Town Crier
Criers declare observations to the public as they are fed information via a tablet.
Created By: James Long and Maiko Yamamoto
Directed By: James Long and Maiko Yamamoto
In Collaboration With: Denise Kenney, Deborah Williams, Keely O’Brien, Conor Wylie, Raugi Yu, Barbara Clayden, Leah Weinstein (Burnaby); Conor Wylie, Leah Weinstein (Whitehorse); Ragnheiður Harpa Leifsdóttir, Conor Wylie, Karen Briem (Iceland); Corbin Murdoch, Lauren Aldridge, Rhiannon Matthews (Wales)
Writers: Aina Marie, Pat Joe, and Kim Barlow (Whitehorse); Gunnar Jónsson, Sofia Orfanou, Ólöf Fríða Gísladóttir, Halldór Kári Ásgeirsson and Úlfur Þórarinsson (Iceland); Sophia Ottley, Anwen Jones and Upton Pemberton (Wales)
Criers: Alma Echeveria, Doon McDowell, Rue Reynolds and Doug Smarch (Whitehorse); Herdís Sigurðardóttir Busson, Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson, Ólöf Sverrisdóttir, Rósamunda Kristín Káradóttir and Emil Hrafn Ómarsson (Iceland); Moseem Suleman, Megan Jones and Anthony “Westy” Pemberton (Wales)
Directed By: James Long and Maiko Yamamoto
In Collaboration With: Denise Kenney, Deborah Williams, Keely O’Brien, Conor Wylie, Raugi Yu, Barbara Clayden, Leah Weinstein (Burnaby); Conor Wylie, Leah Weinstein (Whitehorse); Ragnheiður Harpa Leifsdóttir, Conor Wylie, Karen Briem (Iceland); Corbin Murdoch, Lauren Aldridge, Rhiannon Matthews (Wales)
Writers: Aina Marie, Pat Joe, and Kim Barlow (Whitehorse); Gunnar Jónsson, Sofia Orfanou, Ólöf Fríða Gísladóttir, Halldór Kári Ásgeirsson and Úlfur Þórarinsson (Iceland); Sophia Ottley, Anwen Jones and Upton Pemberton (Wales)
Criers: Alma Echeveria, Doon McDowell, Rue Reynolds and Doug Smarch (Whitehorse); Herdís Sigurðardóttir Busson, Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson, Ólöf Sverrisdóttir, Rósamunda Kristín Káradóttir and Emil Hrafn Ómarsson (Iceland); Moseem Suleman, Megan Jones and Anthony “Westy” Pemberton (Wales)
"In one part of the city, writers type out observations of the world unfolding around them. In another part of the same city, a town crier receives these observations via a tablet — a modern day version of the trusty scroll. The criers ring their bells and declare these observations to the public. Drawing upon patterns of relaying information that mirror Twitter or Facebook, Town Criers treats everyday considerations as the news. Intimate and minute details are transmitted through the ether, and then filtered through the live body in an oratorical sculpture."
Presentations
- Shadbolt Centre for the Arts/ Culture Days/ Burnaby, BC/ September 25 & 26, 2015
- Magnetic North Theatre Festival/Rotary Park, Waterfront Wharf & The Shipyards/Whitehorse, YT/ June 17 & 18, 2016
- EVERYBODY’S SPECTACULAR/ Reykjavik International Performance Festival/REYKJAVIK, ICELAND/ August 27 & 28, 2016
- A! FESTIVAL/ AKUREYRI, ICELAND/ September 2 & 3, 2016
- EXPERIMENTICA/ Grangetown Gardens/April 14 & 15, 2018
- Chapter Arts Centre/ CARDIFF, WALES
- Magnetic North Theatre Festival/Rotary Park, Waterfront Wharf & The Shipyards/Whitehorse, YT/ June 17 & 18, 2016
- EVERYBODY’S SPECTACULAR/ Reykjavik International Performance Festival/REYKJAVIK, ICELAND/ August 27 & 28, 2016
- A! FESTIVAL/ AKUREYRI, ICELAND/ September 2 & 3, 2016
- EXPERIMENTICA/ Grangetown Gardens/April 14 & 15, 2018
- Chapter Arts Centre/ CARDIFF, WALES
