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Performing Arts & Technology Festival

The Performing Arts & Technology Festival: A Celebration of Arts, Technology, and Community

This November, join us at Eighth & Eight Creative Spaces for a four-day celebration of creativity, culture, and community at our Performing Arts & Technology Festival. Immerse yourself in a vibrant atmosphere where music, animation, dance, and film collide to create unforgettable experiences for all ages!

We are excited to welcome back Kid Koala, this time with his live multi-disciplinary stage adaption of his own graphic novel, Nufonia Must Fall, on stage at the Massey Theatre. Additionally, join Kid Koala for three other fun events in our studios: Music To Draw To, a chance to work on your creative projects alongside a set of some of Kid Koala’s favourite quiet-time records; a board-game event featuring Kid Koala and his Creatures of the Late Afternoon Board Game; and a Robot Dance Party for our youngest audience members!

Also, unleash your creativity and learn new skills in animation workshops with Jeff Chiba Stearns, participate in street dance workshops with Battle Zone Canada, and write music for film with composer Cameron Catalano. Learn about the passions of others by attending PechaKucha New West, and more!

Join us this November as we come together to explore the many intersections performing arts have with technology as we celebrate the beauty of expression and the power of human connection.

 

Festival Schedule

Thursday, November, 14th, 2024
Plaskett Gallery
7-10pm
Kid Koala’s Music To Draw To for 16+
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Friday, November 15th, 2024
Studio 2A
4:30-6:30pm
Animation Workshop with Jeff Chiba Stearns for 7-12 years old
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Massey Theatre
7:30-9:00
Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall
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Saturday, November 16th, 2024
Studio 2A
10:00am-12:00pm
Animation Workshop with Jeff Chiba Stearns for 7-12 years
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Plaskett Gallery
1:30-3:00 pm
Kid Koala’s Creatures of the Late Afternoon Board Game Event
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Massey Theatre
4:00-5:30pm
Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall
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Studio 1B
5:45-6:45pm
Talk: Writing Music for Film with Composer Cameron Catalano
More information and free registration
Massey Theatre
7:30-9:00pm
Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall
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Studio 1C
9:00-11:00pm
Pecha Kucha Night After Dark
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Sunday, November 17, 2024
Studio 2A
10:00am-12:00pm
Animation Workshop with Jeff Chiba Stearns for 7-12 years
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Studio 1C
2:00-4:00 pm
Kid Koala’s Robot Dance Party for 7 and under (and families)
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Studio 1A
3:30-4:30pm
Vancouver Street Dance Festival
Hip Hop Workshop for 7-12 years old
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Studio 1A
4:45-5:45pm
Vancouver Street Dance Festival
Popping Workshop for 13-18 years old
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Studio 1B
6:15-6:45pm
Ouro Collective Dance Performance
Free tickets
Studio 1C
7:00-9:00pm
Battlezone Canada Street Dance Battle
Free tickets
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