HRM Performances Announced

what the tide brought in

created and performed by DaPoPo Academy

Sophie Fong, Holly Winter, Aaron Andreino, and Ali Richardson

Four strangers with seemingly little in common except for a stretch of garbage-littered beach they all frequent. Moments of each others' lives shared at the water's edge.

How deep will they go?

Public Performances:

April 2, 2009 @ 8 pm
Dartmouth High School, 95 Victoria Rd., Dartmouth, NS

April 5, 2009 @ 7 pm
Capt. William Spry Community Ctr., 10 Kidston Rd, Spryfield, NS

April 6, 2009 @ 8 pm
The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen St., Halifax, NS*

Admission by donation. Doors open 30 minutes pre-show.

* Seating is limited for April 6th performance, therefore reservations are strongly recommended for this show only. Contact: dapopo@dapopo.org or 209-3473 to reserve April 6th or for more information.

Presented with the support of Nova Scotia's Department of Tourism Culture & Heritage and the numerous individual donors, sponsors and supporters of the Berlin Project.

Last Days

Schedules easing up, premieres triumphantly performed, attentions finally turned to the city and people around us. The chance to investigate the grounds of the FEZ-Berlin, becoming children again spinning, climbing, playing keep-away, riding ziplines and flipping over nets.

Traditional cast photos taken on the seats at the Wulheide S-Bahn stop. Posing, having fun. Fun! Quick before the train comes!

Brunches, dinners, sights, sounds, days and nights. Separately, together; en masse or in small groups. Shopping. White shoes and a green coat, spectacular finds in a retro shoppe. Limited edition books from an independent seller. Gifts for friends.

Eating, playing, touring, oohing, aahing. A place called Cake. Bonding. Resting. Catching up on homework long ignored and Internet time much-desired.

Berlin by night: Kaiser Wilhelm Gedaechtniskirsch on Ku'damm; a new memorial for Die Mauer (20 year anniversary of the fall of the wall); the Sony Centre space-age "I'm in a sci-fi movie" feeling; the Holocaust memorial looming silent gray eerie in the night; Brandenburg gate as a backdrop for "Ich bin der mann!"; and a climb up around the spiral of the Reichstag/Bundestag Dom singing "Hey Ho" and "Land of the Silver Birch"

Berlin by day: coffee and brunch at a funky place in Mitte; Annie Leibowitz photography exhibition at C/O gallery; exploration of the eclectic Tacheles property; dropping by the Berliner Ensemble but no tickets for Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder :(but Holly gets to go to Spring Awakening after we leave)
Our next to last night, the pleasure of making dinner for Garry's mum, Ann. Later joined by Flo, Florian and Toby for goodbyes.

The long trek home. Did we even go? The only evidence is left in hearts, minds and memories.

Playing at the FEZ

WHAT THE TIDE BROUGHT IN

with

AARON ANDREINO – TODD
SOPHIE FONG – KAREN
ALI RICHARDSON – CHRIS
HOLLY WINTER – BEATRICE

Today the four Academy players – Aaron, Sophie, Ali and Holly – gave a moving, sophisticated and riveting performance of their play in front of a captive and responsive audience of Abitur students.From the opening monologues through the scenes and dream sequences, Eric, Kim, Annie and I watched from our respective spots (in the audience, at the lighting board and at the piano), taking great joy in seeing the play unfold in front of its first real audience.


The script contains some sparkling dialogue, written and performed with honesty skill by the performer-creators.

We learn of four characters' hopes and fears; truth and lies; games and realities; prejudice and, ultimately, friendship.

Afterwards, during the Q&A session, members of the audience asked incisive questions about key moments.

As we moved into our workshops – Mythology & Theatre, Sound & Movement, Newspaper Theatre and Political Theatre – and finished our only fully booked day at the FEZ, we were sad it was over. Or nearly so.

Café Potsdam

Last night, a precedent: the first Café outside of Halifax. The eight of us trekked out to Potsdam on the S-Bahn, reviewing, projecting, anticipating. Upon arrival we embarked on a brief tour of Herr Liman's personal collection of Fluxus artifacts and documents.

The Café itself flew by. 25 tables to serve, upwards of 40 patrons – some with very little English. Everyone threw themselves into the fray, performing studied material, original material and improvising.

Willi, our tfk technician and friend, was one surprise guest. "The evening surpassed my expections", he raved. When all was said and sung, the museum wined and dined us. We rushed into two cabs to get to the Potsdam Hauptbahnhof in time for the last S-Bahn back to Berlin.
Performancs included scenes from Four Actors, Apocalypse, 13 Ways and What the Tide Brought In; songs, scenes, monolgues and soliloquies by MacLellan, McIvor, Jernigan, Betts, Schumann and Shakespeare; poetry, improvisation, sock puppets, and a closing 'Sextangle'.

Herr Liman, who showed himself pleased with the turn-out and the audience's positive response, extended an invitation to us to perform at the museum FLUXUS + again, next time we're in Berlin... 2011, perhaps?