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The Mayworks Halifax Festival presents An Audiovisual installation by Katie Toth and Mary-Dan Johnston FREE admission It goes like this: the bank closes, along with the grocery, then the laundromat, the club, the pub, the corner store where we bought popsicles and cartons of milk. The schools crumbled and were consolidated. Now, standing on the […]
The Mayworks Halifax Festival presents A New Play by In My Own Voice (iMOVe) Arts Association May 6th 7pm May 7th 2pm May 7th 7pm Mug revolves around the Mug Shots of three formerly incarcerated people – photographs that span collectively almost 50 years of being in conflict with oneself and the Justice System. When […]
Mayworks Halifax presents CLIFF 2017 Canada’s national labour film festival which takes place in November in locations across Canada. Films are about workers and what affects all of us. Admission by donation – PWYC! FREE Popcorn! Full program details to be announced soon! Films will include the following: THE CHOP 17min United Kingdom | English […]
Under the Surface is a group exhibition featuring works by Kim Cain, Tina Roberts-Jeffers and Katie Toth. Together, their works ask us to take a closer look at their subjects, unearth the obscured and reconsider our assumptions about home. Admission: FREE ------------------------- Opening Reception May 1st at 6:30pm following the May Day rally FREE ice […]
Our 2018 program of short films will examine Maritime landscapes and waterscapes through various themes including mental health and our connection to land. Admission: Pay What You Can. Total run time: 80 min Bound By Daniel Boos (2015) 11 min When a mysterious group of workers appear at his brother’s sawmill, a struggling shopkeeper must […]
The Sankofa teaches us that we must go back to recognize what was before us while moving forward in the future. As part of this looking back, a stellar roster of African Nova Scotian singer/songwriters will be paying tribute to the internationally known a capella group Four the Moment. Each of them will also showcase […]
Gain 100 pounds, then lose that 100 pounds in six months. Body shaming, self loathing, eating disorders, and parenting as an obese Dad are part of his fight on the journey to self love, body positivity, and becoming a superhero Dad. Credits: Written/ Performed by Taylor Olson Directed by Sansom Marchand Admission: $10 or $15 […]
I had a dream again the other night… Sex, love, and identity: the life of one trans woman. Created by Michelle Raine and Alexis Milligan It’s A Girl! is a 60min performance piece created to engage public conversations about trans identity, and to provide opportunities for discussions about the new language of gender identity emerging […]
Part visual art installation, part spoken word storytelling, The True Cost of Coal examines the cost of coal-powered electricity, while celebrating stories of struggle from communities in the Appalachian mountains. A collaboration between the Beehive Design Collective and hip hop duo Test Their Logik, this event features large scale murals and stinging rhymes that will […]
“…a bold mover!” (Lisa Traiger, Washington Post) Vincent E. Thomas/VTDance contemplates acts of humanity in the deeply moving, multi-layered work- iWitness. “I Pledge” explores simple truths in human behaviors and implied truths in human documents. “Render & Proceed” investigates the convolution of media and its impact on the human spirit. “Come Change” considers the past […]
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