Came to you
Live from the internet
June 10th – 13th 2020
FOLDA 2020 brought you to the forefront of Canada’s most innovative live performances. Scroll down to check out the programming we offered in 2020.
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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.
Find out more about usFOLDA’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.
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Livestream
June 10
Talk to Me by Cellar Door Project
A site-specific radio show about intimacy, live on CFRC 101.9FM. Livestream
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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.
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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
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Livestream
June 12
May I Take Your Arm? by Red Dress Productions
A sound immersive tactile performance, reimagined as an online performance Livestream
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Livestream
June 12 / June 13
HAVEN by Murdoch Schon and Angelica Schwartz
2 strangers. 18 questions. 1 meal. A ritual for kindness. Livestream
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Livestream
June 12
This World Made Itself by Miwa Matreyek
This World Made Itself tells a dreamlike story of earth history Livestream
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Livestream
June 13
PodPlays by Neworld Theatre
Theatre to the Power of One Audio Walk
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Livestream
June 13
iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ
A creator and communicator of music and of movement, of pictures, poetry and prose. Livestream
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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.
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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.Last Year’s Edition Highlights
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