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This premiere screening is presented by Students for a Liberated Palestine / Al-Zeitoun University Proceeds from this screening will be donated to the Obeid Family Fundraiser Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice. We […]
Canadian Labour International Film Festival Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax is proud to partner once again with the Canadian Labour International Film Festival for a satellite screening of films from their 16th annual festival. The screening takes place November 19, 7:00 PM, at the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op (2203 Gottingen St, Halifax). This year, we will be screening The Fighter (Canada: French); Bargaining Forward (Canada: English […]
It’s happening! The hottest workers’ rights musical event of the year: the Halifax WAC Open Mic Night! Mark your calendars for March 14th at the Bus Stop Theatre and get ready to celebrate a year of victories for workers with live local music and stories from the frontlines of worker organizing. Tickets? As always, they’re pay […]
Mayworks presents Wave Theory in Support of Autism NS Join us in celebration of World Autism Acceptance Day Local filmmaker Brandon Boyd explores autism through the lens of Cape Breton musician Leona Burkey. In his latest documentary, Boyd sheds light on Burkey’s musical career, family life and how her son inspired a song titled Wave Theory. […]
Mayworks Momentum presents selections from the Canadian Labour International Film Festival. The Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLIFF) is in it’s 17th edition and Mayworks will again present a local satellite screening of short films chosen from this year’s CLIFF selections. CLIFF selects films from across the globe that give voice to workers and their […]
Archiving and exploring movement through the cultural lenses of African Nova Scotian identity. and so we dance explores the contemporary realities and historic contexts of moving/movement through time and place. Specifically looking at the realities of being African Nova Scotian within the broader context of Black + African American performance traditions. We explore cultural themes of […]
Taking its name from the final line of Common’s acclaimed 2005 album, Be Eternal explores black male mortality, particularly of musicians, and the normalization of this in modern society. Led by local saxophonist Jackson Fairfax-Perry, this ensemble brings together 5 local improvising musicians with roots connecting to the African diaspora. Exploring both spontaneous and written compositions, Be […]
Found in Translation is an interactive performance in which small objects are translated into movement, drawing, and poetry through a series of playful transformations. Audience members are invited to join with performers to uncover illuminating potentials in the things that surround us. Found in Translation originated as part of Eastern Front Theatre’s Macro Digitals: CONNECTIONS under the […]
On the Line is a time-lapse video and photo compilation of six months’ worth of one of domestic labor’s most repetitive and relentless tasks: laundry. By documenting every load washed, every dryer load, and every line of drying clothes, the project seeks to show the cumulative weight of an everyday chore, particularly within the context […]
Am I Ovary-Acting? is a work by LunaSea Theatre about reproductive justice that examines commonly held beliefs about health and medical care for those with ovaries/uteruses/vaginas. Through comedy, storytelling, rage and disbelief we explore reproductive health and justice through relevant objects. At Mayworks, our focus will be the history, uses and misuses of the speculum. This […]
Note: This calendar is not a reflection of our current availability for rentals. For our rental calendar, please see the calendar at the bottom of this page.
