How to FOLDA

Welcome to FOLDA 2025! Here’s some information on our Festival.

ALPHA, BETA, GO

FOLDA’s programming is structured to support artists creating theatre in a digital age. We borrow an iterative model from software design, presenting work at three stages of development:

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

This year’s ALPHA projects are: WindRush by Marcel Stewart and The Mary Robin Show by Deaf Spirit Theatre

BETA: Performances ready for public testing to refine the audience experience.

This year’s BETA project is: 2021 by Cole Lewis, Patrick Blenkarn and Sam Ferguson

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

This year’s GO presentations are: Reflections and Refractions by PeerLess Productions

To see our iterative model in practice, check out the Incubator Page.

TICKETS

Tickets range from FREE to $25, with concession pricing available for those who need.

Tickets can be purchased on line in advance HERE or with cash at the door.

WHERE TO GO

FOLDA 2025 presentations will take place at multiple locations:

The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, 390 King St West, Kingston, ON K7L 2X4. The Isabel has Pay and Display parking options as well as accessible parking on site.

The Broom Factory, 305 Rideau Street, Kingston ON K7K 3A9. The Broom Factory has a small number of parking spaces available on site. Street parking is available on surrounding streets (James, Charles, Orchard).

The Rotunda Theatre, located in Theological hall, 10-14 Professors walk, Kingston, ON K7L 2V6. Entrance through Room 118 inside of theological hall. Free weekend parking available near the building (found across the Queen’s Campus bookstore) or Pay parking available near Mitchell Hall (3 minute walk from Theological Hall), payable through the HONK app or The Stuart Street underground parking garage is also available, located off of Stuart Street, directly across from Kingston General Hospital’s main Kidd-Davies entrance. 

The Ingenuity Labs Research Institute, located in Mitchell Hall, 69 Union street, Kingston, ON. K7L 3N6. Pay parking available as well as accessible parking available near the building, payable through the HONK app.

ACCESSIBILITY

The Festival of Live Digital Art believes in access to content for everyone, and we are committed to providing a variety of access options during the festival.

All in-person events are wheelchair accessible unless otherwise noted, with wheelchair accessible bathrooms.

ASL interpretation, captioning, description, visual guide services and relaxed environments are offered for different events the festival, both in person and online.

Personal support workers and service animals are welcome at all events and performances.

More information about accessible programming is available on our Accessibility page.

VISITORS TO KINGSTON

For directions to beautiful Kingston, Ontario and information on local hotels, please visit the Travel and Accommodation page.