2025-05-01 The Only Wealth Is Labour The Only Wealth Is Labour May 1 – May 16 The Only Wealth Is Labour Sarah Mosher & Hannah Genosko What gives real value to anything in this world? The work we put into it. Exploring a key concept in Marx’s labour theory of value, textile artists Sarah Mosher and Hannah Genosko draw from the trade unionist tradition of parading crafted banners through city streets. ‘The Only Wealth Is Labour’ … Continued Free
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Sandy & Nora Talk Politics LIVE w/ John Kameel Farah May 1 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Sandy & Nora Talk Politics LIVE w/ John Kameel Farah What do two of Canada’s best known political podcasters have to say about the state of the world today? Come find out by attending a LIVE podcast recording of Sandy and Nora Talk Politics. Through a mix of playful banter and incisive political analysis, Sandy and Nora take apart current events and shine a light … Continued PWYC
9:00 pm – 11:59 pm WIKI w/Lord Unknown + DJ Uncle Fester • Tachichi • BASYL• Hatfield May 2 | 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm WIKI w/Lord Unknown + DJ Uncle Fester • Tachichi • BASYL• Hatfield Come hear the beats and bars of some of the best hip hop artists on the East Coast - from both sides of the border! New York hip hop fixture Wiki is coming to light up the Marquee Ballroom with Lord Unknown. They’ll be joined by local legends DJ Uncle Fester and Tachichi, as well … Continued $35
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Event Series Working Class Heritage Tours May 3 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Event Series Working Class Heritage Tours You’ll never see downtown the same way again! Join us for interactive walking tours that share the complex working class history of downtown Halifax. Each tour takes a different path through the city core and discusses different aspects of working class history and culture. The tours are designed to be stand alone but also work … Continued PWYC
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Event Series Altération May 3 | 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Event Series Altération Kira Arts / Aly Keita Co-presented with Live Art Dance How do our lives intertwine? How do we manage to form prosperous balances? What happens when they break down? ALTÉRATION addresses the transformations that punctuate our lives and our ability, as human beings, to influence both our own destiny and that of others. Aly Keita … Continued $20 – $65
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Awake and Still Drowning May 4 | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Awake and Still Drowning XOSECRET Immerse yourself into a vision of the future… Take part in a 30 minute shared experience combining VR and an unsuspecting performance. It is a cautionary fable about the day Nova Scotia becomes an island, told through a combination of virtual reality and group choreography in which watching and performing signify the high cost … Continued PWYC
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Event Series Altération May 4 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Event Series Altération Kira Arts / Aly Keita Co-presented with Live Art Dance How do our lives intertwine? How do we manage to form prosperous balances? What happens when they break down? ALTÉRATION addresses the transformations that punctuate our lives and our ability, as human beings, to influence both our own destiny and that of others. Aly Keita … Continued $20 – $65
5:15 pm – 6:15 pm African Rhythms and Melodies in Action – A Bodily Experience May 4 | 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm African Rhythms and Melodies in Action – A Bodily Experience Come dance with us after the final showing of Altération! Join Aly for his workshop at Breaking Circus This rhythm awakening workshop emphasizes the bodily experience of rhythm through movement, singing, melody, and physical coordination. Led by multidisciplinary artist Aly Keita, this workshop invites participants to explore the fundamental relationship between body and rhythm using … Continued PWYC
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Reel Justice – L’nui’skw Spotlight May 5 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Reel Justice – L’nui’skw Spotlight Curated by Lara Lewis This year’s Reel Justice offerings are snapshots of the lives of different Mi’kmaw women’s lives from the past to the present. From traditional stories to modern women, the creators and subjects of these women’s narratives place a strong emphasis on relationality, family, and cultural engagement. Films Waseteg (2010, dir. Phyllis Grant) … Continued PWYC
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm In True Colour: A Celebration of Black Canadian Animators May 8 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm In True Colour: A Celebration of Black Canadian Animators Presented in partnership with the Animation Festival of Halifax This 50-minute collection of short films by Black animators imagines new worlds and reflects creatively on this one. These artists bring us a richness of approaches and voices. In classics and in new work by emerging artists, we see handmade and computer-generated images, Afrofuturistic visions and … Continued PWYC
7:30 pm – 8:00 pm Event Series Flower Bed May 9 | 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm Event Series Flower Bed Written and performed by Noella Murphy Flower Bed is an accessible chronicle of chronic illness. Using puppets, humour, and visual art, it creatively explores what life is like when your full-time job is Living With Pain. Noella Murphy is a clown, a visual artist, a theatre maker, and a medical mystery. From a misogynistic healthcare … Continued $15 – $20
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm Event Series Archive of Loneliness May 9 | 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm Event Series Archive of Loneliness Archive of Loneliness brings light to the isolation of seniors and how the end of life deserves our attention just as much as the beginning. Drawing from first person audio recordings of a family member living isolated in long-term care, Archive of Loneliness embodies the spatial and corporeal tones of loneliness. The sound score and … Continued $15 – $20
7:30 pm – 8:00 pm Event Series Flower Bed May 10 | 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm Event Series Flower Bed Written and performed by Noella Murphy Flower Bed is an accessible chronicle of chronic illness. Using puppets, humour, and visual art, it creatively explores what life is like when your full-time job is Living With Pain. Noella Murphy is a clown, a visual artist, a theatre maker, and a medical mystery. From a misogynistic healthcare … Continued $15 – $20
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm Event Series Archive of Loneliness May 10 | 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm Event Series Archive of Loneliness Archive of Loneliness brings light to the isolation of seniors and how the end of life deserves our attention just as much as the beginning. Drawing from first person audio recordings of a family member living isolated in long-term care, Archive of Loneliness embodies the spatial and corporeal tones of loneliness. The sound score and … Continued $15 – $20
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Event Series Working Class Heritage Tours May 11 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Event Series Working Class Heritage Tours You’ll never see downtown the same way again! Join us for interactive walking tours that share the complex working class history of downtown Halifax. Each tour takes a different path through the city core and discusses different aspects of working class history and culture. The tours are designed to be stand alone but also work … Continued PWYC
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Nakba Day Banner Making May 15 | 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Nakba Day Banner Making So-so-so-Solidarity! Learn to make fabric banners perfect for balconies and windows using applique, patchwork quilting and basic painting techniques. It’s Nakba Day and a good occasion to show solidarity for Palestinians, but participants are welcome to make their banner about any topic of their choice. Sarah and Hannah will facilitate, talk about their approach to … Continued PWYC
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Union May 16 | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Union A film by Stephen Maing and Brett Story Up against one of the most powerful companies on the planet, a group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island, New York. “Astounding, rebellious,... brilliant.” - The New York Times WINNER: U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for the Art … Continued $5 – $20
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Event Series Working Class Heritage Tours May 24 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Event Series Working Class Heritage Tours You’ll never see downtown the same way again! Join us for interactive walking tours that share the complex working class history of downtown Halifax. Each tour takes a different path through the city core and discusses different aspects of working class history and culture. The tours are designed to be stand alone but also work … Continued PWYC
