Theatre Encounter
Calgary's Expressionist Theatre Company. Join us for STRANGER FEST 2024 - starting March 18 Promising daring, irreverent and always uncompromising performance.
An experimental physical theatre company presenting alternative interpretations of classic theatrical works.
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CALL FOR ARTISTS //
Theatre Encounter seeks proposals from visual and performing artists for presentation in March 2025
https://www.theatreencounter.com/about/auditionsinternships/
This week in the Studio Theatre at cSPACE Marda Loop, we welcome back Sun.Ergos with a moving and inspirational new dance show on the subject of grief.
SHOWS FRIDAY/SAT/SUN.
https://www.showpass.com/dancing-in-the-ashes/
Sun.Ergos, a Company of Theatre and Dance presents:
Dancing in the Ashes
"When tears wash the windows of our souls, we can see the light again."
Dancer: Dana Luebke
Choreography: Dana Luebke and Erin Thompson
Dancing in the Ashes is an exploration of the gifts that grieving the loss of someone you love can bring. How holding space for both sorrow and joy can deepen our shared human experience as we are invited to simply witness each other’s vulnerability. I believe when we express our own sorrow and loss and bear witness to the sorrow of others, we strengthen connections to our humanity and to others, allowing our hearts to begin heal and attain a sense of peace.
SHOWS
September 13 & 14 at 7:30 pm
September 15 at 2:30 pm
2025 GENERAL AUDITIONS | |
https://www.theatreencounter.com/about/auditionsinternships/
WE PROMISED AN ANNOUNCEMENT AND WE'VE GOT ONE!!!
SUBMISSIONS FOR COMMON GROUND ARE OPEN AND BECAUSE IT'S A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION YOU'RE WORK IS THE PERFECT GIFT!!!
YOUR MAGNUM OPUS OF A SCRIPT? PERFECT! YOUR DANCE PIECE? SUBLIME! YOUR BOUNDARY PUSHING, UNDEFINABLE MASTERPIECE? STUNNING!!!
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FILL OUT OUR FORM AND SEND IT OVER TO US!!! SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL JULY 31ST! IF YOU'VE GOT A THING, WE'VE GOT A STAGE!
YOU CAN FIND THE FORM RIGHT HERE: https://forms.gle/pdLVdZgMNhqAavnH9
FINAL PERFORMANCES // Stranger 2024 closes today with Music As Puppetry, Seeking Discomfort and Prairie Madness
Tickets still available online or at the door: https://theatre-encounter-performance-society.square.site/..
[Unfortunately, due to unforseen circumstances, the closing night performance of Coracazul has been cancelled. We regret any inconvenience.]
See Kuhlein Migue’s work this weekend cSPACE - part of the Stranger Fest visual arts exhibition
KUHLEIN MIGUE // "I put paint on the canvas and see what happens" 0:00 Childhood1:28 Mediums2:40 Creative Block3:29 Themes4:22 Current Project5:26 Creative Process6:21 The Triptych In Question
TONIGHT AT STRANGER // Music As Puppetry / Prairie Madness / Seeking Discomfort..
Starting at 6PM at cSpace Marda Loop tonight: music, mask, dance from Jocelyn Mah and James Watson, the "theatre of the Ugly" from the Encounter ensemble, and then get uncomfortable with Seeking Discomfort
TICKETS+MORE INFO: https://theatre-encounter-performance-society.square.site/
TONIGHT AT STRANGER // Coracazul // Prairie Madness // Music As Puppetry..
Start with an intimate adventure with Fidget the clown, see horrific thoughts onstage, and close out the night with music, movement and mask
TICKETS: https://theatre-encounter-performance-society.square.site/
Theatre of the Ugly - this weekend.
Get your tickets now.
Planning to see PRAIRIE MADNESS tomorrow? Why not make a night of it and catch one of our Stranger Studio Shows:
Arrive at 6PM to catch SEEKING DISCOMFORT, or stay for CORACAZUL at 8:30PM!
https://www.theatreencounter.com/stranger-fest/
TODAY // Join us at cSpace Marda Loop the first day of Stranger - the hallway gallery is open from 8AM to 8PM https://www.facebook.com/events/925615025846175
STRANGER starts on Monday with Stranger Fest 2024 - Visual Arts Exhibition - Kimberly Ohman and Kuhlein Migue
Take a look at this packed lineup, and get your picks
or... rush all the shows and events for free by volunteering to help with front of house: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4EADA72BA3FDCE9-47777019-stranger #/
STRANGER FEST STARTS NEXT WEEK // See the full lineup at
theatreencounter.com/stranger-fest.
📷: Kuhlein Migue - Strange Serenity
📷: Kimberly Ohman - This Seat's Taken
📷: Seeking Discomfort
📷: Music As Puppetry
📷: Coracazul
The experiments continue
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Scenes from the rehearsal hall as we head into our last week of prep for PRAIRIE MADNESS
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theatreencounter.com/prairie-madness
We're delighted to welcome Dancers Studio West back for another round of creative residencies
Interested in seeing seeing our amazing STRANGER FEST shows and helping out at the same time? We're seeking FOH volunteers for the festival March 20-23:
Stranger Fest Front of House/Ushers Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!
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Classic Alternative Theatre.
Theatre Encounter is an experimental physical theatre company presenting alternative interpretations of classic theatrical works. Promising daring, irreverent and always uncompromising performance, we practice a theatre of experimentation and collaboration. We seek out the essential truths of classic texts, and illuminate them in unexpected ways.
As an experimental performance arts company, we welcome diverse perspectives, and cast our productions with disregard to traditional casting mores. We invite artists of all backgrounds to bring their collaborative power to our projects. More on our equity and diversity commitments can be seen on our website.
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