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'''Shadowland Theatre''' is a [[community art]]s [[theatre]] founded in 1983 by a [[artist collective|collective of visual and theatre artists]] on [[Toronto Islands|Toronto Island]]. It is a professional, [[not-for-profit]] [[theatre]] company and [[registered charity]], [[Incorporation (business)|incorporated]] in 1994.
'''Shadowland Theatre''' is a [[community art]]s [[theatre]] and [[artist collective|collective of visual and theatre artists]] on [[Toronto Islands|Toronto Island]]. It is a professional, [[not-for-profit]] [[theatre]] company and [[registered charity]], [[Incorporation (business)|incorporated]] in 1994.


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==Brief history==
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The company came into existence after participating in [[Welfare State International]]’s Tempest on Snake Island for the 1982 [[Harbourfront Centre (Toronto)|World Stage]] on [[Toronto Islands|Toronto Island’s Snake Island]]. The [[Welfare State International|UK company]]’s format of professional [[artist]]s engaging communities in collective performance have formed the backbone of Shadowland’s work ever since. Other major influences have been [[Bread and Puppet Theater]], [[Peter Minshall]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago Carnival|Trinidad Carnival]], which lead to many years of involvement in [[Caribana Festival (Canada)|Caribana parades]] and ongoing working relationships with many Caribbean artists.


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| type = [[Non-profit organization|Non Profit]]
| foundation = 1983
| location_city = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| location_country = [[Canada]]
| area_served = {{flag|Canada|name=Toronto}}
| key_people = Anne Barber and Brad Harley (artistic directors)
| industry = [[Entertainment]]: [[Community art|Community Art]]
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| homepage = [http://www.shadowlandtheatre.ca/ www.shadowlandtheatre.ca]
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'''Shadowland Theatre''' is a [[community art]]s [[theatre]] and [[artist collective|collective of visual and theatre artists]] on [[Toronto Islands|Toronto Island]]. It is a professional, [[not-for-profit]] [[theatre]] company and [[registered charity]], [[Incorporation (business)|incorporated]] in 1994.

==History==
Shadowland Repertory Company was founded<ref>"Toronto Star", July 25, 1984, Greg Quill, ""Mainlanders invited to vaudeville history of Toronto Island", B3</ref> in 1982 by Whitney Smith and Victor Coleman with a mandate of producing musicals using shadow puppetry and other alternative theatrical media. The first production, ''Radio Ghost'',<ref>"Toronto Star", April 1, 1982, D7</ref> a musical about the fictional meeting of Canadian radio inventor [[Reginald Fessenden]] and radio diva [[Jessica Dragonette]], was co-written by Smith and Coleman and toured artist-run centres across Canada.

During the [[Harbourfront Centre (Toronto)|World Stage]] in 1982, the British company [[Welfare State International]] worked in collaboration with the Toronto Island community to produce the ''Tempest on Snake Island''. Inspired by this production, Island residents Smith and Sarah Miller raised funds for a second Shadowland production, along the same lines, to be part of the city’s 1984 sesquicentennial celebrations. Welfare State principals Boris and Maggie Howarth were hired to assist and the result was a historical fantasia, ''Island Follies"<ref>"Toronto Star", July 25, 1984, Greg Quill, "Mainlanders invited to vaudeville history of Toronto Island", B3</ref>. In 1985 Smith and Coleman handed over the company to the key group of Toronto Island artists who worked on the show — Sarah Miller, Leida and Gerry Englar, Kathleen Doody and Brad Harley — and it was renamed Shadowland Theatre.

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Shadowland’s early development was significantly influenced by Welfare State's format of professional [[artist]]s engaging communities in collective performance have formed the backbone of Shadowland’s work ever since. Other major influences have been [[Bread and Puppet Theater]], [[Peter Minshall]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago Carnival|Trinidad Carnival]], which lead to many years of involvement in [[Caribana Festival (Canada)|Caribana parades]] and ongoing working relationships with many Caribbean artists.


These influences have all contributed to a form of bold, visually distinctive [[theatre]] and [[performance|performance events]]. In the past decade the theatre have created signature processional outdoor theatre performances and collaborated with wide-ranging communities and artists from many disciplines.
These influences have all contributed to a form of bold, visually distinctive [[theatre]] and [[performance|performance events]]. In the past decade the theatre have created signature processional outdoor theatre performances and collaborated with wide-ranging communities and artists from many disciplines.
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==Notes==
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Revision as of 13:28, 14 July 2010

Shadowland Theatre
Company typeNon Profit
IndustryEntertainment: Community Art
Founded1983
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
Area served
 Toronto
Key people
Anne Barber and Brad Harley (artistic directors)
Websitewww.shadowlandtheatre.ca

Shadowland Theatre is a community arts theatre and collective of visual and theatre artists on Toronto Island. It is a professional, not-for-profit theatre company and registered charity, incorporated in 1994.


Shadowland Theatre
Company typeNon Profit
IndustryEntertainment: Community Art
Founded1983
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
Area served
 Toronto
Key people
Anne Barber and Brad Harley (artistic directors)
Websitewww.shadowlandtheatre.ca

Shadowland Theatre is a community arts theatre and collective of visual and theatre artists on Toronto Island. It is a professional, not-for-profit theatre company and registered charity, incorporated in 1994.

History

Shadowland Repertory Company was founded[1] in 1982 by Whitney Smith and Victor Coleman with a mandate of producing musicals using shadow puppetry and other alternative theatrical media. The first production, Radio Ghost,[2] a musical about the fictional meeting of Canadian radio inventor Reginald Fessenden and radio diva Jessica Dragonette, was co-written by Smith and Coleman and toured artist-run centres across Canada.

During the World Stage in 1982, the British company Welfare State International worked in collaboration with the Toronto Island community to produce the Tempest on Snake Island. Inspired by this production, Island residents Smith and Sarah Miller raised funds for a second Shadowland production, along the same lines, to be part of the city’s 1984 sesquicentennial celebrations. Welfare State principals Boris and Maggie Howarth were hired to assist and the result was a historical fantasia, Island Follies"[3]. In 1985 Smith and Coleman handed over the company to the key group of Toronto Island artists who worked on the show — Sarah Miller, Leida and Gerry Englar, Kathleen Doody and Brad Harley — and it was renamed Shadowland Theatre.

Shadowland’s early development was significantly influenced by Welfare State's format of professional artists engaging communities in collective performance have formed the backbone of Shadowland’s work ever since. Other major influences have been Bread and Puppet Theater, Peter Minshall and Trinidad Carnival, which lead to many years of involvement in Caribana parades and ongoing working relationships with many Caribbean artists.

These influences have all contributed to a form of bold, visually distinctive theatre and performance events. In the past decade the theatre have created signature processional outdoor theatre performances and collaborated with wide-ranging communities and artists from many disciplines.

Mandate and Mission

Shadowland Theatre Believes That

• Live theatre is a basic component in the well-being of our societies. • Experiences of spectacle, mystery, and magic are essential to a full cultural life. • The raw, transformative power of live theatre is vital in our increasingly technological age. • Theatre should be accessible to all members of society.

Shadowland Theatre

• Creates live theatre that is vital, entertaining, challenging, and has wide appeal. • Draws on ancient theatre traditions to create stories for our contemporary world. • Expresses collective aspirations through popular cultural forms. • Mixes the mythic and the mundane to create socially relevant, visually poetic theatre. • Works with communities and all generations to revitalize stories of place, time and the journey through life. • Invites non-professionals into the theatrical process as part of developing an articulate and expressive society.

Current projects

Annual Ward's Island Fire Parade

Mystery Play

Place at the Table

Crude-mentary Tales

It's Who We Are

Sarnia Art Walk Sarnia, Ontario

Productions

The Light That Stands Still Toronto Island

The Traveling Medicine Show Toronto Island

Stories of Our Island Toronto Island

The Order of Good Cheer Toronto Island

The Essence of Ambrose Ichor Toronto Island

The Lost Supper Tarragon Theatre, Annex Theatre (2004) Toronto

The Bridge Toronto Island (1980)

Right of Passage Toronto Island

Quixsand

Awards and honors

3 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Costume

2009 Voted ‘’Best Grass Roots Theatre’’ in Toronto by NOW magazine

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Toronto Star", July 25, 1984, Greg Quill, ""Mainlanders invited to vaudeville history of Toronto Island", B3
  2. ^ "Toronto Star", April 1, 1982, D7
  3. ^ "Toronto Star", July 25, 1984, Greg Quill, "Mainlanders invited to vaudeville history of Toronto Island", B3
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