45 theses
I think the very nature of queerness (yes, the fucking alphabet soup), contains so many facets in multitudes that we have to preserve a kind of heterogeneity. We need to emphasize difference over sameness.
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a curatorial confession in 874 words
a ‘real talk’ confessional compiled from assorted conversations between Buddies Curatorial Team (ted witzel + Erum Khan),creatively composed by Susanna Fournier *** I often feel embarrassed at the theatre. [The worst feeling in a theatre is being embarrassed for the work]. …
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QUEERNESS IS DIVINE MYSTERY [How does a season come to be?]
a conversation between Artistic Director, ted witzel and Artistic Associate, Erum Khan,Creatively arranged + edited by Susanna Fournier
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a space that holds impossible asks [buddies’ revamped values] XX2
A conversation exploring Buddies’ new values betweenArtistic Director, ted witzel and Artistic Associate, Erum Khan. Creatively composed + edited by Susanna Fournier. IT’S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE BUDDIES REVISED ITS VALUES. WE ACTUALLY DON’T KNOW HOW LONG, WE KNOW THEY …
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A SPACE THAT HOLDS IMPOSSIBLE ASKS [BUDDIES’ REVAMPED VALUES]
A conversation exploring Buddies’ new values betweenArtistic Director, ted witzel and Artistic Associate, Erum Khan,Creatively composed + edited by Susanna Fournier IT’S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE BUDDIES REVISED ITS VALUES. WE ACTUALLY DON’T KNOW HOW LONG, BUT WE KNOW THEY …
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Multiple attempts at a statement on the ongoing genocide in Palestine
Maybe all you need to hear from the leaders at Buddies is this: FREE PALESTINE. If that’s all you need or have the capacity to read, that’s cool. If you want to read a longer piece from us that contextualizes …
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A Pisces’ Guide to Passion, Limerence, and the Gaymerican Dream, or, À La Folie
“I’m sick and I’m in love.”“You seem the sort of person who confuses the two.”“That’s right. That’s the first time you’ve been right. I confuse the two and I don’t care.” — Magnolia (1999) My walks home from WHITE MUSCLE …
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Looking back on 2022/23: Peter Hinton-Davis on The Man That Got Away and The Hooves Belonged to the Deer
What is your history with Buddies? How did it feel to be back? Buddies goes back as far as I remember working in Toronto—from early days of seeing shows like Pasolini/Pelosi and The Dressing Gown by Sky Gilbert, and being …
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A Reflection on Queer Spaces and Community
CW: Colorado Springs shooting, Queer/Trans Violence, Gun Violence, Death. The bar team at Buddies honours the victims of the Club Q shooting and stands with our queer community in Colorado, and around the world. Buddies has a long-standing history of …
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Carnival as Resistance
They concerned themselves with the ‘Pretty Mas’ and colourful costumes and dumbed down the traditional carnival. There was no place for the ‘Ole Mas’ traditions which were born out of protest and resistance by my Post-Emancipated African ancestors.