Harbourfront Centre - Fresh Ground new works

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What scared you as a child? What scares you now? Images – thoughts – moments in your life. Call the fear hotline — by leaving your message, you consent to your fear being used in the up-coming production of Static. We will also share your fear with others around the world via the Static Podcast. The first step to conquering your fear is to admit what scares you...

In Static, diverse artists use light, sound, visual art, dance, and video to explore man’s deepest fears: death, rejection, intimacy, loss and the unknown. A series of theatrical vignettes and interactive installations tell the story of Max and how he loses his ability to fear. Not only does this profoundly change his life, but also the lives of those around him. Audiences will be challenged to explore what it is like to live without fear. Or is fear a necessary emotion to really live?

The Collaborators

Laura Mullin and Chris Tolley, Expect Theatre and Spark Productions: Project Leads
Nicola Pantin: choreographer
Joel Gordon: video installation
Arun Srinivasan: lighting designer
Gregory Preston: sound designer
Ada Balon: opera singer
Ron Loranger: artist
Randal Boutilier: graphic designer

Commissioned in 2006

Presented as part of World Stage 08
March 28 – April 8, 2007

To date, a generous group of visionary donors have supported the creation of 19 new commissions. We would like to thank the following supporters of the Fresh Ground new works commissioning programme for their leadership and continued support of artists: Peter Allen, William J. S. Boyle, Lionel F. Conacher and Joan Dea, Margaret and Jim Fleck, Michael and Sonja Koerner, Judy and Wil Matthews, George E. Myhal, Sonja Smits and Seaton McLean; and grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the J.P. Bickell Foundation.