Aluna Theatre
1 Wiltshire Avenue #124 M6N 2V7 Toronto, ON, Canada

La próxima semana estaremos presentando el Studio Series, donde podrá escuchar obras teatrales en desarrollo de dos de nuestros artistas en residencia cobrar vida en el estudio de Aluna. El 2 de Diciembre podrán escuchar, Reina de Augusto Bitter y el 16 de Diciembre The Cunning Linguist de Monica Garrido. ¡Próxima semana, comenzamos!

Starting next week we’ll be presenting the Studio Series, where you’ll hear works-in-process by artists in residence come to life from Aluna’s studio. On December 2nd you’ll hear Augusto Bitter’s Reina; on December 16, Monica Garrido’s The Cunning Linguist. Join us here next week!

Aluna is proudly partnering to present PUSH.PULL, a six-month online series of interdisciplinary events examining emergent and intersectional developments in performance art and QTBIPOC cabaret. Curated by storyteller, producer and stage performer Dainty Smith and multidisciplinary artist Golboo Amani. More information and subscription - https://bit.ly/35JIl8J - - -... Bea Pizano; Trevor Schwellnus; sue balint; Camila Diaz-Varela; Monica Garrido Betsy Swoon; Buddies In Bad Times Theatre; Dainty Smith; Gol Boo #alunatheatre, #pushpullcabaret #qtbipoccabaret #burlesque #performanceart #buddiesinbadtimes

I’m really interested in how we create space for tenderness, for vulnerability, for hardness, survivorship, thriving, all of it. I just want to know what it would look like to be a whole woman. - Danity Smith Our guest this week is Dainty Smith, Toronto based actor, burlesque performer, playwright, producer, and speaker. She is the founder of Les Femme Fatales: Women of Colour Burlesque, and the co-creator of the Body Love program. In this interview we talked about what bur...lesque means to her, how there are many ways of being sexy, her passion for telling the stories of complicated women, and the power of tenderness. more info: https://www.alunatheatre.ca//ep-43-merendiando-with-daint/ . Estoy realmente interesada en cómo creamos un espacio para la ternura, la vulnerabilidad, la dureza, la supervivencia, la prosperidad, todo. Solo quiero saber cómo sería ser una mujer completa. -Danity Smith Nuestro invitada de esta semana es Dainty Smith, actriz, artista burlesque, dramaturga, productora y oradora basada en Toronto. Ella es la fundadora de Les Femme Fatales: Women of Color Burlesque y la co-creadora del programa Body Love. En esta entrevista hablamos sobre lo que significa el burlesque para ella, en las diversas formas de ser sexy, su pasión por contar las historias de mujeres complicadas y el poder de la ternura. - - - Camila Diaz-Varela; Monica Garrido; Trevor Schwellnus; Bea Pizano; sue balint; @Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada; Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario; Toronto Arts Council; Metcalf Foundation; Laidlaw Foundation; Dainty Smith

We’re back in the studio! Over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing you to some of the projects we’re developing this season in collaboration with a beautiful assembly of artists. For more about Aluna’s works In Process, check here https://www.alunatheatre.ca/programming/current/ ... - - - Camila Diaz-Varela; Monica Garrido; Trevor Schwellnus; Bea Pizano; sue balint; Alison Wong, Victoria MataSoledad, Claudia Liz, Suvendrini Lena,

When we cross borders, we make our theatrical family bigger, and with that we are transforming the world." - Conchi León From the 2018 RUTAS International Multi-Arts Festival, here’s a reprise of a beautiful conversation between Festival artists Conchi León and Lukas Avendaño Muxe, muxhe performer. Lukas Avendaño. Conchi and Lukas discussed the power of memory, documenting histories, reclaiming their voice, and sharing their stories with international audiences. This episode... is in Spanish, but an English transcription is available on our blog http://bit.ly/radioaluna Conversatorios are curated conversations recorded live in front of our Festival audiences that are just as relevant today as they were then. Aluna’s RUTAS and CAMINOS Festivals are produced by Aluna Theatre in partnership with Native Earth Performing Arts. . Al estar cruzando fronteras, estamos agrandando la familia teatral, y con eso estamos transformándonos. - Conchi León Del Festival Internacional de Multiartes RUTAS 2018, presentamos esta conversación entre los artistas del festival Conchi León y Lukas Avendaño y los fundadores de Aluna Teatro, Beatriz Pizano y Trevor Schwellunus. En esta conversación los artistas hablan sobre el poder de la memoria, la documentación de historias, como reclamar su voz y como es compartir sus historias con audiencias internacionales. Este episodio es completamente en español. Una traducción al inglés de esta conversación estará disponible en nuestro blog. Los Conversatorios son conversaciones presentadas y grabadas en vivo frente al público de los festivales RUTAS y CAMINOS, que son tan relevantes hoy como lo fueron entonces. Estos festivales son producidos por Aluna Theatre en asociación con Native Earth Peforming Arts. - - - Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, Laidlaw Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada, Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario and TD Aluna Theatre is Bea Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with sue balint; Radio Aluna Theatre is hosted by @Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido. #podcast #itunes #toronto #the6ix #toronto #latin #latinTO #liveart #performance #arts #culture #theatre #community Canadian Latinx Theatre Artist Coalition, Latinos Who Lunch - Online Event

The accent is a trace of something that does not want to go invisible. Contrary to the way we study traces in archaeology - those traces are marks of something that has gone. - Marta Marin Domine During CAMINOS 2015 we invited researchers, academics, and the audience to discuss: How can performance articulate the condition of being bilingual, and of crossing cultural boundaries? How do bilingual performers negotiate their border spaces while resisting notions of authentic...Continue reading

Jessica Esmeralda Zepeda Yassica Esmeralda Zepeda is a performer born and based in Tkaronto with a diaspora from Cuscatlan, known as post-colonial El Salvador. Talking about El Salvador’s war and atrocities will never be easy because I don’t think the country really got a chance to heal, and neither did the following generations. At least with film, future generations can share their dreams, aspirations, and their sense of humour with the ghosts of the past. This is why I lo...ve sci-fi - it really allows one to dream of new worlds and landscapes...or just be a blue alien! More here: https://www.alunatheatre.ca/be-a-part-of-//jessica-zepeda/ . . . Bea Pizano; Trevor Schwellnus; sue balint; Camila Diaz-Varela; Monica Garrido; #salvidiaspora #newnarratives #reclaimscifi #salvisinscifi #castingsalvis #salvisoul #centralamericanscifi #centralamericanfuturism #salvisincuarentena #salvisincanada #salvisinfilm

Attention BIPOC Female, Trans, and/or Non-Binary theatre artists: applications for Why Not Theatre’s ThisGen 2021 Fellowship, a national initiative that helps theatre practitioners get to the next stage in their careers through training, mentorship, guided self-study, and peer-to-peer connection, are now open. Deadline to apply is December 4th. More info at https://whynot.theatre/thisgen-2021-call-for-applications/... Why Not Theatre

Creativity is basically learning how to manage fear - Paula Zelaya Cervantes This week’s guest is Mexican playwright, director and translator Paula Zelaya Cervantes. Since graduating from the University of British Columba and returning to Mexico City, she’s created several multiple awards plays, which have been celebrated by some of Mexico’s biggest cultural institutions. In this conversation we talked about the difference between translation and adaptation, how an audienc...e favourite at the Vancouver Fringe Festival became a Mexican theatre hit, and what it’s like to be an independent theatre artist in Mexico City right now. All Merendiando episodes are in Spanglish, English, or Spanish. New episodes of Radio Aluna Theatre are released on Wednesdays. Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts. For full show notes & credits: bit.ly/merendiando38 . "La creatividad es básicamente aprender a manejar el miedo".- Paula Zelaya Cervantes La invitada de esta semana es la dramaturga, directora y traductora Mexicana Paula Zelaya Cervantes. Desde que se graduó de la Universidad de British Columbia y regresó a la Ciudad de México, Paula ha creado varias galardonadas obras de teatro, que han sido celebradas por algunas de las instituciones culturales más importantes de México. En esta conversación hablamos sobre la diferencia entre traducción y adaptación, cómo su obra de teatro que fue favorita de la audiencia en el Festival Fringe de Vancouver se convirtió en un éxito teatral mexicano y cómo es ser un artista de teatro independiente en la Ciudad de México en estos momentos. Todos los episodios de Merendiando son en Inglés, Español y Spanglish. Nuevos episodios de Radio Aluna Teatro cada Miércoles. Síguenos y suscríbete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts. - - - Camila Diaz-Varela; Monica Garrido; Trevor Schwellnus; Bea Pizano; sue balint; Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada; Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario; Toronto Arts Council; Metcalf Foundation; Laidlaw Foundation;

As part of Tarragon’s Acoustic season, Aluna Theatre’s production of Rosa Labordé’s LÉO premieres Thursday, October 8. Leo originally aired as part of Radio Aluna Theatre’s premiere season in 2019. We’re thrilled to partner with Tarragon for this encore presentation! Political passion, poetry, sexual identity, and what it means to disappear including the loss of ideals and individual spirit weave a bittersweet triangle in this tale of stolen youth. Set in Santiago, Chil...e, Leo, is a one-act play told from the perspective of a twenty-year-old pleasure centred man who has become a desaparecido (disappeared) after the democratically elected Chilean government is overthrown with the assassination of the president, Salvador Allende, in the military coup d’etat of 1973. Leo takes us on a journey through childhood, first friends, first loves and an abruptly ended adolescence. More at http://www.tarragontheatre.com/show/leo-acoustic/ Tarragon Theatre @Augusto Bitter Arlen Aguayo-Stewart @Carlos Gonzalez-Vio @Francesca Zentilli . . . Bea Pizano; Trevor Schwellnus; sue balint; Camila Diaz-Varela; Monica Garrido;

REMINDER! Tomorrow at 1pm is Aluna's deadline to apply for the Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario's Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators. Don't miss this opportunity to share your brilliant ideas with us!... https://www.alunatheatre.ca//recommender-grants-for-theat/

Attention all querides emerging artists! You still have time to apply to the Paprika Festival - they want to hear your big, bold, beautiful ideas! Applications are for all programs including Director’s Lab, Design Lab, and Indigenous Arts Training Program. ... Head over to http://paprikafestival.com/programs to get involved. Applications are due September 30th! . . . Native Earth #cdncult #theaTO

Do we need a North American Storytelling Agreement? From the RUTAS 2018 International Festival, this is a candid conversation about how stories move across territories, what they mean to us, and how we share them. Aluna invited Keith Barker, Denise Bolduc, Falen Johnson and Alex Williams to have a conversation about this, with Trevor Schwellnus moderating this panel. Conversatorios are curated conversations recorded live in front of the RUTAS and CAMINOS festival audiences,... that are just as relevant today as they were then. Festivals are produced by Aluna Theatre in partnership with Native Earth Performing Arts. All Merendiando episodes are in Spanglish, English, or Spanish. New episodes of Radio Aluna Theatre are released on Wednesdays. Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts. For full show notes & credits: https://bit.ly/3iYaZr7 --- "¿Necesitamos un acuerdo sobre el arte de contar historias en América del Norte?" Parte del Festival Internacional RUTAS 2018 Esta es una conversación franca sobre cómo las historias se mueven a través de los territorios, lo que significan para nosotrxs y cómo las compartimos. Aluna invitó a Keith Barker, Denise Bolduc, Falen Johnson y Alex Williams a tener una conversación sobre esto, con Trevor Schwellnus moderando este panel. Los Conversatorios son conversaciones presentadas y grabadas en vivo frente al público de los festivales RUTAS y CAMINOS, que son tan relevantes hoy como lo fueron entonces. Estos Festivales son producidos por Aluna Theatre en asociación con Native Earth Performing Arts. Todos los episodios de Merendiando son en Inglés, Español y Spanglish. Nuevos episodios de Radio Aluna Teatro cada Miércoles. Síguenos y suscríbete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts. . . . . . Camila Diaz-Varela Monica Garrido Trevor Schwellnus Bea Pizano sue balint Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario Toronto Arts Council Metcalf Foundation Laidlaw Foundation TD

I wonder what would happen in our world if there was real space and time to process these things that shake up our lives forever? - Bilal Baig Bilal Baig is a queer trans-feminine Muslim playwright and workshop facilitator. Bilal’s plays include Kitne Saare Laloo Yahan Pey Hain, Kainchee Lagaa, and Acha Bacha. Bilal is a facilitator with Story Planet, Rivers of Hope Collective and the Paprika Festival. Their play Acha Bacha has just been published by Playwright’s Canada Pre...ss! In this interview we talk about the power of speaking Urdu on stage without compromise, religion, queerness, and why Bilal is passionate about youth accessing arts education. All Merendiando episodes are in Spanglish, English, or Spanish. New episodes of Radio Aluna Theatre are released on Wednesdays. Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts. For full show notes & credits: (create/insert bitly link to https://www.alunatheatre.ca//ep-36-merendiando-with-bilal/) --- "Me pregunto, qué pasaría en nuestro mundo si hubiera espacio y tiempo real para procesar las cosas que cambian nuestras vidas para siempre?" - Bilal Baig Bilal Baig es un artista queer trans musulmanx que facilita talleres de escritura. Bilal ha escrito una variedad de obras incluyendo: Kitne Saare Laloo Yahan Pey Hain, Kainchee Lagaa y Acha Bacha. Bilal es un facilitador de diversos programas como Story Planet, Rivers of Hope Collective y el Paprika Festival. ¡Su obra Acha Bacha acaba de ser publicada por Playwright's Canada Press! En esta entrevista, hablamos sobre el poder de hablar Urdu en el escenario sin compromiso, religión, queerness y por qué a Bilal le apasiona que más jóvenes tengan acceso a una educación artística. Todos los episodios de Merendiando son en Inglés, Español y Spanglish. Nuevos episodios de Radio Aluna Teatro cada Miércoles. Síguenos y suscríbete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts. . . . . . Camila Diaz-Varela Monica Garrido Trevor Schwellnus Bea Pizano sue balint Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario Toronto Arts Council Metcalf Foundation Laidlaw Foundation

REMINDER: ALUNA'S DEADLINE FOR RECOMMENDER GRANTS FOR THEATRE CREATORS IS SEPTEMBER 30th! ¡LA FECHA LÍMITE DE ALUNA PARA EL RECOMMENDER GRANTS FOR THEATRE CREATORS ES EL 30 DE SEPTIEMBRE! Bea Pizano, Artistic Director and sue balint, Producer of Aluna Theatre have prepared this video to explain, step by step, how to apply for the Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario's Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators. If you are a theatre creator or a collective and wan...t to develop a new work, this opportunity is for you. Tag someone you think should apply: let's spread the word and strengthen the TransAmerican performance community. --- Bea Pizano (Directora Artística) y sue balint (Productora) de Aluna Theatre han elaborado este vídeo para explicar, paso a paso, cómo se puede postular a la beca para el Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators de el Ontario Arts Council. Si eres un creador de teatro o un colectivo y quieres desarrollar un nuevo trabajo, esa es la oportunidad para ti. Etiqueta a alguien que creas que debería aplicar: vamos a difundir la voz y fortalecer la escena de expresión artística Trans-americana. . . . . . . #ontarioartscouncil #theatregrants #theatretoronto #theatrecreators #torontoartists #alunatheatre #theaTO #cdncult Trevor Schwellnus Camila Diaz-Varela Native Earth Cahoots Theatre Bcurrent Theatre Passe Muraille Modern Times Stage Company Obsidian Theatre Company Toronto Arts Council Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada Factory Theatre Metcalf Foundation

Bienvenidx and welcome to Season 4 of Radio Aluna Teatro! New this season we are serving two new shows: Conversatorios and the Studio Series, as well as our old beloved Merendiando. Here’s what to expect... Merendiando: Snacks and chats with local and international artists and culture shifters from across the Americas... Conversatorios: Curated conversations from the RUTAS and CAMINOS festival archives The Studio Series: Listen in to the Aluna Studio as invited artists experiment with audio storytelling and develop their theatre performances! Join us! Bienvenidx a la Cuarta Temporada de Radio Aluna Teatro! Esta temporada les traemos dos programas nuevos: Conversatorios y el Studio Series, así como nuestro querido Merendiando. Esto es lo que puede esperar esta Temporada ... Merendiando: Snacks y pláticas con artistas y personajes locales e internacionales que transforman la cultura de las Américas Conversatorios: conversaciones seleccionadas de los archivos de los festivales RUTAS y CAMINOS. The Studio Series: Usted podrá escuchar lo que pasa dentro del estudio de Aluna, mientras los artistas invitados experimentan y desarrollan con narración y audio sus representaciones teatrales. ¡Próxima semana, comenzamos! . . . . . Camila Diaz-Varela Monica Garrido Trevor Schwellnus Bea Pizano sue balint Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario Toronto Arts Council Metcalf Foundation Laidlaw Foundation

"...when I turn to those around me in the performing arts scene, particularly disabled, 2SLGBTQ+, and BIPOC creators, I see phenomenal innovation and community care....I’m watching, in real-time, as people adapt the use of the performing arts to keep one another alive and to share their ruthless faith for a new future." Lovely to see this in-depth interview from OnStage Blog with Heath V. Salazar, who Aluna is thrilled to be supporting this year through our Stay at Home Residency program.

THEATRE RECOMMENDER GRANTS DEADLINE: SEPT 30, 2020 Aluna is once again accepting applications as part of the Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario's Theatre Recommender's Program. We can't wait to hear from YOU! All the details are now up on our website.... . . . . . . Bea Pizano Trevor Schwellnus sue balint Camila Diaz-Varela Monica Garrido Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada Toronto Arts Council Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) Professional Association of Canadian Theatres TAPA Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts Native Earth Performing Arts Cahoots Theatre b current fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company Modern Times Stage Company See more

Audition Announcement Submission deadline: September 1, 2020 The House of Bernarda Alba, directed by Soheil Parsa Modern Times Stage Company & Aluna Theatre are now accepting submissions to audition (by self-tape) for our upcoming production (workshop & production dates to be confirmed through this season & next).... Visit our website for all the details!

* Volunteer Opportunity, Ages 18 - 30 * Our friends at FiXT POiNT are now accepting applications for the next cohort of their #EmpathySquad. Gather oral histories & build your podcasting skills through this unique 12 week program. www.fixtpoint.com/empathysquad-apply... Deadline: August 20, 2020 See more

"Artistic leadership will look more like Elders than entrepreneurs, in my mind." Want to know what the folks are thinking about at Aluna Theatre? We chat with Trevor Schwellnus, Producer of Radio Aluna Teatro and Artistic Producer of Aluna Theatre, about what we’ve learned during this season of MERENDIANDO, and our intentions for the upcoming season at the company. Listen to get a sneak peak of what’s to come when we return in the fall for a new season of Radio Aluna Teatro.... This is the final episode of season 3, so we say adios, and see you soon! Show notes & full credits: https://bit.ly/2Z7goEO All Merendiando episodes are in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts. --- "En mi opinión, el liderazgo artístico se parecerá más a los 'Elders' que a los emprendedores. ¿Quieres saber qué piensan las personas en la compañía de Teatro Aluna? Tuvimos la oportunidad de platicar con Trevor Schwellnus, Productor de Radio Aluna Teatro y Productor Artístico de Aluna Theatre, sobre lo que hemos aprendido esta temporada de MERENDIANDO y nuestras intenciones para la próxima temporada en la compañía. Escuche para obtener un adelanto de lo que vendrá cuando regresemos en otoño para una nueva temporada de Radio Aluna Teatro. Este es el episodio final de la temporada 3, así que decimos adiós, ¡y nos vemos pronto! Todos los episodios de Merendiando son en Inglés, Español y Spanglish. Síguenos y suscríbete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts. . . . . . Bea Pizano Gia Nahmens sue balint Camila Diaz-Varela Monica Garrido Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario Toronto Arts Council Metcalf Foundation Laidlaw Foundation