We are excited to announce a special art workshop series led by Saint John Artist-In-Residence, Sheryl Crowley. Participants of all ages will collaborate to create a permanently installed mural using various art techniques on wooden disks. This dynamic artwork will symbolize the diverse ways humans can express love and their true selves. No drawing skills or art experience needed—just bring your creativity!
Location: Carleton Community Centre. Facilities: Accessible building, all-gender washrooms.
Solo Chicken Productions in partnership with Charlotte Street Arts Centre invite you to join us for an evening of delightful performances by some of Fredericton’s most creative queer artists. Poetry, burlesque, drag, dance, improv and more! Let’s come together to celebrate queerness, resist hate and kick off 2024 with a powerful message of love and community.
The evening will be hosted by none other than Heather Silk, featuring performances by Sophie Brander, Jean-Michel Cliche, Shane Clark, Evie Fade, Shelby Harnish, Maury Hansen, Sydney Hallett, Olivier Hébert, Kaylee MacNeil, Jena McLean, Chan Polchies, Ruby Ram, Alex Rioux, Emmanuelle Sabina and with VERY special guest, Gail Costello from Equality NB.
All proceeds from the evening will be donated to Equality NB, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting equality & working to improve the lives of marginalized folks in New Brunswick with a current focus on Policy 713.
Join us for an evening of queer PRIDE and resistance to oppression through performance!
Queens, Clowns and Fools is an introduction to pathways for new work creation that address, invokes, or involves an audience’s presence directly into performance.
As taught by multi-award-winning drag clown Justin Miller (aka Pearle Harbour), this class aims to equip its participants with the skills to tear down (or at least peek around) the fourth wall, tap into their impulse and imagination, and open themselves up to the risk, surprise, and love that can arise when performers authentically listen to their audience, and respond urgently to hug the calamity in the room.
Using tenants of Pochinko clown, bouffon, direct address, cabaret, commedia dell’arte, butoh, and contemporary drag, participants will tap into a presentational form that is both ancient and entirely in the moment.
This class is ideal for actors, drag queens, comedians, clowns, storytellers, solo- and interdisciplinary-performers, lecturers, anyone who has the courage to stand in front of someone else and entertain with both their wits and their heart.
When: Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 , 6:30PM – 9:30PM
Location: Black Box Theatre, James Dunn Hall, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB
