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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 The Youth Elders Podcast
on June 5th, 2019
in Youth Elders Podcast
Just in time for Pride month, we’ve got a new trailer for the The Youth / Elders Podcast – a sneak peek of some of the audio, and introduction to the podcast from our host, Vanessa Dunn. The first full-length episode is …
by Johnnie Walker
on May 29th, 2019
in Columns
Let’s make a canon! And let’s fill it with queer art, or queer-ish art, or art that has no idea how queer it is. Queer art is often secret art: black-market, whispered-about, read-between-the-lines art. And since secret art can be …
by Clayton Windatt
on May 24th, 2019
in Lilies
When I was invited by Buddies to reflect on Lilies; I was excited. I had heard about Cole Alvis directing this work through lemonTree creations but I had never seen the original production. As I did not know the story, …
by Teddy Syrette
on May 17th, 2019
in Lilies
When I first saw the full cast, in the opening scenes of Lilies; Or, The Revival of a Romantic Drama, I was able to see myself represented on stage. Watching Lillies / Les Feluettes as queer teen, I liked the …
by Robyn Grant-Moran
on May 15th, 2019
in Lilies
Michel Marc Bouchard’s 1987 play Lilies Or, The Revival of a Romantic Drama (Les Feluettes) is getting a reimagining to help close off Buddies’ 40th anniversary season. This new production of Lilies, a play set in a Quebec prison in …
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 …