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Season: 2018-2019

Pulse of India A woman performs Indian Dancing in the photo.

Pulse of India

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August 17, 2-18 @ 6PM
Peterborough Square Mall, 360 George St. N

The Peterborough Square, 340 George St N (foot of the escalators)

This venue is wheelchair accessible

A night of classical dance Pulse of India features nine short dances in a wide range of styles including: Bharatnatyam, Rajasthani folk, Bengali folk, Bollywood and more. Pulse of India features Toronto based dance company Gurukul, with performances by T...

Adaptive Circus Arts – An Intro Workshop for People with Disabilities Three female aerial performers hang from the side of Peterborough Square. in the photo.

Adaptive Circus Arts – An Intro Workshop for People with Disabilities

September 20, 2018 @ 6PM

Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St.

FREE (Limited space email to sign up)

Partner & Group Acrobatics plus Aerial Hoop & Silks
No experience needed!

Capacity: 6 people (Space Limited)
Age: Adults & 13+
Facilitators: Erin Ball, Brandy Leary, Ambar Loaiza Bran, Jennifer Elchuk

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Between the Water and the Sky  in the photo.

Between the Water and the Sky

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Presented by Artsweek 2018

September 27, 2018
12:15 @ Trent University, Gzowski College
3:30 @ PTBO Square courtyard
4:30 @ Ministry of Natural Resources lobby
5:15 @ Peterborough Public Library

Artsweek Logo: a splash of rainbow colour with triangular confetti

Length: Approx. 10 minutes
Cost: Free

Click here to view the Visual Story for Between the Water and the Sky at Peterborough Square Courtyard

Between the Water and the Sky is a live performance featuring Unity Indigenous vocal ensemble, Peterborough Symphony Orchestra String Q...

Divergent Dances Peterborough (World Premiere) Three Dancers in Mono-crome outfits hanging off a concrete wall. in the photo.

Divergent Dances Peterborough (World Premiere)

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September 28, 2018 @ 7PM  & 29, 2018 @ 2PM, Peterborough Square (corner of George and Simcoe)

** Performance Rain Date Sunday September 30th 2-3pm**

FREE Performance

Presented by Anandam Dancetheatre, Public Energy Performing Arts,

The Art Gallery of Peterborough and Artsweek 2018

Open Public Rehearsal:
Thursday September 27th 12pm-1pm
Public Rehears...
The Dance Pact The Dance Pact written in bold letters on a yellow background in the photo.

The Dance Pact

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October 17, 2018 @ 8PM

Market Hall Performing  Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St.

$15 for all tickets including service charge

A showcase of Peterborough’s best young dance talent. With dancers from Imagine Studios, Premiere Studio of Dance, Revolutions, Move N’ Groove, A Frost Dance Experience, TAS Dance Program, Lakefield College School, and more!

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Max’s Cabaret, The Runway Challenge Wearable Art Musical Revue  in the photo.

Max’s Cabaret, The Runway Challenge Wearable Art Musical Revue

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October 27, 2018 @ 8pm

The Mount Community Centre, 1545 Monoghan Rd

It’s Max’s Cabaret, it’s The Runway Challenge, it’s a super-fun evening bringing together some of Peterborough’s finest musical, visual and performing artists together in a fundraiser for Public Energy.

The highlight of every Wearable Art Show is the Runway Challenge and this yea...

Unexploded Ordnance  in the photo.

Unexploded Ordnance

Fuelled by Public Energy

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November 8, 9 & 10, 2018 @ 8 PM
November 11, 2018 @ 2PM

The Theatre on King, 171 King St.

Created and performed by Ryan Kerr (Fleshy Thud)
with Curtis Driedger, Matt Greco, Eryn Lidster
directed by Kate Story

Unexploded Ordnance: a one-man journey through the Great War, brought to you by a stellar team of some of Peterborough’s best independent artists.

100 years ...

Pine Tree Talk: Cottagers & Indians: A Conversation with Drew Hayden Taylor, James Whetung, Douglas Williams  in the photo.

Pine Tree Talk: Cottagers & Indians: A Conversation with Drew Hayden Taylor, James Whetung, Douglas Williams

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November 26, 2018 @ 7:30PM

Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St

 

Co-presented by Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies, Pine Tree Lectures
Trent University

Moderator: Anne Taylor, Anishinaabemowin Coordinator for Curve Lake First Nation

Drew Hayden Taylor is the writer of the hit play Cottagers and Indians. James Whetung is the wild rice ha...

Cottagers and Indians BY DREW HAYDEN TAYLOR  in the photo.

Cottagers and Indians BY DREW HAYDEN TAYLOR

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November 27, 2018 @ 2pm
Showplace Performing Arts, 290 George St. N
SPECIAL STUDENT RATE: $14 for Showplace Performance Click here for tickets

November 28 & 29 @ 13:30 & 7PM
Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St. N

 

This performance contains mature language – for details please contact: admin@publicenergy.ca

Post show Q&A with the artists: November 27, November 28 (both shows), November 29 (12:30 pm show)

Post show reception: November 29 (7 pm show)

Running time: 80 minutes wit...

This is the Point Two actors, one faded into the background and the second actor is in the front in a chair with a electronic headpiece on. in the photo.

This is the Point

A Play About Love, Sex & Disability

Ahuri Theatre / The Theatre Centre (Toronto)

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January 11, 2019 @ 8PM

Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St.

 

Length: 75 minutes with no intermission Q&A Immediately following the performance

Venue Accessibility

 

Winner of two Dora Mavor Moore Awards including Outstanding Production and Ensemble.

*Mature content advisory: includes scenes depicting violence and sexuality*

Djuki Mala  in the photo.

Djuki Mala

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February 5, 2019 @ 7PM

Showplace Performance Centre, 290 George St. N.

Showplace Performance Centre: 290 George St N, Peterborough

Q&A immediately following the performance.

“…playful, charming and informative, like a family-friendly diplomatic envoy, sharing hope and knowledge from North-East Arnhem Land.” – Sydney Morning Herald

Join a joyous celebration 60,000 years in the making.

Direct f...

Copper Promises: Hinemihi Haka  in the photo.

Copper Promises: Hinemihi Haka

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February 19, 2019 @ 8PM

Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St.

Q&A immediately following the performance.

Performance is approximately 55 minutes with no intermission. Please be on time, the performance requires complete darkness. Latecomers will not be permitted to enter once the performance has begun.

Warning: Perfor...

No Woman’s Land (World Premiere) Two African- Canadian Dancers in a lake knee high. a gold flowing sheet is flown around them. in the photo.

No Woman’s Land (World Premiere)

Jaberi Dance Theatre

March 9, 2019 @ 8PM
March 10, 2019 @ 2:00PM

Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St.

ATTENTION!!! Sunday’s Performance is still happening at 2pm! Market Hall Performing Arts Centre has not been affected by the city power outage.

This performance will include:

partial nudity flashing lights video content that may trigger visual vertigo in certain viewers

No ...

small dance for a small space festival 2019  in the photo.

small dance for a small space festival 2019

March 21, 22 & 23, 2019 @ 8PM
The Theatre on King, 171 King St E.

The Theatre on King: 171 King St, Peterborough

small dance for a small space festival 2019 at The Theatre on King

$15 or pay what you can

FEATURING:

Jenn Cole, Frank Flynn, Brad Brackenridge, Kate Story, Laura Lawson, Dreda Blow, Wes Ryan / Sarah Rudnicki, Anne Ryan, Anne White, Naomi Duvall, Miranda Jones and more!

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The Party Ball  in the photo.

The Party Ball

Market Hall Performing Arts Centre: 140 Charlotte St, Peterborough

Event Photographs: The P(art)y Ball Afternoon Pop-Ups The P(art)y Ball Mainstage Show The P(art)y Ball Afterparty Event Information:

Celebrate 25 provocative years with Public Energy Performing Arts!

Party with the past as we bring 25 years of performance history to life with a star-stu...