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Return of the Megafauna!
Bad New Days hosted some local emerging IBPOC artists in the development of their new piece, Return of the Megafauna!
Photo: S. Zawacki
New Societies
In 2022, we welcomed New Societies back to the Kick & Push, this time in-person!
Photo: S. Zawacki
King Henry Five
Driftwood Theatre presented King Henry Five as part of their summer tour on Wolfe Island.
Photo: S. Zawacki
Robin Hood
The Lakeside Players toured their family-friendly production of Robin Hood around Kingston parks and community centres, as well as taking a trip up to Perth.
Photo: S. Zawacki
Cadences
Théâtre Belvédère presented Cadences, The Kick & Push Festival’s first ever bilingual offering, around historic Sydenham ward and the Lake Ontario waterfront.
Photo: S. Zawacki
Theatre Kingston Storefront Fringe
The Kingston Fringe, which has been the home to the uncurated part of The Kick & Push Festival programming for several years, returned to fully in-person shows in 2022. The slate of 11 productions included The Duck Variations, pictured here.
Photo: S. Zawacki
INDIGENIICHII: Soles on Cedar
In 2022, The Kick & Push Festival and Parks Canada welcomed Brian Solomon and Mariana Medellín-Meinke to Cedar Island as part of a creative residency supporting Indigenous artists.
Image: A still from footage by StudioQ
Jesse Wabegijig: Pictures at an Exhibition
Kick & Push 2022 hosted Jesse Wabegijig in a creative residency, as they worked on the script and character designs for a puppet play inspired by Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Their work was exhibited in the Gallery of the Tett Centre.
Photo: S. Zawacki