FESTIVAL PASSES

Festival passes are available online NOW at:

tickets for individual shows go on sale May 1 at:

PRESENTERS WINDOW

June 7 - 12 OR June 8 – 13

 

Magnetic Encounters

Magnetic Encounters gives audiences and artists a chance to get up-close-and-personal with Canada's fabulous artists: linger over tea with the extraordinary artists in the Festival; take a backstage look at Canada’s performing arts greats as they share their stories; engage in a good old-fashioned debate that’s sure to shake things up; and grab a sneak peek into the creative processes of 11 Vancouver theatre companies.
All Encounters events are pay-what-you-can.
CELEBRITY SPEAKERS
These encounters are not to be missed—come early for a seat! All Celebrity Speaker events are 5-6pm
SANDRA OH actor
Saturday June 7, Performance Works
GORDON PINSENT actor/director/producer/writer
Friday June 6, Performance Works
SHARON POLLOCK playwright/director
Monday, June 12, PAL Theatre
MIEKO OUCHI actor/playwright/musician
Sunday, June 8, Performance Works
ANOSH IRANI novelist/playwright
Saturday, June 14, Performance Works
TANTOO CARDINAL actor/artist
Friday, June 13, Performance Works
*speaker line-up subject to change
TEA WITH THE ARTISTS

Sip tea with director Sarah Stanley and enjoy her compelling conversations with some of this year’s Festival artists. These encounters take an intimate look at what makes these artists tick, what drives them and how they came to create this year’s shows.

Afternoons from 3pm – 4pm at Performance Works.

blood.claat,
d’bi.young.anitafrika and Weyni Mengesha, June 5
[boxhead],
June 6
The Loft,
June 7
Goodness,
June 11
Where the Blood Mixes,
Kevin Loring and Glynis Leyshon, June 12
Sour Brides,
June 13
LUNCHTIME ENCOUNTERS
The noontime menu at Performance Works includes:
The noontime menu at Performance Works includes:
The Great Debate:
Watch an old-fashioned style debate with artists who have big opinions about hot topics in the Canadian theatre scene Saturday, June 7.
The Doyenne:
Get the real story of what it takes to become one of Canada’s great theatre women. Why are there no female King Lears? Sunday, June 8.
The Projectionist:
Play designer for a day and make a very small number of video projectors replace a very large number of stage lights. June 9.
The Buzz:
Gather together with artists from the HIVE Collective and encounter their amazing creation process Friday, June 13.
ROGERS’ CHOCOLATES TALKBACK AND TRUFFLE SERIES

Stay after the show, hear from the artists who you’ve just seen on stage and savour a succulent truffle compliments of Rogers’ Chocolates.

FESTIVAL LOUNGE

Before shows, between shows, after shows ... there’s time all day long to meet, mingle and relax in our comfortable indoor/outdoor Festival Hub at Granville Island’s beautiful Performance Works.

HIVE2 Après Party

Come buzz the night away and enjoy live music, visual art and great party atmosphere. $12 at the door or free with same-night HIVE2 ticket. Free admission with badge for Magnetic North and PACT delegates.

MAGNETIC MADNESS

Be sure to check out our Magnetic Madness fundraising activities happening during the Festival. You could win terrific prizes!
DATES TO REMEMBER
APRIL 25 Dub Poetry Masterclass with d’bi.young.anitafrika
APRIL 26-28 Dub Poetry Workshop with d’bi.young.anitafrika in Vancouver
APRIL 28 Dub Poetry Public Performance
MAY1 Single tickets go on sale through Tickets Tonight
MAY 1 Deadline for Compass Points
MAY 18-23 BodySchool Workshop in Ottawa
JUNE 4-14 Magnetic North Theatre Festival
JUNE 7-12 Presenters Window
JUNE 8-13 Presenters Window
JUNE 9-13 Compass Points
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