Jumblies Theatre and the Community Arts Guild Present:

Lost and Found Evolving Gallery

Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, 225 Confederation Drive, Scarborough, Ontario M1G 1B2
May 21 – 30, 2013

Featuring work created in Scarborough over the past season:

• A film and radio play – two parts of the Lost and Found Triptych to be completed in the fall
• Songs from the Nagamo Project, sharing Toronto’s Indigenous songs and history
• Short performances by our Scarborough Youth Troupe
• Costumes and excerpts from A Journey to Changeland, a pageant created with students from Willow Park Junior Public School
• Drop-in activities and performances on the Doors Open Toronto weekend, May 25 and 26
• An interactive and growing installation of visual arts and sound

Opening Soirée – May 21, 5-8:30pm
Join us for a performance by the Scarborough Youth Troupe, the premiere of the Lost and Found film and radio play, a presentation of When the Fish Met the Turtle by Sharada K. Eswar and Rosary Spence, and a performance on the mridangam by percussionist Sarma Donepudi.
PWYC admission.

5-6pm: Community meal and youth presentation
6-6:30: General public arrivals and gallery viewing
6:30-8:30: Public showcase

When the Fish met the Turtle is a theatrical telling of the creation story from the “Indian” perspective. The piece uses songs, chants and stories from the Hindu mythology and Cree creation stories.

Closing Reception – May 30, 7 – 9 p.m.

Celebrate the close of our season with highlights from the Evolving Gallery in its final state of evolution.

Download the gallery schedule

Gallery Hours

May 19: 1-4pm
May 20: Gallery Closed for Victoria Day
May 21 – 22: 10am-8pm
May 23: 10am-6pm
May 24 – 26: 10am-4pm
May 27 – 29: 10am – 8pm
May 30: 10am – 9pm

The Lost & Found Evolving Gallery is produced through a partnership between Jumblies Theatre, The Community Arts Guild, the City of Toronto’s Arts Services, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre and Cedar Ridge Studio Gallery.

Contributing Artists: Ruth Howard (Artistic Director of Jumblies), Sean Frey (Interim Artistic Director of the Community Arts Guild), Beth Helmers (Concept-creator of the Lost & Found Triptych & Returning Artistic Director of the Community Arts Guild), Marianne Alas, Rebecca Bruton, Shifra Cooper, Sarma Donepudi, Sharada Eswar, Katherine Fleitas, Victoria Freeman, Marie Gaudet, Peter Jones, Ange Loft, Emma Manchester, Keith McNair (Jumblies Managing Director), Douglas Merriman, Sarah Miller (a Metcalf Foundation Intern), Cathy Nosaty, Rosary Spence, Sasha Tate-Howarth, Andrea Thring, participants in the Lost and Found Triptych, the Nagamo Project, Willow Park students, and the Scarborough Youth Troupe. With visiting guest artists Sid Bobb, Penny Couchie and members of Aanmitaagzi from Nipissing First Nation.

With thanks to: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, Government of Canada, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Toronto Community Foundation, George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation, The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation.

TTC Directions to the Cedar Ridge Creative Centre:
From Kennedy Station, take the Scarborough RT to the Lawrence East station. Take the 54 Lawrence Ave. E. bus to Scarborough Golf Club Rd. Walk along Scarborough Golf Club to the second street south of Lawrence – Confederation Drive. Walk up Confederation Drive (east) until you reach Tingle Crescent. At Tingle, turn right, and walk toward the Centre.

For more information, email info@jumbliestheatre.org or call 416-203-8428.

Apparently there are still some places in the:

1. HUMBER COLLEGE PUPPETRY INTENSIVE
June 3 to 15, 2013
Application deadline extended to May 15

The 12-day, hands-on program focuses on object animation, puppet manipulation, puppet design and construction, and ensemble building. Participants will develop original material, and ultimately present their creations to an invited audience at the end of the workshop at Humber’s Black Box Theatre. This intensive course is a unique collaboration between both the Theatre Performance and Theatre Production programs.

Workshops leaders include Ann and David Powell, and long-time Jumblies associate Faye Dupras – former Metcalf Intern and director of Bridge of One Hair.

For more info. go to: http://www.humber.ca/scapa/programs/theatre-production/puppetry-intensive

AND Puppetmongers are hosting their annual:

2. FRESH IDEAS IN PUPPETRY
Sunday May 26, 2013

- a day-long mini-conference and festival, showcasing artists taking new and ground-breaking directions in puppetry.
Robert Gill Theatre, University of Toronto
Advance tickets available and advised

For more info. go to: http://puppetmongers.com/fresh-ideas-in-puppetry-day/

“If you want to know where you’re going, you need to know where you’re coming from.”

Please join us for our next Jumblies Seminar, The Community Collection, featuring Don Bouzek, Artistic Director of Ground Zero Productions, from Edmonton, Alberta.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Light refreshments: 6:30pm
Presentation, Questions & Conversation: 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Davenport Perth Neighbourhood and Community Health Centre
1900 Davenport Road (West of Lansdowne)

Cost: Free, donations appreciated

Making Room – a Jumblies Offshoot – is presenting Under One Tent, an arts event celebrating the 33rd anniversary of Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre (PARC) on Friday March 22nd at 7:00 pm. To find out more about this event and Making Room, go to  makingroom.org .

Vancouver Moving Theatre and Jumblies Theatre
in partnership with Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden present:

The Art of Hospitality: 3^rd Downtown Eastside Artfare Institute

MABELLEarts Midwinter Parade, 2013, Photo: K. Fleitas

This workshop will explore artful hospitality and develop skills in art making that is welcoming, inclusive and brings people together across differences, facilitated by Ruth Howard (Jumblies Theatre, Toronto), Savannah Walling (Vancouver Moving Theatre), Leah Houston (MABELLEarts, Toronto) and other guest artists.

Introductory sessions, a mini-practicum with an active community arts project, hands-on activities, discussions, take-home resources, and a culminating event that weaves together feasting, conversation, storytelling, music and cultural sharing from Coast Salish, Chinese, and Ukrainian traditions – part of The Big House Project, a multi-year project produced by Vancouver Moving Theatre in collaboration with Jumblies and other local partners. 

For more information click here, e-mail info@jumbliestheatre.org or phone  604-628-5672 (Vancouver Moving Theatre).

The Art of Hospitality is part of Jumblies National Artfare initiative, funded by the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. 

Jumblies’ Artistic Director and designer, Ruth, and other Jumblies artists (including Marianne Alas and Robin Sutherland) are currently working on Penny Couchie‘s powerful contemporary dance show, When Will You Rage? – presented at North Bay’s Capital Centre on March 9th.

Other Jumblies friends and colleagues will be driving up from Toronto to attend the show. If you would like (or can offer) a lift, please e-mail info@jumbiestheatre.org.

For more information, a video preview and to purchase tickets, go to aanmitaagzi.net.

Created and Presented by MABELLEarts:

A magical apartment has been swept onto Mabelle Aveneue. Join us to explore what is hidden in cupboards, set for dinner and nesting in trees! Enjoy food made by talented home cooks!

7pm – Gather at the south-west corner of Mabelle and Dundas West (a few blocks West of Islington)

Remember to dress for the cold!

Participating Artists: Leah Houston, Sonja Rainey, Juliet Palmer, Michael Burtt, Kris Erickson, Monica Gutierrez, Dimitrije Martinovic, Pat Austin, Danielle Holke, Sean Frey, Andrea Thring, Faten Toubasi, Yasemin Zorlutuna, Cath Campbell, and Katherine Fleitas and others.

Co-created with Mabelle neighbourhood residents of all ages

Guest Companies: Jumblies Theatre, The Community Arts Guild, Making Room Community Arts, Arts4All and Montgomery’s Inn.

For more information, go to http://mabellearts.ca.

If you haven’t seen us yet, we’re back at the Gardener’s Cottage at Cedar Ridge and beginning our artmaking once again.  Sean Frey is leading the crew as Interim Artistic Director, while Beth Helmers is still taking a break with her new baby, Violet (though they can be seen visiting from time to time).

We are continuing work on several projects for the Lost & Found Triptych, including finishing and editing the film, casting and recording the audio play, and creating, building and rehearsing train car puppet plays.  If any of those activities spark your interest, stay in touch, check the blog, look for our emails and phone calls and we’ll let you know how to take part.

Join us for our big community drop-in, happening at Cedar Ridge on the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, February 12.  Along with other activities, we’ll be preparing to take part in the MABELLEarts parade for the third year in a row.

We also have our ongoing youth theatre troupe, accepting new and returning members as well as volunteer support of all ages.  They are presently rehearsing to do a special guest appearance as stilters in the Arts4All performance, I Was A Brave Child.

Regular activities are also taking place at the Lido Motel, and new workshops at Willow Park and Susan Street are coming soon.

Memory/story jars made in Scarborough for MABELLEarts Parade, Photo: Katherine Fleitas

Arts4All (Jumblies oldest Offshoot) is proud to present I Was a Brave Child. This World Premiere of a Community Radio Play is based on stories from Italian Seniors about experiences during World War 2. This performance includes a mixture of live performance, video and radio recordings created by community members in the Davenport West Neighbourhood of Toronto.

The show runs from February 7-9 at 7:30pm, with a public preview on February 6 at 7:30pm. It takes place at the Davenport Perth Neighbourhood and Community Health Centre, 1900 Davenport Rd.

Price and Tickets: Pay-what-you-like at the door. Tickets are limited and reservations advised. If you’d like to get involved or to attend, please contact arts4alldpnc@gmail.com or call (416) 656-8025 ext. 45.

Credits
Written By: Liz Rucker
Directed By: Kit Tough
Assistant Direction By: Esther Maloney & Dan Watson
Musical Director: Kevin Barrett
Costume Designer: Marianne Alas
Videography By: Amy Siegel & Maggie Hutcheson with Dan Watson
Audio Play Producer: Sarah Miller
Audio Recording and Editing: Charles Ketchabaw, Eric Schwindt, Sarah Miller & Kevin Barrett