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We carry out performance research into the theory and practice of postmarginality

Three people walk away from the camera down a country road that has forked into two.

Audio version “We are a nomadic space for research and creation in the performing arts.” As a collective, we’ve created and continue to offer opportunities to expand our industry’s ideas and expectations of the creation process. Of course, we aren’t alone in this goal: companies such as Kinetic Light, founded by an internationally recognized disability […]

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Three people walk away from the camera down a country road that has forked into two.

December 19, 2025

Our Mycorrhizal Ties

Audio version “We are a nomadic space for research and creation in the performing arts.” As a collective, we’ve created and continue to…

Audio Version What does it mean to create art that challenges margins placed upon us? What about art that distorts the modus operandi? What happens when we push through and against these margins? With the end of Postmarginal’s Edmonton 2.0 events held from May 21st to 24th at the University of Alberta and MacEwan University,

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December 19, 2025

What kinds of artistry can grow in exploring the ethics of creating?

Audio Version What does it mean to create art that challenges margins placed upon us? What about art that distorts the modus operandi?…

The Ethical Tapestry is more than just a concept; it’s an evolving, dynamic tool for reimagining how we approach creation and collaboration in the performing arts. Rooted in ethical relationality, a concept elaborated by Dr. Dwayne Donald, the tapestry reflects the complexities of human relationships and challenges us to consciously navigate them in creative spaces.

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December 5, 2024

The Ethical Tapestry: Weaving Intentional Connections in Performing Arts

The Ethical Tapestry is more than just a concept; it’s an evolving, dynamic tool for reimagining how we approach creation and collaboration in…

Some of the working principles and explorations of Postmarginal have been informed by the concept of ethical relationality by Dr. Dwayne Donald, a descendent of the amiskwaciwiyiniwak (Beaver Hills people) who works as a professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. Ethical relationality provides a vital framework for rethinking how we

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October 6, 2024

Ethical Relationality: A Framework for Inclusive and Respectful Connections

Some of the working principles and explorations of Postmarginal have been informed by the concept of ethical relationality by Dr. Dwayne Donald, a…

Previous Next From May 21 to 24, 2024, the Edmonton chapter of Postmarginal brought together a vibrant and diverse group of theatre artists, cultural workers, and academics for four days of collaborative exploration. Hosted at the University of Alberta Drama Department and MacEwan University Arts and Cultural Management , this event continued the groundbreaking work

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June 6, 2024

Postmarginal Edmonton 2.0: Imagining Inclusive Performing Arts

Previous Next From May 21 to 24, 2024, the Edmonton chapter of Postmarginal brought together a vibrant and diverse group of theatre artists,…

In the landscape of the performing arts, the intersection between live performance and technology has become a captivating realm of exploration. From October 23rd to October 27th, the talented team of artists and researchers at Alternative Dramaturgies: Marginality, the Senses and Technology (Alt|D) are embarking on a five-day journey, delving into the realms of binaural

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October 24, 2023

Alternative Dramaturgies: October Workshop

In the landscape of the performing arts, the intersection between live performance and technology has become a captivating realm of exploration. From October…

The “Subject and Creation” Workshops are continuing this year. From January 22 to 25, 2020, Postmarginal was at the National Theatre School for a project with Diversité artistique Montréal and their theatre and film audition series that features artists of diverse cultural origins. The workshop was facilitated by Postmarginal’s Peter Farbridge in conjunction with director

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February 3, 2020

“Subject and Creation” Workshop in Montreal

The “Subject and Creation” Workshops are continuing this year. From January 22 to 25, 2020, Postmarginal was at the National Theatre School for…

On the heels of a successful second production in Vancouver (BC) last June, plans are currently underway to bring the Postmarginal Laborarium to Edmonton, Alberta in the spring of 2020. The Laborarium was launched in 2018 as a new physical space for rethinking inclusiveness in Canadian theatre. Part laboratory and part symposium, the Laborarium’s main

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July 19, 2019

The Postmarginal Laborarium in Edmonton, AB

On the heels of a successful second production in Vancouver (BC) last June, plans are currently underway to bring the Postmarginal Laborarium to…

Postmarginal was honoured to be represented at the Canadian Association of Theatre Research’s national conference (CATR2019) from June 3-6, 2019 at the UBC campus in Vancouver.   At the panel session on June 4th, Dr. Diana Manole, Dr. Yana Meerzon, Guillaume Saindon and Dr. Henry Daniel presented papers on research related to the aims of Postmarginal.

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June 15, 2019

CATR2019 Conference – Vancouver, BC

Postmarginal was honoured to be represented at the Canadian Association of Theatre Research’s national conference (CATR2019) from June 3-6, 2019 at the UBC…

Postmarginal was honoured to be represented at the Canadian Association of Theatre Research’s national conference (CATR2019) from June 3-6, 2019 at the UBC campus in Vancouver.   At the panel session on June 4th, Dr. Diana Manole, Dr. Yana Meerzon, Guillaume Saindon and Dr. Henry Daniel presented papers on research related to the aims of Postmarginal.

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June 15, 2019

CATR2019 Conference – Vancouver, BC

Postmarginal was honoured to be represented at the Canadian Association of Theatre Research’s national conference (CATR2019) from June 3-6, 2019 at the UBC…

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