2010 Young Creators Unit (from left):
Zita Nyaraty, Jonathan Schuster, Tyson James, Flerida Pena. Photo: Kai Wa Yapp
What is Young Creators Unit?
The Young Creators Unit provides a supportive and artistically rigorous space for four queer-identified artists (age 25 and under) to develop and perform their own original, 30-minute, solo performance piece. Under the creative mentorship of YCU Director Evalyn Parry, members of the YCU workshop their material through the weekly Unit meetings, and present their final works at the annual Rhubarb Festival.
The YCU is dedicated to developing the work of promising, emerging queer creator/performers. We are interested in work that pushes the boundaries of theatrical creation, and in keeping with Buddies’ mandate, have a particular interest in work that reflects “queerness” either in terms of LGBT identity, and/or in terms of difference, being outside the mainstream, challenging in both content and form.
Questions? Please contact Evalyn Parry evalyn@artsexy.ca
applications and information for the 2010/11 YCU will be posted in June 2010.
Congratulations to the 2010 Young Creators Unit
- Tyson James
- Flerida Pena
- Zita Nyaraty
- Jonathan Schuster
YCU presentations at Rhubarb Feb 13-14, and Feb 27-28
Past Young Creators:
2009
Cole J. Alvis, Kim Crosby, Tawiah M'carthy and Rob Salerno
2008
Jessica Michael Reynolds, Mark Shyzer, Alisha Stranges and Jordan Tannahill
2007
Andrew Bathory, Shannon Curry, Waawaate Fobister, Dawn Nearing and Jay Stewart
In the three years since the inaugural YCU, two projects that began through this program have gone on to be showcased as part of the Buddies season:
Congratulations to Mark Shyzer for a successful run of Fishbowl (developed through the YCU 2008), and to Waawaate Fobister for Agokowe (originally developed through the Young Creators Unit 2007…and WINNER of 6 Dora Awards!)
