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Switching Queen(s)

Presented by SummerWorks as part of ArtworxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art 2021-2022
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Developed over multiple years with local residents, organizers, and activists, Switching Queen(s), is a roving multi-media queer political street performance experience in Parkdale, exploring histories of QTBIPOC and Mad/disabled resistance, and dreaming up radical liberatory futures through movement, song, shadow puppetry, poetry, live video projections, and storytelling.

You will travel within the experience, tracing pathways & ecologies navigated by Queer, Trans, Poor, Mad, Racialized, Indigenous, (Im)migrant and displaced peoples in the area. We will invoke spirits & ghosts of people and places erased by time and urban development. We will pay homage to the bandit wildlife and activist elders. We will weave poetic stories of love, resilience, hard labour, seed sowing, madness & waters rising across time.


Presented by SummerWorks Festival as part of ArtworxTO: Toronto's Year of Public Art 2021-2022
 AUGUST 5, 8:30 PM
AUGUST 6, 8:30 PM
AUGUST 7, 8:30 PM


 ASL interpretation provided for full performance:
AUG 5
ASL interpretation provided for closing Cabaret:
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AUG 6 - 7
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Created and performed by The Switch Collective: Anna Malla, daniel jelani ellis, Naty Tremblay, and Sedina Fiati, in collaboration with:
  • Faith-Ann Mendes Toni, chorus
  • Natasha ‘Courage’ Bacchus cabaret
  • Dainty Smith Future Femme, cabaret lead
  • Jaideep Goray cabaret
  • Mars Alexander Tiina
  • Micha Edwards Lou
  • Sze-Yang Ade-Lam choreography, shape-shifter, chorus
  • daniel jelani ellis riddler, chorus, cabaret
  • Anna Malla Slate, chorus
  • Naty Tremblay Cyborg, shadow puppeteer
  • Kara Manso shadow puppeteer
  • Melisse Watson shadow puppeteer
  • Jody Chan Raging Asian Womxn Taiko Drummers
  • Yang Chen Raging Asian Womxn Taiko Drummers
  • Denice Badua Raging Asian Womxn Taiko Drummers
Contributors
  • Jody Chan poetic narrative
  • Leon Tsai poetry and voice
  • Kiley May poetry and voice
  • b solomon poetry
  • Andrea Thompson voice
  • Sedina Fiati writing, music
  • Opal Sparks Parkdale Women’s Leadership Group and Parkdale People’s Economy
  • Beryl-Ann Mark Parkdale Women’s Leadership Group and Parkdale People’s Economy
  • Ko Hosoya Parkdale Women’s Leadership Group and Parkdale People’s Economy
  • Shareen Shazeena Ally Parkdale Women’s Leadership Group and Parkdale People’s Economy
  • Bernadette Rilloraza Parkdale Women’s Leadership Group and Parkdale People’s Economy
Production
  • Lexi Sproule Production Manager + Stage Manager
  • daniel jelani ellis Producer
  • Naty Tremblay Community Engagement 
  • Anna Malla Community Engagement
Interpretation
  • Aneesa Mustafa
  • Marcia Adolphe
  • Nahed Dajjani
Costume Design and Construction
  • Afi Browne
Technical Direction
  • Byron “Mojo” Noble
  • David Blackmore
  • Ian Kelly rehearsal technician
Vibes Team
  • Angela Xu coordinator
  • Morgan Davis
  • Brawk Hessel
  • ​Susie Mensah
Video
  • Ezra Li
  • Ana Higuera
  • Naty Tremblay​
  • Parkdale Organize - rent strikes
  • Mad Pride - marching
  • Wy-J Kou open captions
Audio
  • Anna Malla sound design and editing
  • Kaija Sirala sound design and editing
  • daniel jelani ellis djembe, "We Fed up”
  • Sunrise Movement “We gonna rise up”
  • Sedina Fiati “The Water is Rising”

Partners
SummerWorks Festival 
Greenest City
Parkdale Women’s Leadership Group
Parkdale People's Economy
BAND Gallery and Community Centre
Eva’s Phoenix print shop

With many thanks to
b current Performing Arts for producing Switching Queen(s): Back Alley Galaxies
Paul Zulauf & Dennis (sculptor) - for site access on the Milky Way & being great neighbors!

Funders
Canada Council for the Arts
Toronto Arts Council
Ontario Arts Council
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