co-presented by Impulse Theatre and Intrepid Theatre
the soft spaces as part of the 2023 Incoming Festival
This premiere production is presented with the generous support of the BC Arts Council, the Province of BC, and the CRD Arts Support Service. |
How does an island live in the body? 'the soft spaces’ is an exercise in meditation and repetition, a journey toward precision, an exploration of queerness, self-image, masculinity and more - in the fragile pursuit of arriving somewhere softer. Co-created by Andrew Barrett and Stewart Legere, ‘the soft spaces’ is a cross-continent collaboration inspired, in part, by Barrett’s experiences growing up queer on Salt Spring Island. This contemplative new work blends ritual, dance, music and text to investigate the places where queerness and rural-ness thrive, when hardness is fostered and grown, and how locations on a map can be carried around in the body. Can the places we are from provide clues for how we might get back to ourselves? Andrew Barrett (he/him), Co-Creator/Performer Stewart Legere (he/him), Co-creator/Director Patricia Reilly (she/her), Set and Costume Designer Amber Downie-Back (she/they), Video Designer Angus Steele-Gaffney (he/they), Sound Designer Nicole Malcolm (she/her), Lighting Designer Adrienne Wong (she/her), Dramaturgy Ben Burrow (he/him), Production Manager Jamie Anderson (any pronouns), Production Coordinator Kathryn Boyd (she/they), Stage Manager July 2022 - Final Development Phase + Technical Residency November 2021 - Development Phase January 2021 - A work-in-progress excerpt was showcased digitally at the Belfry's SPARK 2021 August 2020 - Development Phase (digital) May to June 2018 - Creation Phase The project was created with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, Province of British Columbia, the CRD Arts Support Service, and the generous support of the Belfry Theatre through the Belfry's New Incubator Projects program. |
