Climate Change Theatre Action (CCTA) is a worldwide production of short plays about climate change, presented biennially to coincide with the United Nations’ Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings. In this globally distributed theatre festival, 50 professional playwrights are commissioned to write original works, and people around the world present these five-minute plays to raise awareness and generate conversations about climate change. UFV Theatre will stage pop-up readings and performances of these plays during the week of Nov 21, 2023.
This will mark the third year that UFV Theatre has participated in the Climate Change Theatre Action.
All UFV students and faculty are invited to the Abbotsford campus to view any of the live performances listed below, with no tickets required.
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Movement for Living (THEA 210)
Tue, Nov 21, 2023
11 am
UFV Abbotsford, room D104
Movement for Living (THEA 210) — Room D104 @ 11:00am
The Movement for Living class will be presenting movement-based works centered around select pieces from the 2023 Climate Change Theatre Action catalogue.
“We Almost Died, Waiting” by Chris Thorpe
“Duet” by Annie Furman
“The Returning” by Emma Gibson
“Now: Part 1” by Wren Brian
“Now: Part 2” by Wren Brian
“Natchtflug” by Nathan Ellis
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Digital Performance (THEA 311)
Tue, Nov 21, 2023
2 pm
UFV Abbotsford, rooms D105 and D115
The Digital Performance class will be presenting digital performances through the use of digital media elements such as VR, Motion Capture and Projections inspired by select pieces from the 2023 Climate Change Theatre Action catalogue.
“Beginnings” by Andrea Ling (D105)
“Undertow” by Keith Barker (D115)
“Tree People” by Heidi Kraay (D105)
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Action Skills for Work and Life (THEA 111)
Thu, Nov 23
10:30 am
UFV Abbotsford, room D104
The Acting Skills for Work and Life class will be presenting staged readings of select pieces from the 2023 Climate Change Theatre Action catalogue.
“The Returning” by Emma Gibson
“A Hummingbird’s Ululation” by Aleya Kassam
“Wild Parsnips” by Tira Palmquist
“Types” by Jessica Huang
“Magical Fungai in Times Square” by Chantal Bilodeau
“A & B’s Excellent Spring Break Adventure, or Loss and Damages” by Joan Lipkin
“Now” by Wren Brian
“That’s the Late Night Show” by Vitor Jatobá
“Back in Synch with Spring” by Himali Kothari
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Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 7 pm
Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 6 pm (this showing is also part of UFV Theatres’ Spotlight Festival)
UFV Abbotsford, room D105
Presented by: Taya Viger, Han Wood, Raven Turchinetz, Hazel Franklin, Bella Dimanno
“Undertow” by Keith Barker
“Magical Fungai in Times Square” by Chantal Bilodeau
“Beginnings” by Andrea Ling
“You Are Not Alone” by Nicole Pschetz
https://ufv.ca/plays/2023-2024-season/#d.en.1040494
For more information, contact Jocelyn Thiessen at jocelyn.thiessen@ufv.ca
12/03/2023