Staging Difference
Canadian Intercultural Theatre Conference with
Magnetic North Theatre Festival
Raising the latest and most urgent issues of Canadian intercultural theatre, this conference is comprised of four main sessions:
Funding
Creation
Collaboration
Dissemination
Canadian theatre's success and growth is dependent on its ability to engage a wider range of audiences from both the immigrant and Aboriginal Communities, as well as its ability to attract the younger crowds of high school and university populations. Bringing together theatre artists and audiences with various perspectives and forms of expression is essential. You can be a part of invoking the creative and transformative potential of theatre to build and define community.
Opening Reception Sept 25 at 6pm,
Walper Terrace Hotel
Sept 26 & 27, 2009 @ 10am - 4pm,
King Street Theatre Centre.
Magnetic North Theatre Festival invites proposals from Ontario-based individual artists, ad-hoc collectives or unincorporated theatre companies to submit proposals to the Artistic Director. Successful applications will be awarded seed money via the Ontario Arts Council Theatre Creator's Reserve to enable them to further explore ideas which fascinate them.
Deadline:November 1st, 2009. Applications must be received in the office by the deadline date.
Expressions of Interest
Host Communities for 2012 and 2014 Festivals
We are inviting Expressions of Interest to host this prestigious Festival in 2012 or 2014. This is not an official bid and the Festival is prepared to offer assistance to any community submitting an Interest. Simply contact us with the name of the municipality/community, as well as with the names of theatre companies that might be partners in hosting the Festival.
Expressions of Interest should be sent by September 30, 2009 to
Magnetic North Theatre Festival,
P.O. Box 1534, Stn. B,
Ottawa, ON, K1P 5W1.
Fax: (613) 943-1401. info@magneticnorthfestival.ca
If you have questions about submitting an Expression of Interest, please contact: Peter D Smith,
Imperial Theatre
(506) 674-4104 peter@imperialtheatre.nb.ca
NOTE: This is for Expressions of Interest only. This is not a call for bids or complete proposals.
Employment Opportunity
Technical Director Kitchener-Waterloo 2010
The Magnetic North Theatre Festival has an employment opportunity for a Technical Director for the 2010 Kitchener-Waterloo installment of the Festival. This is an exciting, fast-paced, dynamic team position. The duration of this contract will be from November 2009 to July 2010.
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume prior to September 11, 2009.Click here for more information.
Dates to Remember
September 11 Deadline for Technical Director applications
September 25 – 27 Staging Difference
September 30 Deadline for Expressions of Interest
October 2 Focus Group at FemFest in Winnipeg
June 9 – 19, 2010 Magnetic North Theatre Festival in Kitchener-Waterloo
On behalf of everyone at Magnetic North, thank you!
