The Tale of a Town – Muskoka
Edge of the Woods Theatre is proud to present: The Tale of a Town – Muskoka
The Tale of a Town – Canada is a nationwide theatre and media initiative aiming to capture the collective community memory of Canada’s main streets, one story at a time. This cultural project has been touring the country, visiting small towns and big cities alike, collecting oral histories through interviews with independent business owners, local heroes, community stakeholders, and neighbourhood residents. After visiting every province and territory, the project turns its attention to Canada’s longest main street, Highway 11. Their next stop is Muskoka, with stops in Bracebridge, Burk’s Falls, Gravenhurst and Sundridge.
We are excited to share some of the stories we’ve gathered at Huntsville’s Nuit Blanche North on Saturday, July 29. The performance is FREE, and features clips from the interviews, live video performance, and music by local artist Sean Cotton. The show is about fifteen minutes long, with performances starting at the top of every hour, from 8PM to midnight.
WHEN: Saturday, July 29, 2017
WHERE: The Other Side Gallery, 58 Main St. E., Huntsville, ON.
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/292225354580588/
In partnership with Edge of the Woods Theatre and with support from the Muskoka Community Foundation, The Tale of a Town brings their storymobile (mobile recording studio) to conduct interviews about our memories of Muskoka’s downtowns between June 2 and June 11, 2017.
Stories gathered during these interviews will inspire the creation of a performance installation that will incorporate audio, archives, music and soundscape at Huntsville’s Nuit Blanche North on July 29.
This initiative is made possible by local presenting partner Edge of the Woods Theatre, with support from the Province of Ontario through the Ontario150 program, the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and the Ontario Arts Council, and the support of Community Fund for Canada’s 150th, a collaboration between the Muskoka Community Foundation, the Government of Canada, and extraordinary leaders from coast to coast to coast.
Storygathering:
Bracebridge – Outside Clock Tower Centre, Manitoba St. & Taylor Rd.
Friday, June 2: 10AM – 2PM
Saturday, June 3: 10AM – 2PM
Burk’s Falls – Outside Town Hall, 172 Ontario St.
Sunday, June 4: 10AM – 2PM
Monday, June 5: 10AM – 2PM
Gravenhurst – Outside Arts at the Albion, 100 Muskoka Rd. N
Wednesday, June 7: 10AM – 2PM
Thursday, June 8: 10AM – 2PM
Sundridge – Outside Village Office, 110 Main St.
Saturday, June 10: 10AM – 2PM
Sunday, June 11: 10AM – 2PM
To book your interview: https://fixtpoint.simplybook.me/v2/#book/service/2/
Performance installation at Nuit Blanche North
Downtown Huntsville
Saturday, July 29
https://nuitblanchenorthhuntsville.wordpress.com/
Contact: Aidan Morishita-Miki
Email: aidan@fixtpoint.com
Phone: 416-735-7991
The Edge of the Woods strives to connect artists, communities, and places in Muskoka/Parry Sound through affordable public events and participatory activities. Since 2008 we have presented work to over 10,000 spectators, engaged over 1,000 community members and showcased over 500 artists of many disciplines.
