Call for Submissions

Mayworks Halifax seeks proposals that will speak of the working class experience. This can be extremely varied and can be contemporary or historical. Both amateur and professional performers may apply. Submissions need not be directly focused on work, labour or unions. Mayworks   Halifax programs works of art that adress broad themes of social and environmental … Continued

Socialist Hip Hop – A Troublemaker’s Fundraiser

FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR the MAYWORKS HALIFAX festival!!! Join us for a night of Socialist Hip Hop music with Mohammad Ali. Where: Italian Cultural Centre — 2629 Agricola Street, Halifax When: Saturday October 29th from 7pm to 10pm (following the Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council's Halifax Troublemakers Conference 2016) Cover Charge: $10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLB2Y7JAtPE  

$10

Canadian Labour International Film Festival

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS

Mayworks Halifax in partnership with CLiFF and the Bus Stop Theatre Coop presents a series of 9 short films about work and those who do it. A Living Wage 2017 Mayworks Halifax Program Launch! This event will also serve as an announcement platform for the 2017 Mayworks Halifax Festival lineup! Join us to hear first … Continued

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KAMP Songspiel: An Orchestral Preview

An orchestral preview of a new Musical by Jamie Bradley and Garry Williams From 1933 until the end of the Second World War, the Third Reich arrested homosexual men and imprisoned them in concentration camps. Crammed into isolation barracks, these men suffered back-breaking work and torture beyond imagination. Some of these men sought solace by … Continued

$25
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The Decelebration of Canada 150

Performance by Raven Davis Saturday, April 29, 10:00AM-11:00AM | Cornwallis Park Friday, May 5, 5:30 PM-6:30PM | Citadel Hill - Clock Tower The Decelebration of Canada 150 is a body of work and a performance piece created to critique and expose the myth of the confederation of Canada and the discourse and erasure of: Indigenous … Continued

Free

International Workers’ Day Rally & March

Grand Parade Downtown, Halifax, NS

Hip hip hurray - It's May Day! May 1st is the global celebration of the working class. It is the day we join our sisters, brothers, and comrades the world over as we fight for a better world. The Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council invites us to rally at 6:00pm at Halifax Grand Parade for … Continued

Free

Spring Break From Capitalism

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS

A Reception for the Common Good Join us after the International Worker's Day Rally & March for a mini Spring Break From Capitalism at our all-inclusive resort at the Bus Stop Theatre. Free from pesky bosses micromanaging your workflow and making inappropriate remarks, a micro-vacation with us will offer you time for a little much … Continued

Free

Untitled (Applying Joint Compound)

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS

Video installation / performance by Michael Di Risio Untitled (Applying Joint Compound) (2016) is a video-installation and performance that attempts to make visible the labour involved in maintaining public spaces. Though often unseen and undervalued, maintenance work is a fundamental component of the production of social space, in turn supporting other forms of collective work … Continued

Free
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The View From Her(e)

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS

A New Dance Piece by Liliona Quarmyne Choreographed by Liliona Quarmyne Featuring Liliona Quarmyne, Jacinte Armstrong & Sarah Rozee Is it possible to maintain the abstraction of contemporary art and still share a clear message? Or does one have to be compromised for the other? Choreographer Liliona Quarmyne is deeply curious about pushing the boundaries … Continued

$10 – $20
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New Waterford Boy – A Ceilidh

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS

A New Play by Richie Wilcox Featuring Richie Wilcox, Aaron Collier, Lynn MacIntyre, Sarah Richardson and Brian Talbot This is a tribute to the Cape Breton man I never was and never will be. This is a tribute to Cape Bretoners who have the songs of miners and fisherman embedded into their hearts and souls … Continued

$15