ART IS NOT A MIRROR WITH WHICH TO REFLECT HUMANITY
BUT A HAMMER WITH WHICH TO SHAPE IT.
|| Bertoldt Brecht ||
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Mat Fraser
Michelle Thrush
Mercy Killing or Murder?
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Welcome
Stage Left is a collective of artists on the margins of the professional arts sector. We make unique forms of Political Art, advocate for equity in the arts, and use art itself to disrupt social norms, transform social systems and restore balance to social relations. Our vision is to repurpose live performance into potent public spectacles that turn passive spectators into active spect-actors.* Our programming is needs-based, and thus also responsive to how to best satisfy community concerns within the circumstances of each given moment. Until the end of 2020/ our current strategic plan, we're focused on: – Closet Freaks: An original QueerCrip production – Full Spectrum: Arts equity education, consulting & advocacy – CCEDA: Support services for diverse artists who don't want to be included – DDMAAC: Deaf/Dis/Mad Arts support services, education/ consultation and national advocacy – Creative Justice: Applied Theatre of the Oppressed practices, for systemic changes in public systems [* Our thanks to Augusto Boal, for this framing and for endorsing us as a Centre for the Theatre of the Oppressed.] |
Land Acknowledgement
Stage Left is based out of Calgary, which we acknowledge as the traditional lands of the Niitsitapi (The Blackfoot Confederacy) and the peoples whose hereditary homelands also include the Treaty 7 territories of Southern Alberta: Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, Tsuut’ina and Ĩyãħé Nakoda (Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley) First Nations. Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.
Access Statement
We regret that, as an independent theatre company (of many disabled artists), we lack the resources to provide website accessibility. We apologize for the barrier this creates for so many, and will attend to it when we are able to remedy the digital divide.
Photo Credits
All photos are used with permission, from artists and community members who've participated in our programming. Individual photo credits are available on request, with our apologies to artists/ photographers for prioritizing increased accessibility for some members of the public over your right to proper credits.
Stage Left is based out of Calgary, which we acknowledge as the traditional lands of the Niitsitapi (The Blackfoot Confederacy) and the peoples whose hereditary homelands also include the Treaty 7 territories of Southern Alberta: Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, Tsuut’ina and Ĩyãħé Nakoda (Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley) First Nations. Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.
Access Statement
We regret that, as an independent theatre company (of many disabled artists), we lack the resources to provide website accessibility. We apologize for the barrier this creates for so many, and will attend to it when we are able to remedy the digital divide.
Photo Credits
All photos are used with permission, from artists and community members who've participated in our programming. Individual photo credits are available on request, with our apologies to artists/ photographers for prioritizing increased accessibility for some members of the public over your right to proper credits.
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