5th Annual IndieFest – Win Tickets

IndieFest is celebrating its 5th year of spotlighting local creatives, amplifying the voices of IBPOC and LGBTQ2S+ artists, and pushing for innovation in live performance with genre-defying projects. Presented by re:Naissance, this year’s theme, “Transformation and Transcendence,” invites audiences to engage with the world in new ways and encourages authentic personal growth.

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5th Annual IndieFest

• Dates: November 15–23, 2024
• Location: Various venues around Vancouver
• Tickets: Available online now ($19.99-$45)
  • Free admission is available to Indigenous, Inuit, and Métis peoples

The festival opens with the world premiere of Eurydice Fragments by Luke Hathaway and Teiya Kasahara, which has been seven years in the making. The groundbreaking production is a reimagining of the Greek Orphean myth, blending powerful vocal performances, dance, XR, and motion capture technology to explore identity beyond binaries.

It follows O, a trans individual navigating self-expression through virtual avatars in a quest for wholeness. This immersive performance challenges audiences to consider the complexity of identity and self-expression in a modern world. The project has been presented in short-form iterations over the past several years, such as Live from the Underworld, which earned international acclaim.

Eurydice Fragments will open at Signals Studio at the Centre for Digital Media, a brand new cultural hub located in False Creek Flats opened in partnership with DigiBC. The 8,000-square-foot converted warehouse was designed to break the mold of traditional performance venues. As two organizations championing indie creators in tech and arts sectors, re:Naissance and DigiBC are collaborating to explore what’s possible in this new space.

The festival will also present Ultra Violets by Alexandra Caprara at Signals Studio. The full-length dance-theatre work is a physical exploration of the ways queer club culture, plant growth cycles, and sapphic intimacy intersect. The fest will conclude with Future Mythologies, a showcase of excerpts of new works in development that aspire to redefine the future of storytelling. This includes an immersive sound composition; a fusion of contemporary dance, sci-fi, and Renaissance art; and an innovative blend of biophony, geophony, and biosonification (the translation of biological activity from Indigenous plants into musical sounds).

Win Tickets

I have a pair of tickets to give away for Eurydice Fragments on November 15th at 7:30pm. Here’s how you can enter to win:

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