LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Electric Company Theatre is a resident company at Progress Lab, a creation studio in East Vancouver on the west coast of Canada. These lands we inhabit were appropriated by European Settlers, and are the ancestral and unsurrendered territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, who have inhabited these lands for thousands of years. We honour the ancestry of these lands, understand it’s our responsibility to learn about Indigenous cultures here and across Canada, and pay our respect to the original peoples and stories of this territory we call home. We’re grateful to be here.
Musqueam Nation – musqueam.bc.ca/
Squamish Nation – squamish.net/
Tsleil-Waututh Nation –twnation.ca/
Electric Company Theatre Society is a registered Canadian charity (CRA BN 872054168 RR0001)
MISSION
Electric Company inspires audiences with a renewed sense of possibility: our performances consistently defy and expand the definition of what live theatre can be. We provide a highly collaborative environment for artists, creating the right conditions for experimentation, risk, and the pursuit of excellence. We traverse artistic disciplines, challenge theatrical conventions and explore universal themes.
MANDATE
In our annual programming we strive to find a balance between Electric Company’s primary objective: creating new work for our local audience, and our secondary goal: touring our repertoire. Through a cycle of creation, local production and touring, Electric Company has built a sustainable organizational model that maximizes the return on creative investment. Multiple presentations of a work allow us to refine the artistry, reach new audiences, and engage with diverse artistic communities. Our projects are the result of innovative partnerships with community organizations, arts groups, businesses, schools and individuals. We work to reach across cultures, backgrounds, economics, and ideology to find the universal elements that connect all members of our community. We are also committed to providing opportunities for emerging artists to work on large scale projects with established artists.
HISTORY
Electric Company Theatre is one of Canada’s leading creators of live theatre, rich in spectacle and adventurous in form, challenging theatrical conventions while preserving a strong sense of story.
Electric Company Theatre was originally formed as a collective in 1996 by Siminovitch Prize-winning director Kim Collier, David Hudgins, Jonathon Young and Governor General’s Award-winning writer Kevin Kerr, who met while training at Studio 58. The company has created 22 original productions including Betroffenheit, Tear the Curtain!, No Exit (co-produced with The Virtual Stage), Studies in Motion, Brilliant!, and the feature film The Score.
Electric Company Theatre has toured throughout Canada, to the US and the UK and co-founded Progress Lab 1422, a 6,000 square ft theatre creation space in Vancouver BC, with Rumble Theatre, Neworld Theatre and Boca del Lupo.
ELECTRIC COMPANY THEATRE TIMELINE
An Undeveloped Sound
January 31, 2023
Premiere of An Undeveloped Sound at Fei & Milton Wong Experimental Theatre: January 31 to February 5, 2023
Read moreThe Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project
December 12, 2022
Workshop of The Fire Never Dies at Progress Lab: December 12 to 23, 2022
Read morePerformance & XR Virtual Reality Symposium 2022
November 12, 2022
Performance and XR 2022 (PXR2022) is a Virtual Reality Symposium for Canadian artists and XR technologists: November 12 to 19, 2022
Read moreThe Magic Hour 360
March 30, 2022
Premiere of The Magic Hour 360 at The Fishbowl on Granville Island: March 31 to April 1, 2022
Read morePerformance & XR Virtual Reality Symposium 2021
November 13, 2021
Performance and XR 2022 (PXR2022) is a Virtual Reality Symposium for Canadian artists and XR technologists: November 13 to 20, 2022
Read moreThe Magic Hour
August 3, 2021
Premiere of The Magic Hour at Presentation House Theatre: August 3 to 22, 2021
Read moreUnmasking The Future
February 6, 2021
Premiere of Unmasking the Future online: February 6, 2021
Read moreNational Transformation
October 20, 2020
The National Transformations project is being hosted by the National Arts Centre of Canada and is featuring work from some of Canada’s most innovative artists in video, audio and text. On-demand starting October 20, 2021
Read moreReframed
October 7, 2020
Premiere of Reframed live at Ambleside Park: October 7, 2020 Online: January 7, 2021
Read morePerformance & XR Virtual Reality Symposium
October 2, 2020
Performance and XR 2020 (PXR2020) is a Virtual Reality Symposium for Canadian artists and XR technologists: October 2 to 10, 2020
Read moreAnywhere But Here
February 4, 2020
Premiere of The Anywhere But Here at the Vancouver Playhouse: February 4-15, 2020.
Read moreLisa Jackson’s Transmissions
September 6, 2019
Premiere of Transmission at the Fei & Milton Wong Experimental Theatre: September 6 – 28, 2019
Read moreThe Full Light of Day
January 7, 2019
Premiere of The Full Light of Day at the Vancouver Playhouse: January 7-12, 2019.
Read moreThe Virtual Light of Day
January 4, 2019
Premiere of The Virtual Light of Day at Vancouver Playhouse Lobby: January 4-12, 2019
Read more40 Days and 40 Nights
April 25, 2018
Premiere of 40 Days and 40 Nights, April 25 – May 6, 2018
Read moreGreat Day for Up
September 9, 2016
Premiere of Great Day for Up, September 9-12, 2016 as part of Vancouver Fringe Festival
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Obstructions: There is No Way to Fix What is Going Wrong
April 26, 2014
Premiere of Obstructions, April 26 & 27, 2014
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All The Way Home
January 10, 2012
Premiere of Tad Mosel’s All the Way Home, January 10-14, 2012
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Tear the Curtain!
September 9, 2010
Premiere of Tear the Curtain!, September 9 – October 10, 2010
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The Flannigan Affair, HIVE2
June 5, 2008
Premiere of The Flannigan Affair, June 5 – 14, 2008 as part of HIVE2
Read moreNo Exit
May 1, 2008
Premiere of No Exit, May 1-10, 2008. Co-produced with The Virtual Stage.
Read moreAt Home With Dick and Jane, HIVE
November 9, 2006
Premiere of At Home with Dick and Jane, November 9-11, 2006 as part of HIVE
Read moreStudies in Motion
January 17, 2006
Premiere of Studies in Motion: The Hauntings of Eadweard Muybridge, January 17 – 29, 2006
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The One That Got Away
February 28, 2002
Premiere of The One That Got Away, February 28 – March 17, 2002
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Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands
March 1, 2001
Premiere of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, March 1 – 10, 2001
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Brilliant! The Blinding Enlightenment of Nikola Tesla
September 6, 1996
Premiere of Brilliant! The Blinding Enlightenment of Nikola Tesla at the 1996 Vancouver Fringe Festival, September 6-14, 1996.
Read moreCompany founded
September 1, 1996
The company was originally formed as a collective in 1996 by Siminovitch Prize-winning director Kim Collier, David Hudgins, Jonathon Young and Governor General’s Award-winning writer Kevin Kerr, who met while training at Vancouver’s Studio 58.
Read moreELECTROSCOPE – Electric Company Theatre’s zine
1998 – Vol 1
1998 – Vol 2
1999 – Vol 3
2000 – Vol 4
2001 – Vol 5
2002 – Vol 6
2003 – Vol 7
2004 – Vol 8
2006 – Vol 9
2006 – Vol 9, Issue 2
2008 – Vol 11