Poster: In Sundry Languages
A new theatre experiment conducted by the Toronto Laboratory Theatre
Investigating the phenomenon of multilingual acting
Performed in 10 different languages with no translation.
March 4-6, 2016 at Luella Massey Studio Theatre, Toronto, ON
A new theatre experiment conducted by the Toronto Laboratory Theatre
Investigating the phenomenon of multilingual acting
Performed in 10 different languages with no translation.
March 4-6, 2016 at Luella Massey Studio Theatre, Toronto, ON
The Toronto Laboratory Theatre
and The Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
present
in Sundry LANGUAGES
A dangerously hilarious experiment in multiple languages with no translation involved
Devised and conducted by the Toronto Laboratory Theatre
Where: The Luella Massey Studio Theatre
Address: 4 Glen Morris Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9
One street north of Harbord and Spadina
Friday, March 4 at 8:30pm
presented for the 26th Annual Conference of the Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Toronto
Saturday, March 5 at 1:30 and 8:30 pm
Sunday, March 6 at 1:30 pm (includes a pre-show talk)
After playing to sold-out houses in May 2015, this one-of-a kind experiment in multilingual theatre is back!
“In Sundry Languages” strings together a series of outrageously comical vignettes about the unexpected discoveries that come with living, laughing and crying in a second language. Languages used and abused: various dialects of Mandarin, Farsi, Russian, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese among many others. Translation: none!
It’s a perfect theatre outing for both native speakers of English and English language learners.
Cast:
高子莹 / Ziying Gloria Gao
Clayton Gray
李明颖/ Joy Lee-Ryan
Mario Lourenço
Юрий Ружьёв / Yury Ruzhyev
Sepideh Shariati/ سپیده شریعتی
Արտ Բաբայանց /Art Babayants
Additional Dramaturgical Support:
Gabrielle Houle, Shelley Liebembuk
Tickets:
Adults: $20, Students/Seniors/Children: $10
Get tickets online:
Brown Paper Tickets: In Sundry Languages
Google Map: 4 Glen Morris Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9
Find more about this Toronto's first multilingual show with no translation:
Screenshot: The Toronto Laboratory Theatre "In Sundry Languages"
Credit: torontolab.org
The Toronto Laboratory Theatre
"In Sundry Languages": Investigating the phenomenon of multilingual acting
Is stage multilingualism possible? Do we always yearn for translation? How different are multilingual actors from monolingual actors? How does a multilingual and multicultural audience react to a multilingual production?
In Sundry Languages is a new theatre experiment conducted by the Toronto Laboratory Theatre with a group of professional, semi-professional and relentlessly unprofessional actors performing in their dominant and non-dominant languages.
The stories told on the stage are the stories of immigration, displacement, hybrid identities, constant learning and unlearning.
Languages used and abused: various dialects of Mandarin, Farsi, Russian, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Esperanto among many others.
Translation used: none. It is a theatrical and linguistic adventure like no other.
First stage of experimentation: March-June 2015
Second stage of experimentation: October 2015-March 2016
PUBLIC PRESENTATION: March 4-6. Click here to BUY TICKETS
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