Spark Festival 2015

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Wednesday, March 11th, 2015

From March 10-22, 2015 we’ll be presenting our annual SPARK Festival, full of new plays, new ideas and a ton of free events crafted just for you. Tickets go on sale in early 2014 and will be available online at www.belfry.bc.ca/tickets/single-tickets/ and at the box office. The Fish Eyes Trilogy: An audacious trio of dance-plays by Anita Majumdar The Fish Eyes Trilogy uses music and dance to tell the coming-of-age stories of three young women in small town Canada. In Fish Eyes, Meena is an accomplished classical Indian dancer who would trade it all for a chance at true love with her crush Buddy, the most popular boy in school. Boys With Cars tells the parallel story of Naz, who is accepted into Buddy’s clique but soon realizes it’s not at all how she imagined it would be. Finally, in Let Me Borrow That Top, we hear directly from Candice, Naz’s nemesis and the perceived obstacle in Meena’s path to Buddy. Inspired by so-called honour killings, hip hop and teenage heartache, Anita’s tour de force performances celebrate the joy and awkwardness of youth while slyly tackling issues of colonialism and cultural identity. The God That Comes The God that Comes is a wine-soaked rock & roll cabaret celebrating the god of wine and ecstasy, starring Hawksley Workman. Part play, part concert, all bacchanalian. This solo performance fuses the chaotic revelry of a rock concert with the intimacy of theatrical storytelling. Hawksley plays all the characters and all the instruments. The show is a tonic for a society that has lost its sense of balance, and for a people that have lost touch with their animal instincts. It is an invitation to raise a glass together, hear a story, and get lost in the music for a few hours. Created by Hawksley Workman and Christian Barry / Live music and performance by Hawksley Workman. http://www.thegodthatcomes.com