IMPACT 25
International Theatre Festival
theatre is here.
September 23rd – 28th, 2025
Downtown Kitchener, Waterloo Region
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Founded in 2004 by Majdi Bou-Matar, MT Space centralizes minoritized voices and narratives through theatre. IMPACT (International Multicultural Platform for Alternative Contemporary Theatre) is a biennial festival produced by MT Space in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada – presenting politically-charged and urgent international, national, and local work by Indigenous, Black, and Racialized artists since 2009.
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Festival Launch Brochure
Festival Brochure Now Available!
The IMPACT 25 Festival Brochure was released during our festival launch Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | PDF | 2.5mb
Shows & Events
International
FECHA LIMITE (EXPIRATION DATE)
SANKOFA DANZAFRO (Medellín, Colombia)
Sep 23, 24 | Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts
WILMA
PORTA TEATRO (Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico)
Sep 27, 28 | The Registry Theatre
2048 – identity in dissolution
ALAA MINAWI (Beirut, Lebanon / Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Sep 24-28 | Schneider Haus
Dear Laila
BASEL ZARAA (Palestine / Birmingham, UK)
Sep 24-28 | Schneider Haus
National
BOGOTÁ
ANDREA PEÑA & ARTISTS (Montréal, Quebec)
Sep 25, 26 | Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts
ROSA
CARLOS RIVERA (Turtle Island)
Sep 24, 25 | Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts
This is Not What
I Want to Tell You
RIMAH JABR (Toronto, Ontario)
Sep 24, 25 | Centre in the Square Studio
The Seventh Fire
LISA COOKE RAVENSBERGEN (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Sep 24-28 | Venue TBA
SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL
TOTTERING BIPED THEATRE (Hamilton, Ontario)
Sep 24, 25 | The Registry Theatre
asses.masses
Patrick Blenkarn & Milton Lim (Canada)
Sep 28 | Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts
! Not included in Festival Pass
kicked in the end: a magic show
SHAWN DESOUZA-COELHO (Toronto, Ontario)
Sep 27, 28 | Venue TBA
The Opposite (بالعكس)
Kawalease Arab Canadian Theatre &
Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre (Calgary, Alberta)
Sep 24-28 | Kitchener City Hall
Local
Uncovering Roots
DiverseWorks Dance Co. (Waterloo Region, Ontario)
Sep 24, 25 | Venue TBA
The View From Here
Rhema Collective (Waterloo Region, Ontario)
Sep 27, 28 | Globe Studios
Darling
WOOMcollaborative (Waterloo Region, Ontario)
Sep 25, 26 | Theatre of the Arts, University of Waterloo
The Canadian Dream / A Better Tent City
Kaleidoscope Collective (Waterloo Region, Ontario)
Sep 24, 25 | Schneider Haus
Provenance-Asε
Lily (Abena-Ansuah) Gyamfi-Kumanini
& Gary Kirkham (Waterloo Region, Ontario)
Sep 27, 28 | Venue TBA
Children & Youth – Free
Ni Nagamoon:
A Cultural Sharing Workshop
NICOLE JOY-FRASER (St. Catharines, Ontario)
Sep 27, 28 | Schneider Haus
Free Admission
Leaders of Today
MT Space Young Company (Waterloo Region, Ontario)
Sep 27, 28 | Venue TBA
Free Admission
In the Streets
Nightlife
Asphalt Jungle Shorts
Flush Ink Productions (Waterloo Region, Ontario)
Sep 24-28 | Downtown Kitchener
Festival Bar
Multiple Acts & Great Conversations (Waterloo Region)
September 23 – 28 | Venue TBA
Line-Up and Admission details TBA
IMPACT 25 Industry Conference
Moving Beyond Allyship
What does it mean to move ‘beyond allyship’? How do we challenge our approaches to art-making, collaboration, and creating space?
This year’s conference discussions will explore collaboration and accessibility as it relates to artists, audiences, and the wider community.
Schedule (Launch)
A schedule for the festival based on the launch event held Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
More details to come.
IMPACT 25 Schedule (Launch)
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