Posted by Half Blind Owl
Thanks for taking interest in Half Blind Owl’s annual fall festival, The Slate! We are a Niagara based theatre collective, and we can’t wait to learn more about you. We would love to get to know you and help you present your art, in whatever form it may manifest itself.
The Slate is a mixed arts festival run by the not-for-profit arts organization Half Blind Owl. There are many performances given on every day of the festival. Three fifteen minute excerpts of a new work-in-progress, followed by a 45 minute – hour long performance by the returning artist from the previous year. This year our featured artists are the band Almost Through April, who have continued developing their full-length album with us.
Our theme this year is HOPECORE. What are you getting ridiculously excited about in the face of adversity? How can you commit yourself to the making of a better future? What does a nerd look like when all the knowledge of the world is at our disposal? Dig deep, believe hard, and don’t give up.
Originally conceived to be a laboratory for the artist, The Slate is not for the finely tuned project (we love them though!) This festival is for redefining goals, and setting personal achievements that can be made along the way to the finalized product. We are developing process along with the work, and inviting Niagara audiences in to grow with you, and your art. After each performance there is a mandatory talk back for the artists to have dialogue with the audiences about their piece, learning how art holistically interacts with community.