Rope Making May 25, 2019 | 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm 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
Reel Justice May 26, 2019 | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada 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
Meso América Resiste! May 28, 2019 | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada 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
A Timed Speed Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript with Additional Notes May 29, 2019 – June 1, 2019 The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada 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
Resilience Resonates – Zine Launch May 31, 2019 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm 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
Iranian Music, The Female Body and The Burden of Message May 31, 2019 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 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
Strange Froots & Zamani May 31, 2019 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 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
Hip Hop Vs. Capitalism Vol. 2 June 1, 2019 | 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada 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
Dance to A New Dawn June 1, 2019 | 11:59 pm – June 2, 2019 | 5:30 am The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada 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
2020 Call for Submissions July 31, 2019 | 8:00 am – October 1, 2019 | 11:30 pm 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
