Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax

Phone 1 (902) 223-8341
Email info@mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca
Website https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca

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  • 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 that takes decades to breakdown. Donate your old shirts that would otherwise end up in landfill. This hands on activity will call on you to … Continued

    Free

  • Reel Justice

    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 brief Q&A Apaja'simk - The Return | Trevor Gould (2018) 11 mins Glooscap’s messenger Marten is sent back to the land of the People to … Continued

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  • 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, 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 Triangle Waist Company in New York. The highly contentious trial that followed  spurred the public to demand workplace safety reforms and became a touchstone for … Continued

    $15

  • Hip Hop Vs. Capitalism Vol. 2

    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", followed by a feature set by acclaimed anti-capitalist hip-hop veterans Test Their Logik. Hip-Hop Vs. The System | A Community Cypher Calling all rappers and … Continued

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  • Dance to A New Dawn

    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 celebrate revolutionary arts and culture and dance the night away as a community.  Complementing the music will be stunning and politicized murals, graphics, and video-streams … Continued

    $5 – $20

  • 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. 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 … Continued

  • JOB POSTING: Assistant Festival Director

    Description Annual, part-time contract position. Varying work hours (see below). $16 per hour. Worker’s Compensation insurance provided. Begins February 1st, 2020. The Assistant Director is required to assist the Festival Director in the following duties: ● Reviewing project submissions and curating the festival program ● Communicating with artists, planning logistics and organizing festival events ● … Continued

  • CHANGE THE GAME: Space Cats Fight Fascism

    CHANGE THE GAME: Space Cats Fight Fascism
    The Seahorse Tavern 2037 Gottingen St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Space Cats Fight Fascism Game play level - Easy A rising wave of fascism is sweeping across the galaxy, threatening to throw the Interspecies Galactic Alliance under autocratic rule. To help grow its power, the regime known as The Rat Pack has convinced the powers that be that all cats must be tightly controlled... or … Continued

    $60

  • POCKETS OF RESISTANCE

    POCKETS OF RESISTANCE
    Wonder'neath 2482 Maynard St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    A feminist sewing workshop with Emily Comeau COVID UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled to July 4th. DOWNLOAD OUR PROGRAM APP FOR ALL EVENT & TICKET UPDATES   >>> REGISTER NOW THIS EVENT IS FREE - BUT HAS LIMITED CAPACITY: ONLY 6 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION Tired of your clothes not having pockets? Let’s fix that! … Continued

    Free

  • POCKETS OF RESISTANCE

    POCKETS OF RESISTANCE
    Wonder'neath 2482 Maynard St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    A feminist sewing workshop with Emily Comeau COVID UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled to July 4th. DOWNLOAD OUR PROGRAM APP FOR ALL EVENT & TICKET UPDATES   >>> REGISTER NOW THIS EVENT IS FREE - BUT HAS LIMITED CAPACITY: ONLY 6 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION Tired of your clothes not having pockets? Let’s fix that! … Continued

    Free