TRANSFORM: Connective T/issue—Classical Cirque
What is our connective tissue? What keeps us apart?
Saturday, September 25 | 7:30pm
Online Stream / Historic TheatreThis performance is available with captioning
Curated by: Cris Derksen and Sidonie Adamson
Video Editor: Cameron Anderson
Performers: Cris Derksen and Sido Adamson
Title of Pieces: New Heya, Eider Ducks
Title of Music: New Heya, Eider Ducks
Videographer: Cameron Anderson
Lighting Designer: Taylor Jansen
Performers: Sonny-Ray, Day Rider, and Noeli Acoba
Title of Piece: Elementerra
Title of Music: Water Spirit/Our Blood Mother, Elementerra
Videographer: Bani Logroño/Amanda Simon
Performers: Eliot Briton and Erin Ball
Title of Piece: EB² – Sparkle Cannon Shuffle
Title of Music: Ambient Ships
Title of Music: Sparkle Cannon Shuffle
Videographer: Bon Evans
Access Consultation: Alex Bulmer
Choreography Consultation: Jane Kirby
Fiddle: Eliot Britton
Performers: Andrew Balfour and Matt Bagshaw
Title of Piece: 2 paychecks
Title of Music: Standing Reserve
Videographer: Cameron Anderson
Lighting Designer: Taylor Jansen
Helper 1: Sido Adamson
Helper 2: Katheryn Isfeld
Star of the Show: Cyr wheel
Performers: Geronimo Inutiq and Sam Hollis
Title of Piece: WECANALWAYSBEHAPPY
Videographer: Chase Levy
Performers: Ian Cusson and Kasha Konaka
Title of Piece: Where There’s A Wall
Title of Music: Where There’s A Wall (Bird Song, Grief Poem, Offerings)
Singer: Midori Marsh
Piano: Ian Cusson
Poetry: Joy Kogawa
Toronto Production (of the music): Victor Pokinko
Title of Music: Where There’s A Wall (Bird Song, Grief Poem, Offerings)
Singer: Midori Marsh
Piano: Ian Cusson
Poetry: Joy Kogawa
Recorded at 918 Bathurst (Toronto)
Producer (Toronto): Victor Pokinko
Festival Protocol Keeper: Quelemia Sparrow
Director: Mily Mumford
Land Acknowledgement: Mandy Nahanee, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation
Six pairs of artists from across the continent present collaborative digital works that explore our common threads and the barriers that divide us. Combining award-winning Indigenous composers and world-class circus performers, Connective T/issue is a collection of short films and digital performance pieces shown through various lenses that have kept us connected through the last year and a half.
Your Festival. Your Experience.
How will you experience the TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival? Choose the path that works best for you.
Stream all from the comfort of your own home.
Join us for an After Show following the performance! Groove to beats by DJ Kookum, catch interviews with the festival artists and enjoy fabulous performances all hosted by Joyce Rosario and Virago Nation’s Sparkle Plenty.
Online Tickets
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*Solo Party: one person | Bubble Party: two people in a household for one show, or purchase our All-Access Festival Pass!
A new way to cabaret!
Join us for a film screening at TRANSFORM Cabaret Club built on the stage of The Cultch’s Historic Theatre. Each film screening is followed by an in-person party, with beats by DJ Kookum, interviews with artists, and performances, hosted by Joyce Rosario and Virago Nation’s Sparkle Plenty.
Watch Party
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We are excited to open the doors once again to the Historic Theatre Venue for in-person film screenings!
Your online passport to all festival screenings.
$72 Solo Party Pass (one person)
$120 Bubble Party Pass (two people household)
Our Community Connects program provides free TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival tickets for families, community groups, artists, and others who might not be able to otherwise experience our shows. If you would like to learn more about how to access Community Connects tickets, please reach out to outreach@thecultch.com