Last Landscape
A BAD NEW DAYS PRODUCTION,
IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH COMMON BOOTS THEATRE
January 12-26 @ Buddies In Bad Times Theatre
In a sometime somewhere devoid of nature, posthuman ‘workers’ enter an empty space and assemble a series of artificial landscapes out of found objects, striving with their bodies to recreate the natural world from memory. But is it the deep past we see, or some genetically modified future?
The world premiere of Last Landscape blends Bad New Days’ signature brand of physical theatre with an eco-dramaturgical, DIY aesthetic to create a slowly transforming, imagistic meditation on extinction, ecological grief and interspecies care, where colossal puppets of prehistoric megafauna roam free. On the brink of environmental collapse, Last Landscape offers hopeful possibilities for how we might share this big green miraclemarble.
Promo Art Direction/Photography: Fran Chudnoff
Photography Assistants: @kristanewey + @b.cair Makeup: @rahsthetics Styling: @garconnnne + @cursed_shawty
Eco-Dramaturgy: Sustainability in Form and Content
Last Landscape prioritises sustainability in every stage of its creation—from the artistic vision to the materials used in production . Because of its eco-dramaturgical ethos, Last Landscape was recently awarded the prestigious Ray Ferris Innovation and Sustainability Grant from the Ontario Arts Foundation and the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts.
Eco-dramaturgy asks us to find alternative forms of storytelling that embody climate change rather than merely speaking about it. This sustainable approach attracted Common Boots Theatre to the project as a partner, sharing with Bad New Days a passion for creating sustainable art that fosters environmental awareness to inspire meaningful change.
Last Landscape imagines a future where we find alternative ways to reconnect with and remember nature, embodying storytelling centred in care over conflict.
Meet The Team
Conception, Direction, and initial Design Concept by Adam Paolozza
Creative Producer Victor Pokinko
Performed by Nada Abusaleh, Nicholas Eddie, Gibum Dante Lim, Annie Luján, Adam Paolozza, and Kari Pederson.
Original Music and Live Turntablism by SlowPitchSound
Set Designer by Ken Mackenzie
Lighting Design by André du Toit
Scenic Marionette Designer & Textile Creations by Roxanne Ignatius
Original puppets created by Graeme Black Robinson, Clelia Scala, and Puppetmongers Theatre.
Eco-Dramaturgical Sustainability Consultant Ian Garrett
Venue: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (12 Alexander St, Toronto, M4Y 1B4)
Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/last-landscape/
Box office assistance: tickets@buddiesinbadtimes.com
Preview: January 12 7:30PM
Opening Night: January 14
Show Run: January 14 – 26
Tue – Fri 7:30PM
Sat 2PM + 7:30PM
Sun 2PM
Mask Mandatory Performance: Saturday, January 18th @ 2PM
Last Landscape is produced in partnership with Common Boots Theatre
and is the recipient of the Ray Ferris Sustainability and Innovation Grant
Awarded by TAPA, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts, and Ontario Arts Foundation
Thanks to our funders and development partners:
The Kick & Push Festival; Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada; Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario; Toronto Arts Council; The National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts; Ontario Arts Foundation; TAPA Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts & Common Boots Theatre
