Swallow-a-Bicycle

Our casino fundraiser is coming up June 20-21, and we need volunteers! Sign up here: signupgenius.com/go/20f044ca8ac…

RT @riseupcalgary: Check out this show from our friends at @swallowabicycle!

Se Pa Ra Ti Sm opens tonight!!

The recent wave of state-sanctioned violence against Black and Indigenous people has prompted the Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre team to sit in grief, anger and discomfort. Follow this link for a rundown of the initial actions we’re taking in response: swallowabicycle.com/ibpoc-leadersh…

In less than ONE HOUR, tune in to Words In Progress YYC, featuring our Outreach Coordinator, Kris Vanessa Teo Xin-En, along with other cherished members of Swallow-a-Bicycle's extended family, Sleman Aldib and Geoffrey Simon Brown. facebook.com/events/3076008…

This Wednesday, tune in to the Calgary BIPOC Circle Discussion, a two-hour, ASL-interpreted conversation between a group of incredible artists about their experiences in Calgary's theatre and arts communities. facebook.com/events/2372989…

@afatchineseboy @lucy_powis @NightswimmingTh Really?? That’s extremely cool. How so? Our Discomfort Lab, maybe?

@lucy_powis @NightswimmingTh beat us to the punch in Toronto! but to give credit where credit is due, this was inspired by @swallowabicycle

We've been quiet on socials this week. We've been listening, and learning. As an organization that has benefitted from and furthered systems of white supremacy, we have a lot of work to do, and we'll share more of our thoughts, plans and commitments soon.

The Black Lives Matter Vigil is today, starting at 4 pm on Olympic Plaza. The organizers have been working incredibly hard to follow COVID-19 guidelines... and if you can't attend for any reason, it will be livestreamed on the FB event page. facebook.com/events/2526469…

{Asian Heritage Month} This week, we'll be interviewing a handful of exciting Asian artists to get to know them, their artistic practice, & what it means to them to be Asian in Canada. First up on MONDAY (tmr) 25th May, is Monica Ogden at 2pm MT! buff.ly/2ZJ4v9e #yycarts

{ #asianheritagemonth } We've got AHM programming coming at you next week. We recognize it's a weird time to be celebrating AHM in the midst of this complex and anxious time, so we surveyed as many Asian folx as possible, to find out what the needs are now. Stay tuned! #yycarts

{IndigArts Takeover} Starting tomorrow (Thursday), @PaprikaFestival is hosting an extremely cool IndigArts Takeover Weekend, four days of live performances, storytelling, and panels featuring Indigenous and Métis artists! Not to be missed. facebook.com/events/1683667…

{Long Distance Art} As part of The Social Distancing Festival's Long Distance Art, local artist Simone Saunders teamed up with Tekikki Walker (Cleveland) to create "This Ain’t No Video Game, We Want Outta This Circus", a border-crossing collaboration. socialdistancingfestival.com/longdistancear…

Submission deadline is tonight at midnight, Mountain Time!

{Fairy Tales Goes Digital!} @QueerArtsYYC's 22nd Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival is on now! Join their digital flock for a sizzling selection of features, documentaries, shorts, animation, historical, political, scary, sexy and queer, queer, queer content. fairytalesfilmfest.com

{Auditions} Last call for actors for this year's Provocation Series! Emily Parkhouse is looking for three more non-Equity performers to participate in a staged (digital) reading of The Odds & Sods Cabaret. Apply by Sunday night; details here: swallowabicycle.com/call-for-artis…

Call for emerging trans*, non-binary, genderqueer actors! Two IGNITE! Festival shows - SoulSwap & Shellfish Eucharist - are holding auditions tomorrow (Tuesday), 5:30-7:30 pm Calgary time. More info here: sagetheatre.com/index.php/igni…

Mentorship opportunity! As we gear up for next month's IGNITE! Festival, its sibling festival in #YEG - @nextfestartsco - is doing the same. Applications for their one-on-one virtual mentorship program are due TODAY! Apply here: nextfest.org/nextfest-2020-…

{AWAKEN FESTIVAL} The first edition of @GwaandakTheatre's Awaken Festival is in full swing! Celebrating the beginning of spring, Awaken offers a series of Indigenous-centred workshops and performances. Schedule and more info here: gwaandakawakenfest.com

{Edmonton Artist Call} From July 2-5, our daring #YEG colleagues at @CommonGroundArt are putting on FOUND FESTIVAL 2020: REIMAGINED! Edmonton artists are invited to imagine digital or socially-distanced art. Deadline: May 24, 11:59 pm! buff.ly/2xCQJsx