Glitch Theatre showcases the work of D/disability-identified artists with Arc One, May 23
Live podcast recording at the Roundhouse features short original performances by 10 emerging artists
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Arc One. Photo by Nico Dicecco
Glitch Theatre, in partnership with the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, is presenting Arc One on May 23 at 7:30 pm.
A roadkill road trip, the medical office of Anton Chekhov, an impossible waterfall, and the back seat of a speeding car—these are just a handful of the places Arc One will take audiences in an evening of live original performances by D/disability-identified artists.
This is the first community-engaged project by Glitch Theatre, formerly known as Realwheels Theatre, since its rebrand last year. Arc One engages 10 new and emerging artists for an evening of short original performances ranging from prose and poetry to stories and essays. Live-mixed sound and music will accompany the offerings, which vary in length from five to seven minutes each. The event will be recorded live for release as a podcast series later this year.
Arc One features the work and performances of Sunny Daydream Chen, Elijah Curror, Kyla Dowling, Jessica Hood, Isabel Miller Iparraguirre, Helen Jiang, Desirée Leal, Carmen Josephine Lee, Cass McKenzie, and Gary Tam. The evening is facilitated by Glitch’s co-artistic director, Adam Grant Warren, with production management by company producer Jordyn Wood.
“In ‘emerging artist programming’, and particularly in the programming of emerging artists who identify with D/disability, there’s still a tendency to applaud presence for presence’s sake,” shares Warren in a release. “We’re often celebrated not because our work is strong and resonant, but because we’re on the stage at all. Arc One pushes against that. It’s an investment in skill, process, story, and community connection.”
Arc One features sound design by Malcolm Dow and original compositions by Mishelle Cuttler. Nico Dicecco is behind the show’s lighting design and technical direction, while Stephen Field Elgar has put together the set design. The crew is rounded out by project assistant Damion LeClair and access coordinator V/Veronique West.
The content of the performance is blind and low vision–friendly. Closed captioning will be projected above the stage area.
Tickets for Arc One range in price and are available online through Glitch Theatre.
Post sponsored by Glitch Theatre.
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