Handshakes

Canada and Iran making it official

Meet some of our new collective members from Iran

This photograph was taken in Isfahan confirming ‘the deal’ with members of Eedeh including Artistic Director, Ahmad Soleimani (to the right of Robert) and Mohammad Reza Koohestani (to Ahmad’s right.) Mohammad is the author of the company’s ‘One Soldier One Daughter’ the daring and masterful work that so impressed Robert at the 2007 festival in Delhi, India.

Thankfully, we have no idea what it is that we are agreeing to!

We say “thankfully” because we have granted ourselves the freedom to do whatever it is that emerges when we meet next. Our handshake is confirming our sincere mutual desire to work together in the future. Our current dream is to collaboratively create a play/performance piece with artists from other countries (including to date Nepal and Thailand) with the mandate that we address together the realities of our lives and our era with "honesty, compassion and humour".

Meet Moradokmai Theatre Troupe

Meet the Twins

It is an amazing and reassuring experience to encounter fraternity on the other side of the globe. That is what happened when Robert and Kru-Chang met. Since then, they have spoken about everything from collaborating new work, producing and performing ‘Waiting for Godot,’ to building a new dwelling in an international community of artists somewhere in the mountains of Northern Thailand. Moradokmai and Edeeh recently met in Delhi and are arranging invitations to perform in each others countries.

“World Wide Web” indeed!

Sparrow’s ‘happenstance’ encounter with Salil Kanika in a magical music shop in Kathmandu has helped deepen our trust of the mysterious, yet undeniable fact of human interconnectedness. We were mutually amazed to have met and Sparrow welcomes all that this vibrant young artist will bring to our global collaboration.