The Pearl Company

Highlights from the 2008-2009 season of Artword @ The Pearl
the new performance space at The Pearl Company, 16 Steven Street, Hamilton

Cabaret and Concert Nights, programed by Artword and The Pearl Company:
Fridays – The Pearl Coffee House at 8:30 pm (a feature and guest artists, ranging from acoustic musicians to dancers, poets, spoken word artists),
Saturdays – Concert Night and Special Events at 8:30 pm (new and established musicians, ranging from folk, world, and country to jazz and classical)
Sunday once a month – Film Night, Host’s Choice, at 7 pm, films chosen and introduced by each night’s host. beginning November 2.

Artword Theatre productions of original theatre:

Highlights include:
You Are What You Do, Artword’s musical play about real people and their jobs, written and directed by Ronald Weihs, October 16 to 26, 2008 
Rascals and Numskulls: The Robert Land Project, a family show based on the thrilling adventures of Robert Land, Hamilton’s first settler (and Landsdale neighbourhood’s namesake), a secret agent for the British during the American Revolution, and close ally of the famous Mohawk leader Joseph Brant. Music direction by Gary Santucci, for early December 2008
Sunamabeach, a new play by Charly Chiarelli about Hamilton, for March 2009. (Artword Theatre developed Charly’s two previous hits Cu’Fu? and Mangiacake, directed by Ronald Weihs.)
Tobacco Troubadour, a new work with songs by Hamilton songwriter and musician J.P. Riemens and script by Ronald Weihs, about growing up as a musician in tobacco country, for April 2009. (more…)

Book Launch Saturday September 6, at 8:00 pm
The Pearl Company, 16 Steven Street @ King William
Free. Buy a book!

Hamilton-native Kay Chornook will be holding the Canadian launch of her book Walking with Wolf: Reflections on a life spent protecting the Costa Rican wilderness.   (more…)

Klyde Broox and The Pearl Company present

Visual Vibrations featuring Vancouver’s AURAL Heather

at The Pearl, 16 Steven Street, Hamilton
Friday July 11 at 9:00 pm, PWYC at the door ($5 minimum)
preceded by the dubpoetry of Klyde Broox
AURAL Heather is Heather Haley (poet, singer, media artist) and Roderick Shoolbraid (guitarist, composer) — “a unique, sublime fusion of song and spoken word.” They appear at The Pearl on their international tour for their new CD, “Princess Nut.” (more…)

Opus Mundi Festival, May 3, 9 pm

Saturday, May 3, the evening spot is taken by Hamilton’s king of dub, Klyde Broox and friends.

Klyde Broox is an internationally seasoned dubpoet. He is a member of the Dub Poets Collective. Since 1996, Klyde has established himself as an “influential literary entity ” in the City of Hamilton. His book, My Best Friend is White, won the 2005 City of Hamilton Arts Award for Literature and the 2006 Seraphim Editions Award for Best Poetry Book.

International Dub Poetry Festival prsents DUBSCAPES (a preview)
October 26 at 8:30 pm

FEATURING: *Klyde Broox, *Jack Street, *Gary Barwin, *Slim Volumes, *Delishus, * Phanuel,*Morpheal, *et al and Hamilton’s sensational beat-boxer, the awesome and amazing, Jason Hachey & Company, plus an OPENMIC! And Special guests from: McMaster University and the Dub Poets Collective.

DUBSCAPES (the preview) Is a bold multi-arts event that will turn an entire room into a poem, blend elements of installation visual art, performance art, rave, dubpoetry, dance, disco, drama and videography, with live performance in a party-like atmosphere, a sort of organic virtual reality vibe.