Nocturne 2020

Touched By The Tears of a Butterfly Front courtyard, Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road Oct 12-17, 6pm-midnight Lindsay Dobbin still remembers the first time they saw work by groundbreaking media and botanical artist Mike MacDonald: “I had a dream of someone telling me I should pay attention to—or connect with—an artist who works […]

f e e l i n g d i s t a n c e Window performance, The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street Fri Oct 16, 5-9pm Remember life without social media? Without a cell phone? Remember shutting down your portal to the internet—rather than slipping it into your pocket? “There’s this desire-shame dynamic […]

Migration & (RE)Emergence: The Herring, Clouds And The Blue Sky nocturnehalifax.ca, re-emergingnow.ca Oct 12-17 Mo Phùng is now older than their parents were when they first stepped onto Nova Scotian soil. They don’t have the exact same clothing their mom and dad wore, making do with thrift store look-alikes. There are other divergences: The differences […]

Shoreline 2099 Halifax waterfront Oct 12-17 The water pitches and heaves. The air smells of salt. Sometimes, the wood creaks. Don’t be afraid: You’re not about to fall into the Atlantic. At least, you won’t yet. But come 2099, the Halifax waterfront will look very different. About half the wooden walkway will be gone as […]