22/23 Season
IN-PERSON & ONLINE
As we continue to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, multiple projects continue in parallel supporting new collaborations between artists,
training new future artists, and MT Space continues to develop and tour our own theatrical creations.
Upcoming Events

IMPACT 23 Festival
IMPACT23 International Theatre Festival has officially launched.
The Launch Brochure is now available for download and Festival Pass, Conference Pass, and Tickets are now on sale.
DETAILS
SEP 26 – OCT 01, 2023

The Last 15 Seconds – On Tour – Beirut, Lebanon
13 Year Tour Comes to a Heartfelt End
This June, The Last 15 Seconds will travel overseas for final performances at the Beirut Spring Festival in Lebanon – home country of MT Space’s late founder, and the show’s original director, Majdi Bou-Matar.
DETAILS
JUNE 2023
Past Events

IMPACT23 Launch & Brunch
The Launch of the IMPACT23 International Theatre Festival.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 11am – 1pm at The Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall. Please RSVP to attend.
DETAILS
MAY 30, 2023 11am

Newcomer Youth Theatre Project (ECI)
At the end of a ten-week Newcomer Theatre workshop, the Eastwood Collegiate Institute showcase is here. The Newcomer Youth Theatre Project is facilitated by MT Space in partnership with ‘YMCA of Three Rivers, Immigrant Services’ for high school-aged newcomers in Waterloo Region.
DETAILS
MAY 25, 2023 7PM

Tell!: Community Gathering
Next monthly TELL Community Gathering & Sharing night:
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 7pm, First United Church, Chapel (Waterloo)
DETAILS
APRIL 2023

Tell!: Community Gathering
Next monthly TELL Community Gathering & Sharing night:
MT Space welcomes you back to TELL! On Monday, March 27, join us for a special TELL event in celebration of World Theatre Day and women in the arts. This month, we’re coming together in St. Jacobs at Neruda Arts bright and beautiful studio!
DETAILS
MARCH 2023

Chelsea’s Story : 2023 Tour
MT Space and the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region (SASC) have teamed up to present Chelsea’s Story, a virtual performance and talkback series beginning on February 22, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.
DETAILS
FEBRUARY 2023

Tell!: Community Gathering
Next monthly TELL Community Gathering & Sharing night:
Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 at 7pm at The Registry.
ValenTELL us something! Join us for an un-Valentines Day evening, featuring the theme ‘friendship.’ <3
DETAILS
FEBRUARY 2023

Newcomer Youth Theatre Project 22-23
This past fall (2022) WCI students worked together to create a project that shares their collective experience and stories.
The Newcomer Youth Theatre Project (in partnership with YMCA of Three Rivers) is an after-school program facilitated by MT Space for high school aged newcomers in Waterloo Region.
DETAILS
JANUARY 2023

OAC Recommender Grants
It’s that time of year again!
Each year, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) supports new ideas and explorations through recommender grants for theatre creators. Several theatres across the province are invited to recommend artists and projects to receive this funding – MT Space is one of them!
DETAILS
Deadline:
JANUARY 13, 2023

Tell!: Community Gathering
Start the year right!
First TELL of the year, Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 at 7pm at The Registry – dance theme this month – more about that soon.
DETAILS
JANUARY 2023

Tell!: Community Gathering
This TELL, we would like to spotlight our local youth (13+), and encourage young artists to attend and share their works and ideas. Join us on December 13th at 7pm at our home base at First United Church.
DETAILS
DECEMBER 2022

The Last 15 Seconds – One Night – Kitchener
Dinner & Show Fundraiser.
MT Space’s milestone production, The Last 15 Seconds, returns home for one-night only at The Registry Theatre on December 1st, to honour the late Majdi Bou-Matar. Join us for this dinner and fundraiser to give birth to a new bursary to support new artists in memory of the visionary director.
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DECEMBER 2022

Tell!: Community Gathering
After such a wonderful TELL event in October that marked our return to in-person gatherings, Tuesday, November 15th at 7pm kicks off the return of a roughly monthly TELL event.
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NOVEMBER 2022

The Last 15 Seconds – On Tour – Hamilton
MT Space’s milestone production, The Last 15 Seconds, created in 2008, makes a stop in Hamilton, hosted by Tottering Biped Theatre.
DETAILS
NOVEMBER 2022

Tell!: Community Gathering at Culture Days
After the Arts Exchange Encounters on October 9 at 8pm, we will be hosting TELL, our coffeehouse-style open mic event, hosted in a relaxed atmosphere with our fellow community members.
DETAILS
OCTOBER 2022

Arts Exchange 2022: Encounters at Culture Days
We’re thrilled to be able to come back together this October 8th and 9th at The Registry Theatre for Arts Exchange Encounters, a mini fest that showcases local IBR artists who participated in our third (yes, third!) Arts Exchange cohort.
DETAILS
OCTOBER 2022

The Last 15 Seconds – On Tour – North Africa
MT Space’s milestone production, The Last 15 Seconds, created in 2008, makes a tour of North Africa in honour of late director Majdi Bou-Matar – visiting: Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt; Casablanca, Morocco; and Tunis, Tunisia.
DETAILS
SEPTEMBER 2022

MT Space Young Company
Organized by MT Space and supported by the
Kitchener-Waterloo Community Foundation.
Through a series of in-person workshops and guest mentors, we provide Indigenous, Black, and Racialized (IBR) youth with the chance to learn new skills in the multi-disciplinary arts, build community, practice language skills, and develop confidence in response to change.
DETAILS
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2022

Arts Exchange 2022 – Cohort 3
Arts Exchange gives IBR artists in the Waterloo Region the opportunity to explore new artistic partnerships, collaborate on new or existing projects, mentor each other in similar or new disciplines, and connect with the community of local artists.
DETAILS
JUNE-OCTOBER 2022