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Children of Fire

Presented by Nightwood Theatre at Children's Peace Theatre, Toronto Ontario

Jun 27 2022

Jul 02 2022

The world premiere of a powerful new documentary play capturing an intimate portrayal of Kurdish female freedom fighters.

Children of Fire is an intimate portrayal of the Kurdish female freedom fighters that hosted Shahrzad Arshadi and Anna Chatterton in the mountains of Kurdistan in 2018. Co-created with a mix of verbatim theatre and first-person confessional, this play follows the journey and layered relationship across cultures between Shahrzad and Anna, and asks what is at the heart of living bravely as a woman and an activist.

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ADMISSION INFO

Free admission

For folks who would like to register for free and receive reminders and weather updates, please visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/children-of-fire-tickets-359474165907

Email: taylor@nightwoodtheatre.net

Website: https://www.nightwoodtheatre.net/children-of-fire/

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

Additional time info:

Monday, June 27 is a preview performance at 1 pm; Tuesday, June 28 is the opening performance at 1 pm; Wednesday, June 29 the performance is at 5 pm; Thursday, June 30 the performance is at 1 pm; Saturday, July 2 performance is at 1 pm.

Additional Details:
Children’s Peace Theatre is located at 305 Dawes Road. Please note that the house is not visible from Dawes Road. It is surrounded by woods and there is a long, hilly driveway leading up to it.
Parking information: There is parking lot south of the driveway leading to Children’s Peace Theatre that’s visible from Dawes Road, please park there. Parking there is free and there is a short forest path that leads to the amphitheatre. Nightwood staff will be on site to help guide folks.
TTC Access: The closest subway station is Main Street Station. From Main Street Station, take the Dawes Road # 23 bus to the Park Vista stop, and walk North (in the direction the bus was going, past the crosswalk) to the CPT driveway on your right hand side (where the sidewalk ends).
Seating:
Children’s Peace Theatre’s outdoor amphitheatre has wooden benches for seating. We recommend folks bring a hat and wear sunscreen as this performance is outside. If you require special assistance please email communications@nightwoodtheatre.net

Accessibility: If you have any questions about access please contact communications@nightwoodtheatre.net.

COVID-19 Policy: Nightwood staff and volunteers will remain masked onsite at Prairie Drive Park. Patrons are encouraged to practice safe gathering; including wearing a mask if they so choose.

Children of Fire is supported by the Toronto Arts Council’s Animating Toronto Parks grants program, which provides funding to professional artists, arts organizations, artist collectives, and non-profit organizations to create and present free arts programming in selected Toronto parks located in Etobicoke, East York, York, North York and Scarborough.

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.