Pivot, Adapt, Reimagine - keywords that created a foundation for the Arts this year. Axis focussed on the question: what we CAN do within our bubble, amidst uncertainty and physical limitations? As it turns out, we impressed ourselves; we can DO quite a lot, although, we desperately miss playing for a live audience. Until then...we are making other plans...
Read MoreTaran Kootenhayoo worked with Axis Theatre many times, he always brought a humour and quirkiness that was all his own. We are devastated to acknowledge his passing. Taran’s fierce energy and commitment was unparalleled; he brought joy and light into his performances and into the lives of those around him. He was cheeky and irreverent, with a wisdom beyond his years, standing more grounded every time he returned to us.
Read MorePhew! This year is definitely one for the history books! As we enter the darkest time of year, here in the Northern Hemisphere, we continue to devote ourselves to the mission of creating art for the young and young-at-heart. When our 2019-20 season became ‘but a dream’, we rallied to best support our performers, stage management, designers and staff while picking up the pieces of cancelled tours and workshops. Nine months later, we feel fortified, beaming with ambitions to craft new theatrical creations amidst the normalized shroud of uncertainty.
Read MoreBe it from our desks, our homes or somewhere in between, the Axis staff has been focused on our purpose - education and entertainment - and that focus has been driving us forward to continue creating work for our community. It’s that exact community - and audiences - that deserve our deepest thanks: for the support, understanding and patience shown to us since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Axis Theatre acknowledges that we live, work and play on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples – sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations.
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