Labour and Us: A Workshop and Performance Series

Please join us for Labour and Us: A Workshops and Performance Series by IMPR Students “Cohort Four / Almost Alchemy.” All workshop events and the final performance are free, and the organizers a offering free snacks and hot beverages. Participation is limited to folks ages 19 and up. Please register for these special workshops at the Eventbrite link.

The schedule is as follows:

Workshop 1) Thursday March 14, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm at ImprovLab, MCK U of G

WRITING & IMPROVISED DANCE WORKSHOP W/ AIMÉE DAWN ROBINSON

Workshop 2) Wednesday March 27, 5:00 pm -7:00 pm Silence, 46 Essex

STORYTELLING THROUGH MUSIC SHARING W/ MATTHEW ENDAHL

Workshop 3) Friday April 5, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm at Guelph Public Library, East Side Branch

DEVISED MAKING (HANDS-ON) WORKSHOP W/ MICHAEL BERGMANN

Workshop 4) Wednesday April 17, 5-6:30pm at Massey Hall, room 300, U of G

DEVISED THEATRE CONFLICT RESOLUTION W/ TOM SCHOLTE

Performance and Roundtable Discussion – Friday April 19, 7:00 pm, ImprovLab, MCK U of G

Participating in the performance is optional (but encouraged!) and requires taking part in at least one workshop, though we’d love to have all workshop participants join as much as possible. The roundtable discussion will feature Alan Filewod, Cynthia Ashperger, and Judith Thompson, and explore the history of worker’s theatre, how labour and the arts interesect, and how radical labour may help (re)define our work in the arts in the future.

More About the Events:

The workshops are designed for workers to explore creative outlets for themselves, to build solidarity with each other through the arts. We are CUPE 3913 members – but all workers are welcome to attend! For all people ages 19 and up.

More About the Organizers:

We’re second year PhD students, Michael F Bergmann, Lucas Carravetta, Matthew Endahl, and Aimée Dawn Robinson – the fourth cohort of the Critical Studies in Improvisation program (IMPR) at the University of Guelph. We come from dance, music, and theatre backgrounds. We also have a band called Almost Alchemy, which you can check out it here!