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About Us

where art meets abandon

The breeze dancing through a lazy wheat field. The river falling over ancient immutable granite. The symphonic concert of a thunder storm. Artists have been connected and inspired by nature since we began to tell stories. From performers to pollen, each of us is a terraformer of our environment. Living Edge is dedicated to exploring the natural phenomenon at the fringe of performance and ecology. Inspiring conversation and conservation through theatrical performance in significant sites. 

Our Story

We have innovated ways to tell human stories with many collaborators over the years. Fruitful explorations include mega musicals in far off parklands of Aotearoa, intimate folklores along hiking trails in Muskoka, and immersive science-fiction moving art in derelict buildings around the Greater Toronto Area. Establishing a root practice of eco-scenography in 2023, we recollected our field notes from the past 15 years, and launched Living Edge as a force of nature.

We've set up our Base Camp in stunning Brockville Ontario, an ecologically significant region of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere and the Thousand Islands eco-system.   We help attune artists to ecological collaboration; practicing net-zero and green theatre initiatives. Our partnerships with St. Lawrence College and Queen's University provide fertile research opportunities to ask the question: how do we define performance in unstable or degenerative environments? What can we learn about ourselves from our head waters to reframe our anthropocentric story telling methods.

Our core values are simple: conservation, innovation, and evocation. I am so happy your trail has brought you to us, come and share the next few steps of our journey together.

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“A stunning, creative piece of theatre...”

Lynn Slotkin of Slotkin Letter on What She Burned presented by Talk is Free Theatre. Image of Projection Design by Cameron Fraser.

Meet Our Company 

Meet Our
Seedling Collective.

Living Edge is dedicate to career advancement and training ecological theatre making with the next generation. Meet our current Seedling Collective from across nations. This program is generously supported by independent donations and the Canada Council of the Arts. 

Our Season Sponsors

Logo for the Canada Council for the Arts. The Canadian flag is present.
A tree in a blue circle, logo for the Thousand Islands Playhouse
Municipality logo with a clocktower.
A colourful letter of R T O 9 for Regional Tourism Organization
The Words in narrow font Arts Hub Brockville
An Orange reflective sun logo for the Kingston Arts Council
An owl flying with glittery confetti of colour. Reseau Sparcs Network Logo.
A green church spire and the words The Spire.

Donors

What we do would not be possible without the generous contributions from our community members. Let's celebrate them!

Image by Jose Hernandez-Uribe

Seed 

One time donation between $50 to $500.

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Branch

One time donations in excess of $500.

Image by Simon Wilkes

Root

One time donation in excess of $2000.

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A hand holding a small plant in some dirt.

In Kind Donors & Seasonal Subscribers

Heuvel Farms

King's Lock Craft Distillery

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