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DARK CROP 2019
After the incredible success of last year's Dark Crop Performance Festival, OPIA Theatre Collective is once again excited to announce that we are now accepting submissions for Dark Crop 2019. Nestled beside the Speed River in Cambridge, ON is five acres of open farm land - our stage. We invite you to join us for Ontarios third annual all-night theatre festival, beginning at 5pm on August 17th, and concluding with the sunrise on August 18, 2019. Pitch a tent an experience art under the stars.
The Dark Crop Performance Festival is an all-night arts festival that showcases a variety of acts including music, theatre, dance, poetry, puppetry, and story-telling, as well as a visual artists showcase that includes painters, photographers, and local artisans. The festival takes place on the second last weekend of August and runs throughout the entirety of one night, beginning just before sunset and ending with the sunrise the following morning. Dark Crop invites the audience to connect to the outdoors, the stars and the moon, and art in a new environment that they may not have been exposed to previously. We created this festival to bring Canadian artists together (artists that might otherwise not be exposed to a different version of the Canadian experience than their own) and because of our love of the Canadian outdoors and the connection we as performers can have with the land were performing on. Dark Crop encourages artists to ask questions about what it means to perform outdoors, at night, away from the city and hopes that artists use the natural environment to heighten their stories and voices to a new level they would not be able to reach in a traditional theatre venue. We are also proud to create a platform for emerging artists to showcase new work and begin to develop their individual voices. For that reason, Dark Crop is very valuable in the continuation and growth of the Canadian theatre scene and, in turn, Canadian culture as a whole.
The ticket price includes admission to the full evening of performances, one campsite, and a communal morning meal which in past years has included fresh fruit from local vendors, homemade baked goods, and granola, coffee, and tea. At OPIA, we are passionate about celebrating and supporting the communities we perform in and for that reason we source our food and drink from local farms, businesses, and breweries. With 100% of the box office returning to the artists, this is an event not to be missed.
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LocationGrowing Hope Farm (View)
246 Sherring St.
Cambridge, ON N3H 2W4
Canada
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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