Thank you to everyone who joined us for our presentation of Defiance Theatre’s OCD. We had sold out performances, incredible talk backs surrounding mental health, and an amazing response from the Calgary community.
We wish to comment on the recent conversations and revelations surrounding safety, equity, and harassment within the theatre community.
January 31 - February 3, 2019, University of Calgary
18 hour in-depth exploration of sound, video and show control using Qlab.
18 hour exploration of projection technology, video mapping, live camera integration and the visual programming software TouchDesigner.
February 1-4, 2018 at the University of Calgary
Are YOU one in a hundred?
Ghost River Theatre needs your support as we blast off into exciting new worlds of performance creation! In association with #givingtuesday we have launched our first ever GRT GIVING WEEK! From now until 11:59pm on December 3rd we are asking 100 of our fans, friends, and supporters to contribute $100 towards our exciting new projects – help us buy a pair of wrestling boots for GIANT, a few yards of fabric for UNDRESSED, or maybe even a few garage sale Ouija boards for INTUITION. A little can go a long way towards our 17/18 fundraising goals!
Donate TODAY (don’t forget to leave your name so we can thank you!) and ATB will match donations by 15% and be part of Ghost River Theatre’s bold new horizon!
Ghost River Theatre is pleased to be welcoming the multi-talented Savanna Harvey to the GRT team as an Artistic Intern for the 2017/18 Season.
Bringing with her a background in writing, devising, and overall creative mischief, we are excited to be adding her talent to our busy roster of collaborators.
Artistic Director Eric Rose notes that “Savanna will be joining us at a very exciting time for Ghost River Theatre. After first encountering her unique intellectual approach during last year’s Devised Theatre Intensive, we are delighted to see how her skills and personality will add to GRT’s activities and are happy to be welcoming her aboard.” Harvey herself notes that she is “thrilled to be joining the Ghost River team! I have been admiring GRT’s work for several years... and am eager to learn and contribute in the coming months. I can’t wait to make some more weird art in the dark!”
About Savanna:
Savanna Harvey is an independent creator-performer from Edmonton. Trained in literature and drama at the University of Alberta, she has since worked in theatre, film, new media, performance art, and the visual arts. Her work has led her into various mediums, but always with a curiosity and focus on performativity.
She just finished a cross-Canada tour of her latest show, Shadowlands, which was performed in the dark. In The Annotated Autobiography of Leone McGregor the script was projected in real-time and was as present and active as the actors onstage. For ARTifacts of Protest, Savanna marched in one of the largest political protests in history and then archived and recreated that protest with a gallery of mannequins. Play was a performance installation piece that, among other things, involved dancing blindfolded in the streets with strangers.
Up-coming works include: performing in Antigone at the University of Alberta (December 2017), light and sound design of Shatter with Walterdale Playhouse (December 2017), and a brand-new production of Shadowlands in the New Works Festival at the University of Alberta (February 2018).
You can find out more by visiting www.savannaharvey.ca
Savanna's Internship was made possible by Ghost River Theatre's partnership with the RBC Emerging Artists Project, which generously funded the position. More info about the Project can be found here.
Article by Louis Hobson in the September 6 Calgary Hearld
A new play by Louise Casemore
Part of Beakerhead 2017
September 13-17th
604 8 Avenue SW (Former Chophouse Restaurant)
AN UNFORGETTABLE AUDIO EXPERIENCE CREATED FOR A BLINDFOLDED AUDIENCE
This new adaptation of sci-fi giant Ray Bradbury’s short story Tomorrow’s Child is a one-of-a-kind, audio-only theatre experience presented to a blindfolded audience. The quirks of ‘50s sci-fi are reimagined for a highly immersive sonic environment, created with the latest in sound technology.