Wildside Festival 2019 – January 8-20, Centaur Theatre

Confabulation – Rites of Passage 

Presented By: Confabulation
Hosted by: Matt Goldberg
Featuring: Five guest storytellers

Confabulation, Montreal’s premier showcase for autobiographical storytelling, is thrilled to return to Wildside! We’ll explore the theme Rites of Passage – stories of the moments that mark and make us.

“Even in this frantic digital age, we still seek the comfort of a heartfelt connection.” -Leslie Schachter, Montreal Gazette

ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY

Crime After Crime (After Crime)

Presented by: Sex T-Rex
Written by: Collective
Directed by: Collective
Featuring: Conor Bradbury, Julian Frid, Kaitlin Morrow, Seann Murray

An action-packed physical comedy set across 3 different “crime periods”: the set of a 1950’s film noir, a 1970 heist flick, and a 1990 buddy cop movie.

2018 Just For Laughs Best Comedy Award Winner, Montreal Fringe Festival
2018 Centaur Theatre Best English Production Award Nominee, Montreal Fringe Festival

Warning: Coarse Language. All ages appropriate.

Hyena Subpoena

Presented by: Cat Kidd
Written by: Cat Kidd
Directed by: Paul Van Dyck
Soundscapes by: DJ Jacky Murda
South African wildlife projections by Cat Kidd and Geoff Agombar
Featuring: Cat Kidd

Close encounters with lions, hyenas and elephants conjure the feral forces that lurk within us. A transcendent and funky creation by an unforgettable artist at the height of her powers.

“Cat Kidd is a force of nature. (…) Prepare to be blown away”  -Georgia Straight

Warning: Contains discussion of sexual violence.

Macbeth Muet

Presented by: La Fille Du Laitier
Co-Created by : Jon Lachlan Stewart and Marie Hélène Bélanger
Original Text by : William Shakespeare
Directed by: Jon Lachlan Stewart
Featuring: Jérémie Francoeur and Clara Prévost

Blood, sex, ambition…eggs. This textless adaptation plunges audiences into a visceral vision of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, using only two actors, a countless number of paper objects, lots of blood, and no words.

“Inventive and oxygenating…it may break your heart in ways you don’t see coming.”  -NY Times

Warning: recommended age 12+.

Sapientia

Presented by: Scapegoat Carnivale
Written by: Hrosvitha of Gandersheim
Adapted by Joseph Shragge based on a literal translation by Lynn Kozak
Direction and Conceptual Adaptation by: Mia van Leeuwen
Live accompaniment by: Evan Stepanian
Featuring: Alison Darcy, Robert Leveroos, Alexandra Petrachuk, and Paul Van Dyck

Household objects perform a 10^th century tale of martyrdom by history’s first recorded female playwright. A playfully surreal retelling featuring lurid onstage violence between objects and food.

“Hilarious, powerful, evocative and endlessly entertaining” -Jim Burke, MTL Gazette Critic

Warning: This production shows and discusses violence against women and children. Recommended age 12+

The Gentle Art of Punishment

Presented by: Daughter Product
Created and performed by: Natalie Liconti, Emily Sirota, Lucy Fandel
Sound design by: Joseph Browne
Lighting design by: Darah Miah

Three women unravel their girlhoods in a dream-like and nostalgic narrative. The Gentle Art Of Punishment is for anyone who has ever had a crush on their therapist – or thinks that Drew Barrymore is under-appreciated in her dramatic roles.

“Beautiful, tragic and darkly comic” -alt.theatre Magazine

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