Kitchener - Schneider Haus
• 466 Queen St S • Kitchener, ON
Doors Open: 8:30PM
| Show Starts: 9:00PM
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End Time: 10:10PM
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All Ages
Featuring: Playwright: Rafic Ali Ahmad, Translators: Majdi Bou-Matar & Paddy Gillard-Bentl, Director: Nina Lee Aquino, Performer: Majdi Bou-Matar, Dramaturge: Ric Knowles
Tickets may still be available at the event, other ticket outlets, or the box office.
Event type: All Ages
Note: this show will take place in-person only.
A herd of goats.
The late 1980s.
The Lebanese civil war.
An ageing goatherd weaves a tale of chaos, laughter, and regret.
Abou Isa addresses his tribe, concerned that its leader, Ghadhanfar, led astray by a nubile young nan, has been neglecting his duties. Chaos, of sorts, ensues—along with regret, grief, and laughter―as a garrulous man who has given up talking tells a tale that is at once highly entertaining, deeply moving, and socially significant.
Leadership, followers, factions, community, and land at a time of crisis, the play is set in the fields near the country’s occupied southern border in the late 1980s during the Lebanese civil war. But it speaks directly to current North American as well as global realities, as an ex-president (together with his Canadian political imitators), promoting discontent among his followers, creates rifts and causes disarray across Canada’s southern border, and as the First Peoples of both countries fight for their land and try to come to terms with unutterable loss. “Can someone please tell me,” pleads a grieving mother in The Bell, “why are the lives of other people’s children valued and our children’s lives are not?”
The Bell is a unique collaboration on a Lebanese script, translated and performed by a Lebanese Canadian, directed by a Filipina Canadian, dramaturged by a white settler Canadian, and co-starring a herd of stuffed goats.
Warning: This show may cause inappropriate laughter.
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COVID-19 INFORMATION
If you, or someone in your household...
Is experiencing any COVID-like symptoms (including fever, shortness of breath, cough, sore throat, general tiredness/fatigue);
Has been told to quarantine by a health unit or healthcare provider
Has travelled outside of Canada in the past 14 days AND been told to quarantine
Has been identified as a 'close contact' of someone who currently has COVID-19, including via the COVID Alert app, or has been in contact with someone with COVID-19; OR
Has tested positive for COVID-19, including via an at-home or rapid antigen test;
...PLEASE STAY HOME and email tickets@mtspace.ca or call 519-585-7763. We will set you up with the livestream link so you can still enjoy the show.
Plan to arrive 15-30 minutes before the start of a show in order to complete COVID screening and be seated. Ensure that all members of your pod (a.k.a. “bubble”) arrive at the same time.
All venues require the wearing of masks, including while viewing the performance.
Contact Tracing will take place via Box Office (ticket purchase and pick-up).
You and your pod will be seated such that there is distance between you and other pods. Seating will generally occur from front to back in the order of arrival.
Please follow public health guidelines at all times.
A FEW MORE REMINDERS
Performances will happen rain or shine.
Bring: Weather-appropriate clothing (i.e., raincoats) and/or blankets (no umbrellas please)
Bathrooms: Bathrooms will be nearby and accessible, but not within any of the venues – so plan your trip accordingly.
Accessibility: If you need to be seated in a specific place due to accessibility needs, please reply to this email as soon as possible and plan to arrive 30-40min before the performance to be seated
Late Arrivals: Please plan on arriving with time to spare before a show starts; late arrivals will not be permitted after 15 minutes into the performance
Food and Drink: Note that no food or drink is allowed inside Festival venues, due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, you can attend the Festival Bar at Kitchener Market after performances – open 7pm to 11pm most nights! (see the Festival programme for details)
For more information about our venues, including addresses and maps, visit mtspace.ca/impact21/.
September 29, 2021 - October 1, 2021
Cutoff is Thursday, September 30, 2021 6:29 pm EST unless it sells out earlier.
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