What is an activist?
I recently learned that I’ve been nominated as a finalist for “Best Civic Activist” in the 2020 Best of Calgary survey. This provoked a lot of mixed thoughts and feelings, foremost among them: “Not again.” 1....
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بالعكس / The Opposite – Artist Biographies
بالعكس / The Opposite Artist Biographies Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre and Kawalease ACT (Arab Canadian Theatre) are proud to present the creative team for بالعكس / The Opposite. Faten Aldib Performer Faten Dib has been involved in several Kawalease ACT productions...
Provocation Series at 2019 IGNITE! Festival – Artist Biographies
Provocation Series at 2019 IGNITE! Festival Artist Biographies Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre and Sage Theatre are proud to present the creative team for the Provocation Series at the 2019 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists. 100 Years in the (Un)Making Riki Nobody Emily ParkhouseChar BrydgesLouise...
How do I get to the Provocation Series at the 2019 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists
Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre presents: How to Get to The Provocation Series part of Sage Theatre's 2019 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists June 12-15, 2019 Contemporary Calgary, Centennial Planetarium, 701 11 St SW Single tickets: $15, 3-Pass: $30, 6-Pass: $50 Buy tickets...
Discomfort Lab 2019 – Artist Biographies
Discomfort Lab 2019 Artist Biographies Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre is proud to present the artists-in-residence for Discomfort Lab 2019. Clothing Bianca Guimarães de ManuelMark Hopkins Die Phantasie Stephen Jackman-Torkoffwith Katie Green fastLOVE Wayne BurnsJustin Many Fingers - Mii-Sum-In-IskumJ Stevens Wayne Burns Hailing from Truro, Nova Scotia,...
Swallow-a-Bicycle’s Draft Guiding Principles
Update: January 2018 After two years of work with New Pathways for the Arts, Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre has adopted a new Art Manifesto as of January 2018: Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre creates productive discomfort. We engage with power structures, shining...
Artistic Accomplice
Artistic Accomplice Kevin Jesuino Kevin Jesuino is a queer Portuguese-Canadian interdisciplinary artist. His works spans the performing arts, visual art and participatory social art practices. Born in Edmonton, Alberta to Portuguese parents who arrived in Western Canada...
Swallow-a-Bicycle's 10-Year Anniversary: Charitable Donation Info
Charitable Donation Information To celebrate our 10-Year Anniversary, Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre is seeking to raise $10,000! Since we're new to this fundraising business, we did a little research into charitable donations. Did you know...? ● donations made to...
Financial Literacy Month 2015 – "Credit Card Chronicles" and "The Spending Plan"
Financial Literacy Month 2015 In 2014, Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre teamed up with the Financial Empowerment Collaborative to create Money Theatre, a series of short plays about financial literacy that toured to Calgary's post-secondary institutions throughout November,...
Why Freak Shows?
From January 9-12, 2013 the Martha Cohen Lobby will transform into a veritable fairground. As part of that Swallow-a-Bicycle will set up a tent for our original creation Freak Show: Tall Tales and Terrible...
Volunteer for We Should Know Each Other #100
Volunteer for We Should Know Each Other #100 We Should Know Each Other #100 - running September 28-30, 2012 - is going to be a giant, vibrant community-building extravaganza. We need your help to make...
Calgary's Poet Laureate ruminates on a Secret Dinner
At last night's Secret Dinner, we had the amazing fortune of featuring performances by Kris Demeanor, Calgary's first Poet Laureate! Before each course, Kris recited a poem he had written, inspired by elements of the...