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Artword Theatre Program 1999- 2000

Artword's new theatre opens April 15, 1999! Artword Theatre75 Portland St. Toronto (one block east of Bathurst, south of King) Admin: 416-408-1146

Artemis Theatre presents an on-going investigation into the arts Facetious Penguin Inquest Produced by Carole Logan April 15-17, 1999: performances by Nova Bhattacharya, Ed Hanley and Maria Gould, with a film by Keith Cole June 24-26, 1999: performances by The MadriGALS, a trio of singers, a dance work by Vivine Scarlett, a play about women and coolness, with Julia Gray, Samantha Booker and Rosemary Rowe and other surprises October 3 & 4, 1999: Dancer Michael Sobreira joins actor Bruno Gaudette, cellist Brenda Muller, bharatanatyam dancer Nova Bhattacharya and actress Gillian Stovel. Artword Theatre opens the new space with The Artword Festival:A Five-Night Celebration, June 8 to 12, 1999 Tues June 8: Dance Wed June 9: Storytelling Thur June 10: Poetry Plus Fri June 11: Music Sat June 12: Theatre AfriCan Theatre Ensemble presents The Gods Are Not To Blame a Nigerian classic by Ola Rotimi directec by Bayo Akinfemi An African retelling of Oedipus Rex by the noted Nigerian playwright Ola Rotimi, set in a pre-colonial Yoruba village. Written in the dark days of the Nigerian Civil War, The Gods Are Not To Blame is a warning to people to take responsibility for what is happening to them, rather than blaming everything on forces beyond their control. The play has a cast of 30, including two drummers, and features music, dance and authentic African costumes. June 16 to 20, 1999 Artword Theatre presents Revealing Gestures four dance works that push the edge of movement A fFIDA off-site dance event August 3, 8 & 10, 1999 A double bill of two new plays: Somewhere by Conor Green, produced by Big Smoke Productions American Dream Queen, by Edward Griffith, produced by Nova’s Wake Theatre August 11-14, 1999 Amati Quartet Rush Hour Concerts Joseph Peleg, Peggy McGuire, David Miller, Mark Childs 5:30 refreshments, 6-7 pm music, Wednesdays 1999: Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Dec. 1 2000: January 19, February 23, April 5 and May 3. Actors' Repertory Company in association with Artword Theatre presents Creditors by August Strindberg directed by John Neville featuring Brenda Bazinet, Alan Jordan and Chuck Shamata September 30-October 17, 1999 Post-Hippie, post-Yuppie, Baby Boomer father... Sonofadrum written and performed by Bill Usher October 19-24, 1999 An Artword revival of a stunning dance work Dancing Barefoot with Patti choreography by Michael Du Maresq danced by Leanne Dixon poetry and music by Patti Smith October 27 to 30, 1999 Mizu Tubig Thani A dance/music collaboration by Meiko Ando, Roderick Zalameda, Cyrus Sundar Singh and Go Hirano Saturday November 6, 1999 Hear Here presents The Green Pants by Dr. Seuss a family-friendly new music event with dancerYvonne Ng as the Green Pants Monday November 15, 1999 Back by popular demand! The Artword hit: Cu'Fu (So Who Did It?) Stories of a Sicilian Familty written and performed by Charly (Calogero) Chiarelli directed by Ronald Weihs November 10 to December 18, 1999 Que Sera: the life of Doris Day - a play with music by Claudette Williams, starring Morgonn Ewen as Doris January 26-February 13, 2000 (How To Grow Up Jewish in Smiths Falls) If Cows Could Fly written and performed by Allan Merovitz February 16 - March 12, 2000 (run extended) Sat. Feb 19, 8 pm North York Harvest Food Bank Benefit, tickets $10 + 5 canned goods Sun. Feb 27, 7:30 pm Matti Baranovsky Memorial Fund Benefit, tickets $20/$15, all proceeds to the Fund Benefit screening for the CFMDC Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre Smack, a film by Steve Sanguedolce: Part documentary, part fiction ... funny, frightening -- and real -- stories in voice-over with hand-processed, vividly hand-toned images. Tuesday, March 7, 7:30 and 9 pm The Offering by Anton Piatigorsky, directed by Chris Abraham with Gary Reineke, Mark Ellis and Dean Gilmour a new three-act play from the stories of Genesis March 19-April 9, 2000 March 21 - 25 at 8 pm in the Artword Alternative Theatre The Soul Walking by Sara Tilley, directed by Kyle Brough March 27, 8 pm One Night Stand a benefit for the Playwrights Union of Canada Sunday, April 16, 8 pm Timothy Minthorn, piano free concert to celebrate the release of the CD Tidal Storm Autumn Leaf Performance presents Pierrot Lunaire / Transfigured Night by Arnold Schoenberg directed by Thom Sokoloski Featuring mezzo soprano Fides Krucker and dancer Sara Porter April 19-29, 2000 The Pleiades Theatre presents The Game of Love and Chance (Le jeu d'amour et hasard) by Marivaux, translated and directed by John Van Burek with Colombe Demers, Oliver Dennis, Scott Nichol, Adam Paolozza Alex Poch-Goldin, Amy Price-Francis, Graeme Somerville May 9-28, 2000 The AfriCan Theatre Ensemble presents Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again a comedy by Nigerian playwright Ola Rotimi about a military man with policital ambitions, ... and three wives! directed by Bayo Akinfemi June 8-11, 15-18, 22-25, 2000 The Fringe -- Toronto's Theatre Festival -- July 6 to 16, 2000: 100 theatre companies from around the world and more than 725 performances in 9 theatres in 11 days.