ART IS NOT A MIRROR WITH WHICH TO REFLECT HUMANITY
BUT A HAMMER WITH WHICH TO SHAPE IT.
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Mat Fraser
Alan Shain
Michelle Thrush
Mercy Killing or Murder?
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Welcome
Stage Left is a company of diverse artists who exist on 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 collaborate with them to 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.* Over the past 15 years, we've established ourselves as a leading contributor to Canada's disability arts movement, a global Centre for the Theatre of the Oppressed and a pioneer in intercultural approaches to arts equity literacy. Current Programming
1. Closet Freaks: An original QueerCrip production 2. Full Spectrum: Arts equity education, consulting & advocacy 3. CCEDA: Support services for diverse artists who don't want to be included 4. DDMAAC: Deaf/Dis/Mad Arts support services, education/ consultation and national advocacy 5. 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 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 Nations. Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.
Commitment to Truth & Reconciliation
As guests in Treaty 7, we acknowledge that Treaty obligations and relations have not been honoured, and work daily to uphold good relations and advocate for the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action.
Access
We 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 (which is why we lack the resources we need!). We apologize for the barrier this creates for so many, and will attend to it when we finally figure out how 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 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 Nations. Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.
Commitment to Truth & Reconciliation
As guests in Treaty 7, we acknowledge that Treaty obligations and relations have not been honoured, and work daily to uphold good relations and advocate for the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action.
Access
We 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 (which is why we lack the resources we need!). We apologize for the barrier this creates for so many, and will attend to it when we finally figure out how 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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