Download a festival schedule (pdf).

Sage Theatre and the Pumphouse Theatre present:

IGNITE! : Calgary's Festival for Emerging Artists
June 11 - 13, 2009
Join us at the Pumphouse for a whirlwind weekend featuring work by a hundred wildly talented up-and-coming artists. Where else can you enjoy the premiere of a daring new play, be dazzled by a program of imaginative dance pieces, contemplate a diverse collection of new visual art, and then stick around for drinks & a promising young band... all in one evening? A festival pass is only $30 and grants you admission to all IGNITE! events - an affordable, enjoyable way to feel the pulse of Calgary's exciting emerging arts scene.

IGNITE! 2009 Lineup
Click on the titles to see show descriptions & artist biographies as well as performance times!

* The Josephine Knot by Meg Braem, directed by Pat Finn
* Tiny Replicas by Dave Deveau, directed by Matt Dewald
* Big Shot by Jon Lachlan Stewart, directed by Georgina Beaty
* Salome's Clothes by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, directed by Kristen Nixon
* n00b by Christopher Duthie, directed by Ayla Stephen
* Heterophobia by Pam Rocker, directed by Emiko Muraki
* Secondhand Tapes by Jeff Kubik, directed by Dylan George Metcalfe
* The Readings Series, curated by Amy Lynn Strilchuk, featuring staged readings of The Ashlings by Mallory Gallant and Trip by Jordi Mand.
* The IGNITE! Dance Series, curated by Tina Guthrie.
* An on-site Art Gallery, curated by Andrea Lothrop & featuring work by Nicole Graw, Nikki Gour, Joshua Hoiberg, Isidra Cruz & the In-Definite Arts Society.
* Our Music Series, curated by Chantal Vitalis & featuring the Karl Schwonik Trio, Brock Geiger and Mary Sioui & Rodney Brent.

About IGNITE!
* IGNITE! 2009 Team (Staff, Curators & Mentors)