THE WATAH THEATRE

presents

Audre Lorde Works-in-Progress Theatre Festival

DATES: Feb 22 - 29 & Mar 07 - 13, 2016

6:00 Doors 7:00pm Show 10:00pm End

Sunday Feb 28 Sun Mar 13 Matinee Shows 2pm

$15 ADV $20 DOOR $75 FESTIVAL PASS

$50 FOUR DAY PASS

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The Watah Theatre, proudly announces the second of this years tri-annual festival in the 2015/16 KENTE Season, The Audre Lorde Works-In-Progress is a culmination of Raw Works by Artists-in-Residence in the 2nd term at The Watah Theatre and will kick off on Feb 22, with a Sage Secrets Lecture by the acclaimed dancer-choreographer BaKari I Lindsay.

Session two at Watah, focused on Art Creation, runs from January to March. Artists explore the questions What is the relationship between myself and the art that I create? What stories Have I been told? What Stories do I perpetuate? The term culminates in the Audre Lorde Works-In-Progress Festival named in honour of the African-Caribbean-American radical feminist lesbian poet Audre Lorde. Lorde, born February 18, 1934, died November 17, 1922 of breast cancer. Lordes work inspires us to continually undo the fibres of our conditioned beings. She insists that as Black womxn and Black people we must self-care, as this is a revolutionary act of survival. Watah is rooted in both her ethos and her theories.

As part of Watahs dedication to professional development and mentorship, each year culminates with a selection of two main stage workshop productions from the previous years Artists-in-Residence. We are excited to announce this seasons main stage production of Addicted by Raven Dauda being presented Feb 23-28, 2016 and Oughtism being presented March 8-March 13, 2016 by Faduma Mohamed.

Opening Tuesday Feb 23, Addicted follows Penelope Day, an alcoholic in rehabilitation where magical things happen. Penelope befriends a cocky Irish teen and together they do what they can to sustain their sobriety; including collaborating to end Penelope's five hundred year old family curse, which drives her to question what is real and what is not. Flooded with ancestral visitations, Penelopes preternatural quest takes her on a healing journey to save her future. Addicted asks What are you addicted to?

Raven Dauda has been a professional actor and storyteller for over twenty years. Notable productions include: Heroes Reborn, Orphan Black, Annedroids, Nikita, What Would Sal Do, Anatomy of Assistance, Bejide, The Firm, Across the River to Motor City, The Natalie Cole Story, 4.48 Psychosis, Intimate Apparel, Tout Comme Elle, and Da Kink In My Hair. Raven has received Dora Awards for her performances in The Penelopiad, and Miss Julie: Freedom Summer, and Dora Nominations for her performances in Doubt: A Parable and The Minotaur. Upcoming projects: Obsidian Theatres production of Lisa Codringtons Up The Garden Path.

The Festival also features a Youth Arts Day on Saturday February 22 with storytelling and games for children as well as a Wholistic Health Day on Saturday March 12 with guest health practitioners. DBI. & THE 333 can be seen live at Lula Lounge on Monday February 29, midway between week one & week two. Main stage workshop productions are preceded by two excerpts of works by current Artists-In-Residence. Please join us in this years Audre Lorde Works-In-Progress Theatre Festival.

WEEK ONE:

February 23rd 28th 2016 Doors 6pm, Show 7:00-10:00pm

Part I of The Audre Lorde Works-In-Progress Festival

ADDICTED by Raven Dauda

WEEK TWO:

March 7th - 13th Doors 6pm, Show 7:00-10:00pm

Part II of The Audre Lorde Works-in-Progress Festival

OUGHTISM by Faduma Mohamed

The Watah Theatre

AUDRE LORDE FESTIVAL EVENTS

Monday February 22nd 6:00 - 10:00PM

Watah Company Show &

Sage Secrets of Bakari I. Lindsay

@ Dancemakers Theatre

Tuesday February 23rd 6:00 - 10:00PM

Tuku Matthews, Ase Eschu Bafamet &

Addicted by Raven Dauda

@ Dancemakers Theatre

Wednesday February 24th 6:00 - 10:00PM

Yosef Selassie, Sarah Michaels &

Addicted by Raven Dauda

@ Dancemakers Theatre

Thursday February 25th 6:00 - 10:00PM

Andreena Hofferden, Sasky Louison &

Addicted by Raven Dauda

@Dancemakers Theatre

Friday February 26th 6:00 - 10:00PM

Shaniqua Roberts, Ilana Divantman &

Addicted by Raven Dauda

@Dancemakers Theatre

Saturday February 27th 1:00 - 4:00PM

Youth Arts Day

@ The Watah Theatre

Saturday February 27th 6:00 - 10:00PM

Clover Fannin, ShOYA Simpson &

Addicted by Raven Dauda

@ Dancemakers Theatre

Sunday February 28th 1:00 - 4:00PM

Angaer Arop, Samson Brown &

Addicted by Raven Dauda

@ Dancemakers Theatre

Monday February 29th 6:30 - 11pm

D'BI. & THE 333 #CivilRightsMixtape Live in Concert

@ Lula Lounge

March 08 - 13

Monday March 07th 6:00 - 10:00PM

Watah Company Show &

Sage Secrets of Lillian Allen

@ Dancemakers Theatre

Tuesday March 08 10:00am - 4pm

INTL WOMXN'S DAY EVENT

WANAWAKE: Black Womxn ARTrepreneurs

@ The Watah Theatre

Tuesday March 08th 6:00 - 10:00PM

Jena Alma Singh, Zak'isha Brown &

Oughtism by Faduma Mohamed

@ Dancemakers Theatre

Wednesday March 09th 6:00 - 10:00PM

Samson Brown, Lana Kouchnir &

Oughtism by Faduma Mohamed

@ Dancemakers Theatre

Thursday March 10th 6:00 - 10:00PM

Mahlet Gebreyohannes, Alexandra Sproule &

Oughtism by Faduma Mohamed

@ Dancemakers Theatre

Friday March 11th 6:00 - 10:00PM

Natasha Adiyana Morris, Kareen Weir &

Oughtism by Faduma Mohamed

@ Dancemakers Theatre

Saturday March 12th 1:00 - 4:00PM

Wholistic Health Day

@ The Watah Theatre

Saturday March 12th 6:00 - 10:00PM

ShOYA Simpson, Danielle Smith &

Oughtism by Faduma Mohamed

@ Dancemakers Theatre

Sunday March 13th 1:00 - 4:00PM

Najla Nubyanluv, Paul Ohonsi &

Oughtism by Faduma Mohamed

@ Dancemakers Theatre

Monday March 14th, 2015 - Sunday April 10, 2016

Holiday Closure

The Watah Theatre & Dancemakers Theatre

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