May 25, 2019 | 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Rope Making Presented by Xiaocheng Li & Leesa Hamilton Textile Artists, Xiaocheng Li and Leesa Hamilton will make rope from discarded shirts. The Fashion and Textile industry create a lot of waste … Continued Free
May 26, 2019 | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Reel Justice The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS Our short film program weaves through issues and narratives to present a cinematic collage you won’t find at the Cineplex. Program: Total run time: 90 mins | Followed by a … Continued PWYC
May 28, 2019 | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Meso América Resiste! The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS Presented by the Beehive Design Collective Come see a mural-sized pen and ink masterpiece that took over nine years to create! The Beehive Design Collective works as word-to-image translators of … Continued PWYC
May 29, 2019 – June 1, 2019 A Timed Speed Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript with Additional Notes The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS May 29th to 31st | 7:30pm-9:00pm & June 1st | 2:00pm-3:30pm Presented by Surplus Production Unit In 1911, 146 people were killed in a fire at the factory of the … Continued $15
May 31, 2019 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Resilience Resonates – Zine Launch Resilience Resonates is a collaborative zine that’s been facilitated by Nikki A Basset and Elyse Moir, a duo of local organizers, educators and music lovers. The zine showcases a collection … Continued Free
May 31, 2019 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Iranian Music, The Female Body and The Burden of Message Join Iranian academic and music researcher Hadi Milanloo along with local facilitator Carmel Farahbakhsh as they unpack Milanloo’s recent field research in Tehran. This program explores Iranian female musicians and … Continued Free
May 31, 2019 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Strange Froots & Zamani A Friday afternoon celebration of chill grooves and deep rhythms. Strange Froots are a trio of soul warriors from Montreal, Canada featuring MCs Naïka Champaïgne, SageS, and Mags. Seamlessly blending … Continued Free
June 1, 2019 | 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm Hip Hop Vs. Capitalism Vol. 2 The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS Back for a second year in a row, Hip-hop Vs. Capitalism will be part of Mayworks' festival mic-drop. Kicking off with a community cypher entitled "Hip-Hop vs. the System", … Continued PWYC
June 1, 2019 | 11:59 pm – June 2, 2019 | 5:30 am Dance to A New Dawn The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS Night of June 1st to 2nd - midnight to dawn *Dry Event* 5 Epic DJ's will take us all on a journey through space, time, and sound as we … Continued $5 – $20
July 31, 2019 | 8:00 am – October 1, 2019 | 11:30 pm 2020 Call for Submissions Be a Part of the 2020 Festival! Mayworks Halifax seeks proposals that will speak of the working class experience. This can be extremely varied and can be contemporary or historical. … Continued
