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Season: 2008-2009

Alley Waltz 2008  in the photo.

Alley Waltz 2008

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July 17 & 18, 10pm sharp
Meet at the Bell Telephone on Hunter St. W.

Alley Waltz 2008
The Disappearing Theatre Presents
Counting the Ways
By Edward Albee

Starring:
Matt Gilbert
Nathan Govier
anya gwynne
Sarah MacKillican
Sam Sayer
Dan Smith

Featuring:
The Mandolin Society
with The Dreamer’s Waltz
Composed by Dianne Latchford

Directed by:
Laurel Paluck & Phil Oakley

Stage Manager/Props:
Leigh Macdonald

Thanks to Pammetts Flowers and Joelle Levesque

Fuelled by Publi...

Hungry: a musical Hansel and Gretel  in the photo.

Hungry: a musical Hansel and Gretel

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Public Energy and the Hungry Collective present
Hungry: a musical Hansel and Gretel

Dates:

October 9 & 10 at 7pm, Oct 11 at 8pm

Market Hall Performing Arts Centre: 140 Charlotte St, Peterborough

The premiere of an original, professional work of musical theatre made in Peterborough.
Produced by the Hungry Collective, presented by Public Energy.

Book by Kate Story, Music by Susan Newman, Lyrics by Rob Fortin. Directed by Susan Spicer. Performers include Jacob Abrahamse, ...

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Nick and Juanita: livin’ in my dreams

Tara Cheyenne Performance (Vancouver)

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Market Hall Performing Arts Centre: 140 Charlotte St, Peterborough

October 16, 2008, 8:00 pm
October 17, 2008, 8:00 pm

Meet the artist: reception Thursday after the show
Show runs 90 minutes, with a 15 minute intermission.

Winner of the People’s Choice award at the 2007 Dancing on the Edge Festival in Vancouver

“Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg’s two-act solo brings theatre ...

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The Velvet Devil

Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company

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Market Hall Performing Arts Centre: 140 Charlotte St, Peterborough

February 5, 2009

Read the Peterborough Examiner review…

First produced at Regina’s Globe Theatre in 2000, The Velvet Devil has been revived a number of times, including a production at the National Arts Centre, has been made into a CBC movie, and is now coming to Peterborough as part of a nat...

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You Don’t Know the Half of It

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Dates:

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 to Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 8 pm.
Pay-what-you-can Feb 21 at 2pm

Market Hall Performing Arts Centre: 140 Charlotte St, Peterborough

Read Small Church’s History Explored from the Peterborough Examiner…
Download the discussion guide…

Set during the tumultuous times of 1971, in Millbrook’s own St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, You Don’t Know the Half of It confronts issues of faith...

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Susie Burpee with Dan Wild

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Peterborugh New Dance presents
Susie Burpee with Dan Wild
Fidelity’s Edge (world premiere) and Mischance and Fair Fortune (2005)

Market Hall Performing Arts Centre: 140 Charlotte St, Peterborough

March 6, 2009, 8:00 pm
March 7, 2009, 8:00 pm

Burpee and Wild’s creative relationship has a lengthy history through their company work together at Dancemakers and as independent artists. Both thrive on emotionally-driven work, and neither shy away from physical ferocity and vulnerability. The development of Fidelity’s Edge and Mischan...

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Emergency #17

Festival of New Dance and Performance by Peterborough-area Artists

Market Hall Performing Arts Centre: 140 Charlotte St, Peterborough

April 2, 2009, 7:00 pm

See the review from the Peterborough Examiner: Something for Everyone at Emergency #17

Emergency: An annual festival of new dance and performance by Peterborough artists
Emergency: Showcasing veterans and newcomers
Emergency: One of the most popular performance events in Pe...

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Old Men Dancing: Wiser and Still Gorgeous (Do Not Resuscitate)

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Dates:

May 7 to 9 at 8pm, May 10 at 2pm

Market Hall Performing Arts Centre: 140 Charlotte St, Peterborough

Atlas Moves Watching and Peterborough New Dance present

The Old Men Dancing
Wiser and Still Gorgeous (Do Not Resuscitate) 

Peterborough’s Old Men Dancing was formed in 2002 by a group of men who share an interest in creating movement-based performance. With an average a...

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Ode’min Giizis 2009

June 15, 2009, 7:00 pm

WELCOME

Ode’min Giizis (strawberry moon) is the sixth moon of the Anishnaabe calendar. It marks the beginning of summer, the longest day of the year and the harvest of the strawberry in June. The root word of ode’min is ode, which signifies the “heart” in Anishnaabe langua...