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I THINK IT’S TIME… to announce the 2026 SummerWorks Performance Festival artists and creative collaborators! See someone you know? Congratulate them in the comments below! Stay tuned to find out about all projects in our full programming announcement in June (eee!)! We are so excited to share their projects with you at the Festival, August 6 - 16! See you there! 😉

Outside the March is proud to announce this year’s Artistic Accomplice Technicians: Zoe Daca and River Oliveira ✨ In addition to receiving training and mentorship, @zoe.daca and @riv.wav have joined the Outside the March team to support our production of DANCE NATION, and upcoming productions of @shieldserin1 ’s MEDUSA with @soulpeppertheatre and the recently announced BLOOD BROTHERS at @summerworksfun , created by @sheepsclothingtheatre . Learn more about the Artistic Accomplice program, supported by @ontrillium , on our website.

Introducing The Expansion Pack artists, Brianna Russell & Catie Thorne of @sheepsclothingtheatre ✨ As the inaugural Expansion Pack artists, Sheep’s Clothing Theatre will be developing BLOOD BROTHERS, for the 2026 SummerWorks Performance Festival. “BLOOD BROTHERS allowed both of us to live out our theatrical dreams and we’re so happy to welcome audiences (new and old) to join the brotherhood!” – @brianna__russell & @catiethornee Supported by @canada.council , this inaugural Expansion Pack initiative supports one production within the @summerworksfun , with access to @outsidethemarch ’s extensive library of Outfit the March equipment, and with fully-funded technical personnel to manage the equipment and support the overall artistic vision of the production. Learn more about The Expansion Pack by following the link in bio.

💛 INTRODUCING the 2026/27 Associate Artists! 💛 We are thrilled to welcome five (5) artists and creative collaborators into our Associates Artists program this year. While they develop powerful new projects over the next two years at SummerWorks, they will present works-in-development as part of this year’s Festival lineup: NOVA BHATTACHARYA & SUVENDRINI LENA | Tandava Co-created by playwright Suvendrini Lena and choreographer Nova Bhattacharya, Tandava draws on verses of 6th century Tamil poet Karaikkal Ammaiyar. Set against events that occurred in the North and East of Sri Lanka during the civil war, including the burning of a library, and disappearing of Tamil civilians, Tandava asks: where is justice for the disappeared, and how do we honour their memories through a performance experience that offers a space for collective healing? AMY NOSTBAKKEN, NORAH SADAVA & VICKY ARAICO | Little White Room An American, a Mexican, and a Canadian walk into a U.S. customs detention cell… Little White Room is a three-woman, multilingual, multinational satire that forces you to laugh while it kicks you in the groin and pulls a bag over your head. Three women are trapped together in purgatorial space where power, injustice, and one dying air vent collide. The work exposes how authoritarian systems shape behaviour in big and small ways, pointing a finger at the patriarchal forces that quietly and violently turn us against one another. Get to know these amazing artists along with our current Associate Artists: The Switch Collective, Johnnie McNamara Walker, and Chimerik 似像 ! Stay tuned for more SummerWorks 2026 updates... 👀 Image of Nova Bhattacharya by Dahlia Katz, Image of Suvendrini Lena courtesy of artist, Image of Vicky Araico courtesy of artist. Images of Norah Sadava and Amy Nostbaaken by Vanessa Heins

Epic fails, or, ordinary failure just wasn’t enough | Cassie Packham, Dayna McLeod, Fox Maxy, Jake Starr, Marion Balac, Mikiki Curated by Kiera Boult APRIL 11 | 7:30pm 📍Innis Town Hall | 2 Sussex Avenue Screening 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺-2000𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘔𝘺𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵. 𝘈𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺, 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 .𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘴, 3𝘋-𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳-𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘛𝘔𝘓 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵. Visit our website for a full description of this program and more information! @kieraboult @cassiemdp @daynarama @foxm4xy @j.starr.io @marionbalac @mkkultra @imaginenative @summerworksfun @7a11d @factorymediacentre Co-presented with imagineNATIVE, Summerworks, 7A*11D and Factory Media Centre. Image: Response 00.003 | Mikiki | Canada | 2026 | Performance and live Video | 20 min | English. Photo by Adam Waldron-Blais.

INDIE X Workshop Spotlight: Your Favourite Festival’s Favourite Festival • presented in partnership with @toronto_fringe @summerworksfun @alunatheatre • Get acquainted, or re-acquainted, with some of the local performing arts festivals that champion indie artists. Join Rachel Kennedy (Toronto Fringe), Morgan Norwich (SummerWorks), and María Escolán (Aluna Theatre) for a panel discussion about the key strengths, commonalities, and differences in how these festivals function and how they can best serve your artistic and professional development. The panel will be moderated by Freelance Producer, Josh Marchesini. Friday March 13, 2026 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM The Mirvish Productions Rehearsal Space TAPA MEMBERS: $25 + HST 🎟️ Full conference access to all panels and activations NON-MEMBERS: $35 + HST 🎟️ Full conference access to all panels and activations Register through our linktree. Spots are limited so reserve yours today! Once paid, closer to the conference, you will be sent a link to select your sessions. First-come, first-served!

It’s a wrap on our incredible 35th year! Thank you to all of the Festival artists and audiences, as well as our Festival staff and volunteers, our donors, funders, and partners, and our dedicated board of directors. Relive all of the wonderful SummerWorks happenings in 2025, with our annual highlights video! Our thanks to @drewberry.photography and @slowpitchsound for their incredible creative video and sound work! Check out our 2025 Year-End Wrap Video on your favourite social media platform! Fun. (full video credits available on our website!) #summerworksfun #contemporaryperformance #performancefestival #highlightreel

Wishing you a warm, restful, and FUN holiday season. See you in 2026! Cheers from M&M 🥂💛

‼️ Just a few more days to submit your project proposal ‼️ ☀️ The Expansion Pack Call for Submissions 🕰️ Deadline: December 18th @ 5:00pm EST 🤝 SummerWorks and Outside the March are proud to launch a new partnership that aims to support innovative, sustainable, site-engaged performance in our community. One (1) production will be selected and programmed within the 2026 SummerWorks Performance Festival (August 6-16, 2026). Learn more + apply at LINK in BIO #summerworksfun #outsidethemarch #callforsubmissions #contemporaryperformance #sitespecificperformance #calltoartists

⏰🎉☀️There’s still time to celebrate SummerWorks’ 35th anniversary year by becoming one our 35 at $35 monthly donors this #GivingTuesday! Visit summerworks.ca to donate now Monthly donations provide much-needed certainty in an increasingly uncertain funding landscape and allow us to plan our activities with confidence, while maintaining low ticket prices and increasingly fair fees for artists. Donating is quick and easy using our CanadaHelps form, which automatically issues you a charitable tax receipt. Your support ensures that artists like Jordan Tannahill have a space to explore and expand the possibilities of performance — now and for years to come. On behalf of SummerWorks, we hope you’ll choose to include vital cultural non-profits like ours in your year-end giving, and support a more liveable, empathetic, just, and fun Toronto. Or maybe you just want a mousepad? That’s cool too. 📸 of Jordan Tannahill by Hunter Abram, courtesy of Jordan Tannahill 📸 of FUN balloons by Matt Hertendy

Become a SummerWorks 35 at $35 monthly donor today at summerworks.ca/donate. #givingtuesday

🎁 SummerWorks merch is ON SALE NOW for Black Friday + Cyber Monday! Celebrate our 35th year with us, by snagging some discounted SummerWorks merchandise this holiday season! — T-SHIRTS >>> $25 (save $10!) TOTE BAGS >>> $20 (save $5!) STICKER SHEET >>> $5 (save $5!) — Directly order SummerWorks merchandise online at our 🔗 LINK IN BIO Our Black Friday + Cyber Monday sale lasts between November 27 to December 2, 2025. Limited quantities available, so buy now! All online orders are available for pick-up only, at the SummerWorks Office at 401 Richmond Street West (Toronto). More details at 🔗 LINK IN BIO — #summerworksfun #performancefestival #contemporaryperformance #blackfridaysale