#toftcanada

On the one-year anniversary of Train of Thought (www.trainofthought.co), join us to celebrate some of the work that is developing around the artistic, social, and political questions presented by this multifaceted community arts tour.

The evening will include readings, music, refreshments, and more. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

========================================== alt.theatre JOURNAL LAUNCH - issues 12.3 and 12.4 ========================================== Alt.theatre magazine launches a two-part issue exploring questions coming out of the Train of Thought project. These special issues, curated by editor-in-chief Nikki Shaffeeullah and the alt.theatre editorial team, in collaboration with Jumblies Theatre, brings together artists, activitsts, and community leaders from the 90+ organizations involved in Train of Thought to reflect on the project and share ideas on the potential of art to facilitate intercultural collaboration and decolonial action. Through interviews, think-pieces, scholarly articles, photo essays, script excerpts, and book reviews, these issues feature critical conversations on art, race and settler-colonialism; personal reflections on storytelling and ancestry; previews of new theatrical work; insights into community-engaged arts projects happening coast to coast; and more.

Volume 12.3: Community Arts and (De)Colonization, Part 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Featuring work by Kwasuun Vedan, Will Weigler, Aaron Leon, Rosalind Williams, Kelty McKerrracher, Darla Contois, Fiona Raye Clarke, Ruth Howard, Lib Spry, and Jill Carter.

Volume 12.4: Community Arts and (De)Colonization, Part 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Featuring work by Ange Loft, Iehente Foote, Savannah Walling, Lee Maracle, Sid Bobb, Columpa Bobb, Penny Couchie, Damara Jacobs-Morris, Sasha Tate-Howarth, Sam Egan, Liam Coo, Bruce Sinclair, Eliza Knockwood, and Annie Smith.

Magazines will be available for purchase: Each for $8, or both for $15

========================================== CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL EXHIBITION ========================================== Curated by artist Liam Coo, this photo exhibition uses images from the Train of Thought journey that were shared on social media with the hashtag #TofTCanada. It sees the way travellers connected and explored the themes of the project through photography.

Featuring work by: Nani Bell Gonawabi, Lindsey Bond, Liam Coo, Shifra Cooper, Iehente Foote, Alana Forslund, Braiden Houle, Kelty Jean, Aaron Leon, Jackie Omstead, Jamie Oshkabewisens, Adrienne Marcus Raja, Nikki Shaffeeullah, Arie van de Ven, & many more!

========================================== ACCESSIBILITY NOTES: Jumblies Theatre at the Ground Floor is located at 132 Fort York Boulevard. The venue is wheelchair accessible. It is one block away from the Bathust streetcar, and street parking is available.

Sarah King Gold, Artistic Director of Myths and Mirrors Community Arts, was our Train of Thought host in Sudbury, Ontario.  Sarah is a multi-media visual artist, social artist and performer. She plays with fantasy and reality, creating alternate worlds into which she and her audience may enter, and finds ways to draw people out of the sole role of audience into the role of co-creator.

Pam Cain was both a Train of Thought Traveller (from Vancouver to Edmonton) and Host (in Thunder Bay and Ottawa). Pam is based in Thunder Bay, has been involved in the arts and heritage community of Northwestern Ontario for over 30 years. As a museum director, arts administrator, artist educator and visual artist she has supported the development of Community Arts to build neighbourhoods and relationships.

Penny Couchie is a dancer, choreographer, dancer and theatre and community-engaged artist, of Anishinaabek ancestry. Penny is co-founder and Co-Artistic Director of Aanmitaagzi, a community engaged multi-disciplinary arts company in her home community of Nipissing First Nation. Penny has many years of credits as a choreographer, dancer, actor and teacher across Canada and abroad. She holds a Honours BA in Aboriginal Studies and Drama from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of The School of Toronto Dance Theatre. Penny has been a key Jumblies artist since 2006, choreographing two large productions (Bridge of One hair in 2007 and Like An Old Tale in 2011). Her original dance piece, When Will You Rage? will be performed on Aug. 9, 2015, at Harbourfront Centre as part of Planet Indigenus. Along with husband Sid Bobb, and son Ouske, Penny joined Train of Thought from Vancouver to Edmonton and Toronto to Abegweit, as well as hosting Train of Thought in Nipissing and North Bay.