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Came to you
Live from the internet
June 10th – 13th 2020

“The best summer festival I “attended” was the 3-year-old Festival of Live Digital Art” - J. Kelly Nestruck, The Globe and Mail Learn more about FOLDA>

FOLDA Festival of Live Digital Art

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The Festival of Live Digital Art returned in an entirely digital form from June 10-13 2020. We came to you live from our living rooms this past June and we thank you for joining us as we explored what it means to present live work while apart. Performances were live from June 10th – 13th and we hosted weekly workshops through the StartUp from May 5 to June 16.

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FOLDA’s programming is structured to support artists creating theatre in a digital age

Alpha

Performances in their earliest stages, ready for internal testing, but require audience feedback to spark the next stage of development.

Beta

Performances ready for public testing to refine the audience experience.

Go

Performances ready for production release. Audience input contributes to improvements and bug fixes just like your favourite ap.

Livestreams

Shows happening live across Canada.

Webinars

Upskill and learn new tools for digital performances

The StartUp

Building, designing, and interrograting the next generation of digital live performance.

Start Up Webinar
May 5

DIY Livestreaming with Mo Horner & Connor Price-Kelleher

Learn how to professionally livestream with 3 cameras from your living room.
Start Up Webinar
May 12

Livestream 101 with Vijay Mathew

The basics of livestreaming performance: equipment, software and planning.
Start Up
May 19

Shift: Re/making Multi-Sensory Theatre About Interdependence While Apart with Red Dress Productions

What is theatre? What is essential for theatre? When is theatre happening? What are the new opportunities?
Start Up Webinar
May 26

CdnStudio with Joel Adria

From prototype to online service, how do we create and hack digital tools for performance?
Start Up Webinar
June 9

Create a World in Shadow Workshop by Miwa Matreyek

Family-friendly, hands-on workshop with animator and artist Miwa Matreyek.
Livestream Start Up
June 10

Digital Run (all day)

Connect to the FOLDA Run Club on Strava to have your activity count toward the creation of original digital art.
Livestream Start Up
June 10

Green Rooms Opening Picnic from the NAC English Theatre

The Earth is Watching... Let’s Act.
Start Up
June 10

A Reason to Gather by The Chop

Grab a blanket, your favourite beverage and get ready to meet your fellow #FOLDA attendees at this opening night virtual mixer.
alpha Livestream
June 10

Talk to Me by Cellar Door Project

A site-specific radio show about intimacy, live on CFRC 101.9FM. Livestream
go Livestream
June 10

Myth and Infrastructure by Miwa Matreyek

In Myth and Infrastructure, the artist traverses cities and oceans. Livestream
Livestream
June 10

CdnStudio Wrap Up Day 1

A nightly round-up with co-curators Adrienne Wong, Sarah Garton Stanley and Michael Wheeler.
beta Livestream
June 11

Field Notes from the Future, with Sea Sick’s Alanna Mitchell

Join Alanna Mitchell and guests as they look to the future of a global climate crisis through the lens of a global pandemic. Livestream
beta Livestream
June 12

May I Take Your Arm? by Red Dress Productions

A sound immersive tactile performance, reimagined as an online performance Livestream
alpha Livestream
June 12 / June 13

HAVEN by Murdoch Schon and Angelica Schwartz

2 strangers. 18 questions. 1 meal. A ritual for kindness. Livestream
go Livestream
June 12

This World Made Itself by Miwa Matreyek

This World Made Itself tells a dreamlike story of earth history Livestream
go Livestream
June 13

PodPlays by Neworld Theatre

Theatre to the Power of One Audio Walk
go Livestream
June 13

iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ

A creator and communicator of music and of movement, of pictures, poetry and prose. Livestream
go Livestream
June 13

Infinitely Yours by Miwa Matreyek

Infinitely Yours explores the human impact on the earth. Livestream
Start Up
June 16

Introduction to Multi-Location Livestreaming using LiveLab

An introduction to multi-location livestreaming with LiveLab.
Start Up Webinar
June 25

Accessibility in Online Presentations

Recapping the access offerings at #FOLDA 2020.
alpha Start Up
July 9

Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep by Tanya Marquardt

The story of Tanya Marquardt discovering a 'sleeping self' named X through their iPhone.
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