ART IS NOT A MIRROR WITH WHICH TO REFLECT
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Mat Fraser
Michelle Thrush
Alan Shain
Andy Blau
Fleetwood Legay
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Welcome
Stage Left is an interdisciplinary performing arts company of diverse artists who exist on the margins of the professional arts sector. We advocate for equity & diversity in the arts, provide support services for other marginalized artists and produce radical forms of Political Art: Radical: A socially-engaged way of living that... 1. Departs sharply from the usual or ordinary; 2. Attends to the root causes of systemic oppression; and 3. Relates to or affects the fundamental nature of something. Political Art: A socially-engaged form of art that... 1. Reveals deeper truths about social conditions; 2. Awakens personal and political sensitivities; and 3. Motivates passive spectators to become active spect-actors.* In 20 years we've established ourselves as a major contributor to Deaf, Disability & Mad Arts, a global Centre for the Theatre of the Oppressed and potent systems-change advocates. Current Programming
1. Production: a. Closet Freaks: A highly original QueerCrip production premiering Fall 2020 b. The Closet Freaks Side Show Spectacular: A contemporary Freak Show, for connoisseurs of curiosity 2. Advocacy & Support Services: a. CCEDA: Advocacy for increased cultural and systemic equity in Calgary's arts & culture sector b. DDMAAC: Deaf/Dis/Mad Arts support services, education, consultation and national advocacy 3. Training & Education: a. Full Spectrum: Arts equity training, education, consulting & advocacy b. Creative Justice: Applied Theatre of the Oppressed practices, currently in Indigenous Health & Wellness * Our thanks to Augusto Boal, for this framing and for endorsing us as a Centre for the Theatre of the Oppressed. |
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As a Calgary-based company, Stage Left respects the lands we operate on as the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (including the Siksika, Piikani and Kanai Nations), Ĩyãħé Nakoda (Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley First Nations) and Tsuuti'na Nation. Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. (See: Why Do We Acknowledge Treaty Land?, with thanks to The Immigrant Education Society.)
TRUTH & RECONCILIATION
We acknowledge that Canada's Treaty obligations have not been honoured and work daily to uphold good relations and advocate for the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action.n.
ACCESS
We acknowledge that provide access involves a process of individualized accommodation that is too digitally complex for us to satisfy, and regret that we lack the resources to provide website accessibility – especially as we are a company of artists who all live with some form of impairment. We apologize for the barriers this economic inequity creates, and are working hard to remedy the digital divide.
PHOTO CREDITS
All photos are used with permission, from the artists and community members we've collaborated with. Individual photo credits are available on request, with our apologies to artists and photographers for prioritizing increased accessibility for some members of the public over your right to proper public acknowledgement.
As a Calgary-based company, Stage Left respects the lands we operate on as the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (including the Siksika, Piikani and Kanai Nations), Ĩyãħé Nakoda (Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley First Nations) and Tsuuti'na Nation. Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. (See: Why Do We Acknowledge Treaty Land?, with thanks to The Immigrant Education Society.)
TRUTH & RECONCILIATION
We acknowledge that Canada's Treaty obligations have not been honoured and work daily to uphold good relations and advocate for the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action.n.
ACCESS
We acknowledge that provide access involves a process of individualized accommodation that is too digitally complex for us to satisfy, and regret that we lack the resources to provide website accessibility – especially as we are a company of artists who all live with some form of impairment. We apologize for the barriers this economic inequity creates, and are working hard to remedy the digital divide.
PHOTO CREDITS
All photos are used with permission, from the artists and community members we've collaborated with. Individual photo credits are available on request, with our apologies to artists and photographers for prioritizing increased accessibility for some members of the public over your right to proper public acknowledgement.
