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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.

More about pricing, tickets, and passes.

Watch the latest IMPACT 25 Trailer

Festival Launch Brochure

Festival Brochure Now Available!

Check out the IMPACT 25 Festival Brochure:

Last Updated: August, 22, 2025 | PDF | 2.5mb

Shows & Events

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 | Downtown Kitchener

Dear Laila

BASEL ZARAA (Palestine / Birmingham, UK)
Sep 24-28 | Schneider Haus

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

A Wooden bench with a red sweater sitting on a stage against a black background

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

Provenance-Asε

Lily (Abena-Ansuah) Gyamfi-Kumanini
& Gary Kirkham (Waterloo Region, Ontario)

Sep 27, 28 | 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

A woman in a grey blouse stands next to a man in a black sweater each holding a script. The man looks towards the crowd with a puzzled face while the woman looks down at her script. Behind them is a shelf with art

The Canadian Dream

Kaleidoscope Collective (Waterloo Region, Ontario)
Sep 24, 25 | Schneider Haus

DEAD NAME

Winter Collective (Waterloo Region, Ontario) 

Sep 25, 26 | TBA

A woman in a red blouse stands looking at an installation with a family portrait on it a map and various photos

The Quiet Power of Personal Things

Kate Kamo McHugh (Waterloo Region, Ontario)
Sep 27, 28 | Schneider Haus

Children & Youth – Free

A black and white photo of a woman holding a wooden wheel, smiling while looking into the distance

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 | Tamasha Bar + Indian Kitchen 

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.

Learn more about ‘Beyond Allyship’ Conference

 

Schedule (Launch)

A tentative schedule for the festival to give you an idea
of everything packed into six full days. 

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2025.

More details to come – subject to change.

IMPACT 25 Schedule

Call for Volunteers

MT Space is excited to invite you to join the IMPACT 25 team as a Volunteer! IMPACT Volunteers play a crucial role in bringing the festival to life. The festival runs September 23-28. Gain insight into all the magic that goes on behind the scenes and contribute to a dynamic intercultural celebration… not to mention, free tickets to performances are provided to all volunteers.  

Volunteer for IMPACT 25 (Details)

We are looking for:

  • Ushers
  • Runners
  • On-Call Volunteers
  • Company Liaisons
  • Medical staff
  • Security
  • Festival bar helpers
  • Square Peg supervisors
  • Interpreters/translators

Shifts are usually 2-4 hours but may vary depending on the role and/or tasks assigned.

Please sign up using the form below, or directly on Google Forms here.

We will get in contact with you about next steps.

There will be a mandatory in-person volunteer orientation prior to the festival. The orientation will cover essential information about your roles, responsibilities, and everything you need to know to make IMPACT 25 a success.

 

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Acknowledge the Land & People

With gratitude and appreciation, MT Space acknowledges that we live, learn, and benefit on the traditional territory of
the Chonnonton, Anishinaabeg (Ojibway, Mississauga, Chippewa, and Algonquin), and Haudenosaunee Confederacy
(Six Nations including the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, Oneida, and Tuscarora Nations).

This includes disputed territory known colonially as the Haldimand Tract,
which originally included six miles on each side of the Grand River, from the river’s source to Lake Erie.

We acknowledge our responsibilities to share land and resources peacefully
under the ‘Dish with One Spoon’ and ’Two Row’ covenants.

We honour that these Nations of people have been living on, working on, and caring for
this place from time immemorial and continue to do so today.

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