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Buddies in Bad Times Theatre presents
THE 30TH RHUBARB FESTIVAL
CANADA'S PREMIER NEW WORKS FESTIVAL

Feb 4 - 22, 2009
Festival Director Erika Hennebury


TORONTO, FEBRUARY 2009 ... CANADA'S PREMIERE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL TURNS 30.

Buddies' announces a stellar line-up for the 2009 Rhubarb Festival of new works. For 30 years The Rhubarb Festival has offered Toronto artists a critic-free environment to experiment with contemporary theatrical explorations. Rhubarb encourages established artists to take new risks and emerging artists to explore the medium of performance creation in an inspired, encouraging space.

Buddies In Bad Times Theatre presents an exciting line-up of new, original, contemporary theatre, performance and dance for our 30th Rhubarb Festival. This year's festival kicks-off with a special feature presentation of acclaimed New York performer Taylor Mac in The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac as part of his cross-Canada tour. The 2009 line-up features a host of brave new offerings from by Toronto's hottest indie artists such as Lex Vaughn, Jenn Goodwin, Erin Sheilds, Meav Beaty, Andrea Donaldson, Amos Latteire, Chad Dembski, Alex Wolfson, Susie Burpee, Michael Rubenfeld, Catherine Hernandez, Alistair Newton and Halifax's Secret Theatre . Buddies is also proud to bring you a special presentation of Public Recordings' internationally acclaimed /Dance/Songs/ .

Canada's oldest and largest new works festival is famous for playing fabulous host to the most outrageous acts you'll catch all year round. This year's line-up features one-of-a-kind performances you won't see on any other stage! We've got comedy, theatre, contemporary dance, drag, performance art and rock 'n' roll all under one roof. Once you're in the door you're in for a wild ride. Evening Passes are available for a lean $17, and that gets you in to the shows of your choice that night. $25 gets you a Week Pass so you can come and go, take your time and catch every show at your own pace. A limited number of Festival Passes are available for a mere $60. Our Festival Pass gives you unlimited access to any performance on any night and comes with a copy of Rhubarb-o-Rama, edited by Franco Boni and featuring rare short plays by artists of Rhubarbs past such as Jacob Wren, Darren O'Donnell, Moynan King, Daniel MacIvor and more.

ABOUT RHUBARB
First produced by Buddies in 1979, Rhubarb is more than a festival; it is a commentary on theatre - on how we create it, on how we present it, and on how we experience it. Here we allow the artist and the idea to be the centre of attention. The trappings of traditional theatre are purged in favour of a stripped-down approach, where inspiration and invention are genesis. Over almost 30 years Rhubarb has seen exciting new work by a host of groundbreaking Canadian artists such as Daniel MacIvor, Daniel Brooks, Guillermo Verdecchia, Don McKellar, Diane Flacks, Gavin Crawford, Sonja Mills, Darren O'Donnell, Sky Gilbert, Damien Atkins, Atom Egoyan, Jacob Wren, Ann-Marie MacDonald (and many more).

"ANNUAL TONIC OF FRESH AND EXCITING THEATRE THAT INVIGORATES TORONTO"
- THE TORONTO STAR

Press Releases for THE 30TH RHUBARB FESTIVAL

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Schedule for THE 30TH RHUBARB FESTIVAL

shows

THE 30TH RHUBARB FESTIVAL: WEEK ONE
February 4 - February 8, 2009

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WEEK ONE: FEB 4 - 8, 2009 Graham & Diane, A History of the Cage, Assalaamu`Alayakum, Sweet Ecstasy, What's it Like?, Montparnasse, The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac, Rhubarb Festival Kick-Off Bash, Talking to Chris Dupuis [more]

THE 30TH RHUBARB FESTIVAL: WEEK TWO
February 11 - February 15, 2009

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WEEK TWO: FEB 11 - 15, 2009 Out the Window, Moon Mission 3, Future Folk, She Walks the Line, The Sexual Aberrations: Part One, Wet Dream, Talking to Chris Dupuis, Young Creators Unit Presentations part one, Friday Late-Night Shorts [more]

THE 30TH RHUBARB FESTIVAL: WEEK THREE
February 18 - February 22, 2009

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WEEK THREE: FEB 18-22, 2009 An Exercise in Futility, /Dance/Songs/, Dearest Heart, Another City Another Life, Leni Riefenstahl vs the 20th Century, Talking to Chris Dupuis, Young Creators Unit Presentations part two, Friday Late-Night Shorts: Sad Sam [more]

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