Tickets Now Available for Rendezvous With Madness Festival
Tickets Now Available for Rendezvous With Madness Festival
Come #GetMad with Rendezvous With Madness!
October 10 – 20, Presented by Workman Arts
The Rendezvous with Madness Festival, presented by Workman Arts, is one of the first and largest arts and mental health festivals in the world. Tickets are now available for 27th annual Rendezvous With Madness Festival! Opening on World Mental Health Day, the Festival runs October 10 – 20, 2019 and showcases 31 feature-length and short films from around the globe, 21 live performance pieces, a visual and media arts exhibition, and the addition of a new event, Laughter vs. The Universe – a one night only comedy showcase designed to remind us that sometimes laughter truly is the best medicine.
Tickets to all events are Pay-What-You-Wish with a suggested $12, $15 and $20 ticket price. Be sure to check our Festival Passes! Click here for box office information. Some programs have limited seating, so be sure to book early to guarantee your spot.
#GetMad: Join the Conversation
This year’s theme is #GetMad – a call to action, reminding us that sharing stories is a powerful tool against isolation, stigma and discrimination.
What does #GetMad mean to you?
#GetMad about stigma and discrimination
#GetMad and take action on injustice
#GetMad and share your story of resilience
Follow along and Join the Conversation on social media using the hashtags #GetMad, #RWMFest19 and #RWMFest.
Festival Highlights
Opening Night Film & Reception – October 10
*World Mental Health Day*
Reception – 5:00 PM, Film Screening – 6:30 PM
Conviction
Dir. Nance Ackerman, Teresa MacInnes, Ariella Pahlke / 2019 / Canada / 78 min
ASL & Open Captions
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor Street West (Accessible Building)
With more resources being invested into prisons than communities, women have become the highest growing prison population in the world. A team of documentary filmmakers gain access to a female correctional facility in Nova Scotia to tackle the crisis from within. MORE
Film Program
Our diverse line-up of 31 feature-length and short films from around the globe use film to investigate and illuminate the realities and mythologies surrounding mental health and addiction experiences. MORE
Exhibition
Making Mad: How Expressions of Vulnerability Connect Us
October 10 – 20
Reception: October 10, 7-11 PM
TMAC, 32 Lisgar St (Accessible Building)
Featuring: Alison Crouse, Peter Dillman, Esmond Lee, Ben McCarthy & SpekWork, Sarah Trad and Véronique Vallières
Curator: Claudette Abrams
Through humour and pathos, the artists in Making Mad explore the ways in which depictions of vulnerability in their work resonate on a human scale. MORE
Performance Program
21 live performance events spanning theatre, contemporary dance, immersive performance art and site specific experiences. MORE
Laughter VS. The Universe
Saturday, October 19, 7 PM
Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor St W (ASL Interpretation)
Join us for a very special celebration of some of Canada’s finest stand-up comedians! Featuring a star-studded line up including guest appearances from Christophe Davidson, Tamara Shevon and a special headline performance by Chanty Marostica. MORE
Festival Accessibility
The Rendezvous With Madness Festival is committed to values of inclusivity and accessibility for all guests, staff, volunteers and artists. We’re listening and learning from our community to help us address barriers and open opportunities for anyone interested in engaging with the growing dialogue about mental health and/or addictions. Event-specific accessibility initiatives are indicated on each program page. For more about accessibility at the festival, please see the accessibility information page on our website.
For more information, visit our website.
Presented with the generous support of:
Workman Arts
651 Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario M6K 2B2
416-583-4339
info@workmanarts.com
www.workmanarts.com
