Halifax Mayworks

MayworksHalifax Festival opening ceremony celebrates indigenous resistance

Robert DeVet — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:05:59 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – There is a distinct reason why this year's MayworksHalifax Festival was opened with traditional Mi'kmaw ceremonies offered by elder Billy Lewis and th

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Talk Sexxxy: the not so sexy journal of a phone sex operator

Sebastien — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 02:20:56 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Presented by the 2014 MayworksHalifax Festival

Me Avr 30 - Ve Mai 2

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

The Bus Stop Theatre

Adresse:

2203 Gottingent St

Coût:

$10

le contact de l'organisatrice:

co.chair@mayworkshalifax.ca

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

Lien de carte:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/talk-sexxxy/

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Lien:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

Written by Lee-Anne Poole
Performed by Stephanie MacDonald

“…shocking, disgusting and laugh-out-loud funny.” -The Coast

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Reel Justice

Sebastien — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 02:12:17 +0000

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Co-curated by the 2014 MayworksHalifax Festival and the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative

Ma Avr 29

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative

Adresse:

5663 Cornwallis St. Suite #101

Coût:

By donation

le contact de l'organisatrice:

co.chair@mayworkshalifax.ca

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

Lien de carte:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/reel-justice/

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Lien:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

Presented with Dalhousie University & Ujamaa

Please note: Admission by donation to the Burnley “Rocky” Jones Education Fund.

Total program: 90 minutes.

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Cafe DaPoPo

Sebastien — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 02:05:03 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Presented by the 2014 MayworksHalifax Festival, DaPoPo Theatre and Unifor Atlantic

Lu Avr 28

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

Bearly's House of Blues and Ribs

Adresse:

1269 Barrington St

Coût:

le contact de l'organisatrice:

co.chair@mayworkshalifax.ca

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

Lien de carte:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/cafe-dapopo/

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Lien:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

Once again, DaPoPo Theatre returns with its unique blend of ordered chaos with what is now a Mayworks staple hit – the Cafe DaPoPo!

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Crises of Imagination, Crises of Power: Capitalism, Creativity and the Commons

Sebastien — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:59:30 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Presented by the 2014 MayworksHalifax Festival and Fernwood Publishing

Sa Avr 26

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

The Bus Stop Theatre

Adresse:

2203 Gottingent St

Coût:

Free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

co.chair@mayworkshalifax.ca

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

Lien de carte:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/crises-of-imagination-crises-of-power/

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Lien:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

Join us for a booklaunch with author Max Haiven who invites us to consider the limits of our creativity within the constraints of our economic system. How do we move beyond austerity and the colonization of creativity?

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A Show of Force

Sebastien — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:53:25 +0000

Titre secondaire:

presented by the 2014 MayworksHalifax Festival, the Art + Activism at NSCAD collective and Plan B Merchants Coop

Ve Avr 25 - Ma Mai 13

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

Plan B Merchants Coop

Adresse:

2180 Gottingen St

Coût:

Free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

co.chair@mayworkshalifax.ca

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

Lien de carte:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/a-show-of-force/

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Lien:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

The Art+Activism Collective and Plan B Merchant’s Coop present a concurrent exhibition of print portfolios relating to labour and social justice in Halifax, NS, and abroad.

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Society of Law

Sebastien — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:45:20 +0000

Titre secondaire:

presented by the 2014 MayworksHalifax Festival and the Us vs Them Theatre Cooperative

Je Avr 24 - Di Avr 27

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

The Bus Stop Theatre

Adresse:

2203 Gottingent St

Coût:

$10

le contact de l'organisatrice:

co.chair@mayworkshalifax.ca

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

Lien de carte:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/society-of-law/

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Lien:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

Created by Pasha Ebrahimi and Evan Wade Brown
Performed by Pasha Ebrahimi
Directed by Evan Wade Brown
Stage Managed by Stephanie Kincade
Designed by Nicholas Bottomley

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Mayworks Opening - Seeking Netukulimk - Art & Indigenous Resistance

Sebastien — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:32:34 +0000

Titre secondaire:

2014 MayworksHalifax Festival

Me Avr 23

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

Dalhousie Arts Centre

Adresse:

6101 University Ave

Coût:

Free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

co.chair@mayworkshalifax.ca

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

Lien de carte:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/opening-ceremony/

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Lien:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

Join us to celebrate the opening of the 5th Annual MayworksHalifax Festival of artists and working people.

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Marx in Halifax

Robert DeVet — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:49:27 +0000

Mayworks presents Marx in Soho, a play by Howard Zinn

This Saturday Mayworks will showcase Marx in Soho, a one-man play about Karl Marx

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“Marx in Soho” - a play by Howard Zinn

Sebastien — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:21:16 +0000

Titre secondaire:

presented by Persephone’s Garden Theatre and Mayworks Halifax

Sa Mai 4

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

The Bus Stop Theatre

Adresse:

2203 Gottingen St

Coût:

$10

le contact de l'organisatrice:

mayworkshalifax@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

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Lien:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

Karl Marx comes back from the dead in order to clear his name and defend his ideas and his work. The audience gets to know more about Marx the activist, husband and father as well as Marx the philosopher and political economist. This show is full of humour, insight and relevance for today’s audience.

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“Raising the Workers' Flag”

Sebastien — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:18:03 +0000

Titre secondaire:

The East Coast Book Launch by Stephen L. Endicott

Sa Mai 4

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

The Company House

Adresse:

2202 Gottingen Street

le contact de l'organisatrice:

mayworkshalifax@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

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Lien:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

Historian Stephen Endicott and company will be celebrating May Day in Halifax, giving a theatrical East Coast launch to 'Raising the Workers' Flag: The Workers' Unity League of Canada, 1930-1936' as part of the Halifax Mayworks festival.

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“Steel and Coal: Work and Protest”

Sebastien — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:14:40 +0000

Titre secondaire:

presented by Big Fiddle Players and Mayworks Halifax

Ve Mai 3

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

The Bus Stop Theatre

Adresse:

2203 Gottingen St

Coût:

$10

le contact de l'organisatrice:

mayworkshalifax@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

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Lien:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

A theatrical production that celebrates the history and struggle of the working people of Industrial Cape Breton through story and song.

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Mayworks Café DaPoPo

Sebastien — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:43:45 +0000

Titre secondaire:

presented by DaPoPo Theatre and the Mayworks Festival

Je Mai 2

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

Bearly's House of Blues

Adresse:

1269 Barrington St

Coût:

5.00

le contact de l'organisatrice:

mayworkshalifax@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

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Lien:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

DaPoPo Theatre brings its unique blend of ordered chaos to Halifax audiences at Bearly's House of Blues and Ribs as part of the 2013 Halifax Mayworks Festival.

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Puppets Et Cetera! and May Day march

Sebastien — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:35:00 +0000

Titre secondaire:

presented by Mayworks Halifax and the Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council

Me Mai 1

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

Grand Parade Square

Coût:

Free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

mayworkshalifax@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

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Lien:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

Kicking off this year's May Day march, street theatre collective, Puppets Et Cetera!, will be presenting short plays to agitate the crowd and remember the significance of May Day - the International Workers' Day.

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“Heartwood” – A play by Laura Burke

Sebastien — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:20:52 +0000

Titre secondaire:

presented by The Doppler Effect and Mayworks Halifax

Lu Avr 29 - Me Mai 1

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

The Bus Stop Theatre

Adresse:

2203 Gottingen St

Coût:

$10

le contact de l'organisatrice:

mayworkshalifax@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

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Lien:

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

This one woman show written and starring Laura Burke deals with the challenges encountered by a patient entering the mental health system in Nova Scotia and the bumpy road to recovery.

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