introducing Theatre Passe Muraille’s newly renovated Bob Nasmith Innovation Backspace Toronto, ON — Theatre Passe Muraille (TPM) is pleased to open the newly renovated Bob Nasmith Innovation Backspace for our 22.23 season thanks to receiving a $142,600 Resilient Communities Fund grant in 2021 from Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), an agency of the Government of Ontario. The funds were used to…
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Our new tri-leadership structure
Theatre Passe Muraille announces Michelle Knight as incoming Managing Director, Revenue and Strategy; unveils new collaborative leadership structure Toronto, ON – With the start of their 22.23 season around the corner, Theatre Passe Muraille is thrilled to welcome Michelle Knight as the incoming Managing Director, Revenue & Strategy and to announce a new collaborative tri-leadership structure. This new structure will…