STO Union is pleased to support the next generation of theatre makers through our Company Mentorship Program. This year’s mentored company is Two Little Birds.
ABOUT TWO LITTLE BIRDS:
Two Little Birds is a theatre collective committed to crafting original and high-quality work that bring together diverse styles and genres of art, theatre and performance, and to exploring the possibility of different kinds of audience-performer relationships in all phases of creation. Founded in 2009 by Sarah Conn, Two Little Bird’s inaugural production, Good People, was produced at the 2009 Ottawa Fringe Festival. The performance was chosen as a ‘Top Ten Pick of the Fringe’ by Metro. Four members of the company worked together in 2010 to create and perform Six: At Home. Produced at the 2010 Ottawa Fringe Festival, Six: At Home consisted of six eight-minute performances, each taking place in a separate room of Laurier House, a national historic site. In small groups, the audience moved through the house to see each intimately staged piece. This site-specific and participation-based performance met with sold out audiences, received the Fringe Festival’s “Outstanding Concept” award and won the “Outstanding New Creation” and “Outstanding Fringe Production” awards at the 2010 Rideau Awards. Our interest in intimate theatrical experiences that invite audience members to become active participants inspired us for our 2011/2012 project, and then it happens. Part one of and then it happens was The Lab, a research installation as part of the Great Canadian Theatre Company’s 2011 undercurrents festival. The results of The Lab are currently being developed into and then it happens with the world premier scheduled for the Great Canadian Theatre Company’s undercurrents festival in February 2012. Two Little Birds is thrilled to be the inaugural participant in STO Union’s company mentorship program.
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS:
and then it happens
Created by Sarah Conn, Laura Astwood, Kiersten Hanly, Guy Marsan and over 300 Lab participants
Directed by Sarah Conn
Four disparate people embark on a quest to find true human-to-human connection through art. There are challenges: Guy is in Paris, Laura is pining for beauty, Sarah can’t show vulnerability and Kiersten is addicted to Angry Birds©. To aid their quest, they conducted interviews at the 2011 undercurrents festival and at Wakefest as part of THE LAB, investigating the place of art, joy and creativity in over 300 people’s lives. The resulting play is a theatrical potluck to which all are invited: a place where true connection just might be possible. and then it happens will premiere in February 2012 at the Great Canadian Theatre Company’s undercurrents festival.
Our performances are:
Wednesday February 8, 2012 at 7PM
Saturday February 11, 2012 at 7PM
Sunday February 12, 2012 at 4PM
Thursday February 16, 2012 at 9PM
Saturday February 18, 2012 at 7PM
For more info and to purchase tickets, please go here: http://www.gctc.ca/plays/and-then-it-happens
THE LAB
Created by Sarah Conn, Laura Astwood, Kiersten Hanly, Guy Marsan and Emma Zabloski
Come collaborate in THE LAB! We’re looking for stories about the place the arts hold in your life and any favourite artistic memories or dreams. Participants will have the opportunity to contribute using media ranging from video and digital cameras to post it notes and crayons. It’s fun, interactive and a unique way to contribute to the creation of a new show. Last seen at the Great Canadian Theatre Company’s 2011 undercurrents festival and at Wakefest 2011.
CONTACT:
Sarah Conn, Artistic Director: sarah@stounion.com
General Information: twolittlebirdsott@gmail.com
Come find us on Twitter! @2littlebirdsott
We also have a blog : http://andthenithappens.wordpress.com/