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by Buddies
on December 11th, 2019
in Rhubarb
We’re thrilled to announce the artists who will be involved in this year’s Rhubarb Festival – our 41st! We can’t wait to welcome them all to the building for two weeks in February. Full programming for the festival will be …
by Buddies
on November 19th, 2019
in Youth Elders Podcast
We dive into ideas of home, belonging, family, and gatherings in this final episode of our first season. The first half of the podcast focuses on ideas of ‘home’, and we hear primarily from queer folks who migrated to Canada …
by Buddies
on October 17th, 2019
in Youth Elders Podcast
In the second episode of The Youth/Elders Podcast, we explore histories of queer activism through first-hand accounts, as well as conversations around where we’ve been, and where we’re going, within our queer communities. The episode opens with one man’s account …
by Buddies
on September 12th, 2019
in Youth Elders Podcast
In the first episode of this intergenerational queer podcast, we delve into notions of identity and community, teasing apart the community acronym and its various incarnations – 2SLGBTQIA* – who decides what’s included, and for whose benefit? The episode opens …
by Buddies
on March 8th, 2019
in Uncategorized
Thanks to all who came out for our Long Table on Monday, March 4. And for those who did, we’ve got a bit of a recap here – a video of the discussion, Evalyn Parry’s opening remarks, and some photos …
by Buddies
on December 13th, 2018
in Rhubarb, The 40th Rhubarb Festival
We’re thrilled to announce the artists who will be involved in this year’s Rhubarb Festival – our 40th! We can’t wait to welcome them all to the building for two weeks in February. Full programming for the festival will be …
by Buddies
on December 12th, 2018
in Columns
Some context for the Long Table and the situation with Sky Gilbert The following is the text of an email interview conducted by Kelly Nestruck with Buddies Artistic Director Evalyn Parry for a column that appeared in the Globe & …
by Buddies
on December 3rd, 2018
in News
We’re thrilled to be partnering with b current performing arts for this year’s emerging creators unit, helmed by Catherine Hernandez. Our 2019 ECU Participants are Ophira Calof, Brock Hessel, Shohana Sharmin, and Jade Walker and Kasden Leo Indigo. Learn more about the Emerging …
by Buddies
on November 21st, 2018
in Columns
Below are the opening remarks made by Evalyn Parry at our Long Table discussion on November 19. You can watch an archived video of the full event on our facebook page. Late last week, we made a curatorial decision, which …
by Buddies
on June 13th, 2018
in Columns
It’s 1979. It’s three years before the Toronto bathhouse raids will galvanize our community. Ten years after the Stonewall riots. Three years before the AIDS epidemic will begin. Six years since homosexuality has been removed from the DSM. Twenty-six years …