Closing out Theatre Passe Muraille’s 22.23 season is Trace, a ReDefine Arts and Theatre Passe Muraille co-production!
Created by Tristan R. Whiston and Moynan King, Trace focuses on the ongoing nature of queer being and becoming. By transforming a private story into a public performance, audiences will be taken on a journey across time and identity.
Beginning with archival audio recordings of Tristan’s singing voice across different stages of his gender transition, Trace integrates sound art, music, and video in an immersive and interactive live performance. Archival footage of the 1990’s cabaret act The Boychoir of Lesbos, created by Tristan and co-realized by Moynan, is woven in as a tangible example of the ways that performance can extend and realize gender identification using the voice as a key method of doing so.
In the current iteration of the show, Trace gestures toward a queer future with live performance by The Epic Choir of Traceland - a newly realized trans/non-binary/gender-queer choir that reflects the changing nature of queer community and identity.
Trace is running from April 21-30 in Theatre Passe Muraille’s Mainspace Theatre.
Pay What You Can tickets are available now, and tickets will also be available at the door for all nights with the exception of April 21st (opening night).
Tickets can also be purchased via phone or email at 416-504-7529 / info@passemuraille.on.ca
Community Events
On Saturday, April 22 & Friday, April 28 (7:30pm), the shows will be followed by a Q&A with the artists. Attendance to the Q&A is included in the price of a ticket to the shows on the aforementioned nights.
Following the Sunday, April 23rd, 2:00pm performance of Trace, the Trace Prelude Event will take place in the theatre: a community choir sing-along with co-creator and conductor of The Epic Choir of Traceland, Tristan R. Whiston. Tristan will lead an open choir rehearsal of the iconic song BELIEVE by CHER. This is a free event. Registration includes a free ticket to the show. To register: https://forms.gle/cFP5ZQqN8bzpT1KK6
Accessibility
All performances will be Blind Friendly and Relaxed Performances.
Relaxed Performances are designed to welcome audience members and their families who could benefit from a more relaxed environment, including Autistic and neurodivergent patrons.
Blind Friendly performances have been imagined with audiences who are Blind or have low vision in mind. Trace is a sonically rich and layered production.
- Additionally, a team of Theatre Guides* will be present at the following shows to provide description and sighted guide support:
- Friday April 21, 7:30pm
- Saturday April 22, 2:00pm
- Sunday April 23, 2:00pm
- Saturday April 29, 2:00pm
- One Theatre Guide will be available upon request for all other showtimes not listed above. Please indicate your request when purchasing a ticket.
*In line with the aesthetic of the work, the Theatre Guides for Trace are not professional live/audio describers; they are kindred community members that have engaged in theatre guide training to support the production and augment access for Blind audiences and those with low vision.
Covid-19 Protocols
The theatre no longer requires proof of vaccination, however;
Masks are required inside the building.
For more info on TPM’s Covid-19 protocols, visit: https://www.passemuraille.ca/covid-19-protocols/