Tag Archives: Nextfest 2023

Cosmic time-travelling into history: Black Alberta at Nextfest

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It started with history:  the story of Black civil rights in Alberta, and leading players in a real-life narrative of which Albertans are woefully ignorant. And from that writer/historian Bashir Mohamed has opened a door into … Continue reading →

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African mythology and the immigrant experience: meet the creator of Hyena’s Trail at Nextfest

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca For every hyena in the world there’s a witch. It’s a uneasy pairing that powers a new play premiering at Nextfest 2023. At the centre of Hyena’s Trail, by actor-turned-playwright Kijo Gatama, are dark, powerful, mischievous … Continue reading →

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How do you change people’s minds? In She/They Nextfest playwright Madi May wants to know

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The thorny question of how you change people’s minds is at the heart of a new comedy about serious things, premiering on the Nextfest 2023 mainstage. In She/They, a famed feminist author, cancelled and doxed, and … Continue reading →

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So, what’s new? Come to Nextfest 2023, and find out

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca What’s new? What’s next? What are our up-and-coming artists thinking about anyhow? You’re in a position to find out for yourself since the 28th annual edition of Nextfest, the multi-disciplinary 11-day (and night) festival dreamed up … Continue reading →

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