FOLDA 2025
June 4 -7, 2025
PROGRAMME
WindRush —ALPHA
by Marcel Stewart
An immersive concept album exploring Caribbean migration, identity, kinship, and home.
2021 —BETA
by Cole Lewis, Patrick Blenkarn and Sam Ferguson
Through live narration, live music, and live video gaming, 2021 examines the place between memory and simulation.
Reflections and Refractions —GO
by PeerLess Productions
PeerLess Productions explores how their creative work is often refracted and made to fit into ableist preconceptions rather than received as a unique offering.
Remixed—BETA
by Trophy
A deep listening experience about how we instigate transformation in our lives, communities, and world.
Kinnomics: Iman Datoo
co-presented by FOLDA and Agnes Etherington Art Centre
In Iman Datoo’s solo exhibition combining digital claymation, sound installation and augmented reality, an intriguing narrative takes root between the potato and its local cousins.
The MaryRobin Show— ALPHA
by Deaf Spirit Theatre
An ALPHA presentation of a newly commissioned work by Deaf Spirit Theatre, a collective of three Kingston-based actors who are Deaf and dedicated to excellence in ASL storytelling.
The StartUp
The StartUp is a four-day series of conversations that ran June 4-7, 2025 in Kingston, ON. It was a space for artists, technologists, scholars, and audiences to consider the context of what Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor called end times facism in The Guardian.
The Canadian Context
What does it mean to be an artist in Canada at this critical moment?
The American Context
What is happening to American artists and other vulnerable communities in the United States? How can we help?
The International Context
How can Canada play a bigger role in international culture?
The Technological Context
Can digital tools be engaged for inclusive and democratic outcomes?
Laser Talk Presentations
Short, focused presentations from artists and researchers engaged with emerging technologies and urgent issues.