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2022 Call for Submissions

Be a Part of the 2022 Festival! Mayworks Kjipuktuk/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 Kjipuktuk/Halifax programs works of art that … Continued

Canadian Labour International Film Festival

Free Online Screening 7 International Short Films Once again, we are offering a local satellite screening of short films selected by the Canadian Labour International Film Festival! The total run time of the event is 96 minutes. The screening will be followed by a short open discussion. Register and screen the films for free here: … Continued

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The More Things Change: A Working Class Tour of Downtown Halifax

Old Halifax Memorial Public Library (Spring Garden) Brunswisk St @ Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Presented Outdoors in the Open Masking is required to attend this event Sunday, May 1st, 1:00 PM Saturday, May 7th, 1:00 PM (ASL Interpretation) Saturday, May 14th, 1:00 PM Departure from the corner of Brunswick St and Spring Garden Rd BUY Tickets Join us for an interactive tour that explores the working class past and … Continued

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May Day @ Radstorm

Radstorm 2177 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Looking for more to do on May Day? Check out this Fundraising event presented by Radstorm & the Halifax Anarchist Book Fair Sunday, May 1 Doors - 2 PM | Screening - 3 PM | Music - 5 PM All ages/Dry space $10 or Pay What You Can Radstorm, 2177 Gottingen Masks required Musicians: Jah’mila … Continued

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The Work We Do: An Animation Retrospective

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

Online stream at www.anifx.ca until May 15th Tickets to Online Screening at www.anifx.ca Presented in partnership with the Animation Festival of Halifax (AFX) Craft. Labour. Practice. Drudgery. Vocation. We work every day, sometimes with joy and a sense of fulfillment, sometimes with loathing and a sense of alienation. We labour for pay, for free, or … Continued

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

DROP IN ANYTIME: Friday, May 6th, 3:00 PM to 7:00PM (ASL Interpretation) The Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen St) + Facebook Live FREE Masking is required to attend this event in person Shortcuts are little acts of defiance. Despite what route we are told we should follow, we use shortcuts to find our own way. … Continued

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How the Animation Industry Works: Globalization, Integration, Unionization

Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Saturday, May 7th 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Museum of Natural History, Auditorium (1747 Summer St) Tickets available at www.anifx.ca Are you new to the animation industry? Trying to get into it? Just curious? Here’s a chance to find out about how financial policies and practices shape the animation workplace. We’ll discuss how international studios … Continued

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Primal @ Your Doorstep!

Your own doorstep!

May 1st to 15th, order performances online at www.GetPrimal.ca Friday, May 13th to Sunday, May 15th: ordered performance segments at your door! (Performed at a safe distance) Saturday, May 14th, 6:30 PM full performance (ASL Interpretation) The Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen St) + Online Stream (May 18th-20th) (CC) Masking is required to attend this … Continued

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ONLINE – Is This the Way I’m Going Out?

Charlie's Club 5580 Cunard Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Online Stream (May 18th-20th) (CC) >>BUY TICKETS Running time: 35 minutes. Halifax north ender Todd Matheson tells his stories of being a bartender. Confronting the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia’s claim that they represent him as part of 33, 000 workers, it’s docu theatre that collides the personal and the political, with the plight of … Continued

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ONLINE – Intersect

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

Online Stream (May 18th-20th) (ASL + CC) >>BUY TICKETS “ritual practice … the process of putting yourself together every day.” - Wu Tsang 8 bodies, traversing identities through movement. They are a collection of moments - some curated, some not. They move with care, with curiosity, with joy, with the possibility of failure. An intricate … Continued

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