FALLING AWAKE Set for Toronto Fringe Festival

A woman and her dead lover meet in dreams. A surreal physical comedy caught between love and parasomnia. Winners of Leipzig's PALAZZO Award and Hollywood Fringe's BLAFF Award. After winning the Canadian Association of Fringe Festival's Touring Lottery, RAGMOP Theatre is thrilled to bring their latest to the Toronto Fringe.

Nayana Fielkov is a performing and visual artist trained in classical theatre, musicals(Capilano College Theatre department, Alex Bruhanski Theatre), mask, clowning (John Turner of Mump and Smoot, David MacMurray?Smith, Deanna Fleycher, Peter Jarvis), Action Theatre TM (Ruth Zaporah), and Contact Dance Improvisation (Peter Bingham, Edam Dance, Karl Frost). She has received a Columbia Basin touring grant for Oracle Improv, and was the assistant director for Jessie Award nominated Hard Times Hit Parade. She is a founder, director, and player in the roving troupe The Ladies in White, in the clown troupe Poupon Parade, and in the theatrical musical ensemble The Myrtle Family Band. She is co-founder of Hawah art lab, The Ancient Rugged Revival, and of The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret.

Matthew "Poki" McCorkle is mime and object manipulator specializing in physical illusions. His work has traveled to Dubai (Cirque Éloize 2014, 2015), Israel, Taiwan, and Germany (PALAZZO Dinner Theater 2015-2016). He co-conceived the award winning physical theatre duo Button Wagon (2010-2013) and The Incredible Incredible (2015-current). He is a proud member of Clowns Without Borders including tours to The Philippines in the wake of Super Typhoon Hiayan (2013) and to Syrian Refugee centers in Nürnberg Germany (2016). Matthew is based at the Lookout Arts Quarry in Bellingham WA, USA where he is the Artist in Residency Coordinator.

SHOW DATES & TIMES:

Thu, June 30 at 8:45 pm

Sat, July 2 at 10:45 pm

Mon, July 4 at 12:45 pm

Thu, July 7 at 4:15 pm

Fri, July 8 at 9:45 pm

Sat, July 9 at 7:30 pm

Sun, July 10 at 12:15 pm

LOCATION:

Tarragon Theatre - Extraspace
30 Bridgman Avenue, Toronto, ON

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