by ted witzel + Erum Khan + Susanna Fournier
on July 22nd, 2024
in Uncategorized
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]. …
by ted witzel + Erum Khan + Susanna Fournier
on July 15th, 2024
in Uncategorized
a conversation between Artistic Director, ted witzel and Artistic Associate, Erum KhanCreatively arranged + edited by Susanna Fournier
by ted witzel + Erum Khan + Susanna Fournier
on June 5th, 2024
in Uncategorized
A conversation exploring Buddies’ new values betweenArtistic Director, ted witzel and Artistic Associate, Erum KhanCreatively 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 …
by ted witzel & Erum Khan
on May 29th, 2024
in Uncategorized
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 …
by Jaime Lujan
on March 18th, 2024
in Uncategorized, WHITE MUSCLE DADDY
“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 …
by Peter Hinton-Davis
on December 22nd, 2023
in Uncategorized
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 …
by Buddies
on November 25th, 2022
in Uncategorized
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 …
by Rhoma Spencer
on February 22nd, 2022
in Uncategorized
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.
by Aaron Clarke
on December 1st, 2021
in Uncategorized
HIV is a serious matter; it’s something our community has been fighting for decades and my work is dedicated to its reduction and elimination – but I see it as more than that. It’s a historical thread that has connected our community in arms since the 1980s.
by Sofia Fly
on November 19th, 2021
in Uncategorized
A “Day of Remembrance” implies that there is a war. We have a day of remembrance to honour our fallen warriors. That’s not a divisive or dramatic way of framing Trans existence. That is an accurate and healthy way of framing it if you are Trans.