TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival Schedule
SEPT 23 | 7:30 PM
ONLINE STREAM / HISTORIC THEATRE
TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival kicks off with a spectacular Bash! An all IBPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ cast comes together for a completely new form of Opening Bash!
The Candy Show with Candy Palmater and Friends
SEPT 24 | 7:30 PM
ONLINE STREAM / HISTORIC THEATRE
Join Indigenous comedian Candy Palmater and friends, including activist Buffy Sainte-Marie, for a special edition of her multiple award-winning national variety television show.
SEPT 26 & OCT 2 | 2:00 PM
ONLINE STREAM
Critically acclaimed cabaret star Le Gateau Chocolat’s first work for children and families is a reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling.
SEPT 30 | 7:30 PM
ONLINE STREAM / HISTORIC THEATRE
Non-binary drag collective The Darlings follow a fantastical film noir narrative, as their detective alter egos investigate their own disappearances.
OCT 1 & OCT 2 | 7:30 PM
ONLINE STREAM / HISTORIC THEATRE
This concert documentary chronicles the creation process of Governor General award-winning storyteller Kim Senklip Harvey’s next artistic ceremony.
Your online passport to all festival screenings.
$80 Solo Party Pass (one person)
$160 Bubble Party Pass (two people household)
After Show
Whether you attend an Online Stream or a Watch Party (in-person film screening), join us for After Shows featuring interviews with artists, beats by DJ Kookum, and fabulous performances, all hosted by Joyce Rosario and Virago Nation’s Sparkle Plenty.
Club Kids! After Show (Zee Zee Theatre)
The kids take over the festival club!
For the screenings of Le Gateau Chocolat’s Duckie, the Transform Cabaret Club will be transformed into a fabulous kids dance party with Zee Zee Theatre! Join Peach Cobblah, Isolde N. Barron, and Indigenous icon Thanks Jem, for an afternoon of online family festival fun!