This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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Why Don’t We Together: An Immersive Exhibition
In-person
Theatre Storytelling PerformanceDate and time
This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.
Location
Brock University, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
15 Artists' Common
St. Catharines, ON
Directions: This exhibition will be available to the public during business hours on the porch adjacent to the main entrance of Brock University’s Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts at 15 Artists’ Common in downtown St. Catharines. As on-site parking is limited at our location, visitors may need to park in one of the several public parking locations located nearby.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
Why Don’t We Together: An Immersive Exhibition
Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts in collaboration with Dear Bear Multi-Arts collective.
An immersive audio-visual storytelling experience by the Niagara-based Dear Bear Multi-Arts Collective.
'Why Don’t We Together' tells stories in a custom-built octagonal structure called “The Hut.”
Each 3-7 minute story can be experienced by up to 8 audience members at a time.
When the audience enters they will jointly choose from among 12 pre-programmed stories written and recorded by a selection of artists. These stories are accompanied by rich sound design and immersive lighting – the walls, seats, ceilings, and airwaves come alive as audiences get transported into the world of each story.
Audience Advisory.
Flashing lights, mildly mature language.
The Collective includes alumni of the Dramatic Arts program at the MIWSFPA: Taylor Bogaert (BA Honours Dramatic Arts, 2020), Josh Loewen (BA Honours Dramatic Arts, 2020) and Alex Sykes (BA Honours Dramatic Arts, Concentration in Production and Design, 2022)
The project has been recently programmed at Kingston’s 'The Kick and Push Festival' and the 'In The Soil Festival' (St. Catharines). Dear Bear Collective are artists in residence at the Xchange in Niagara Falls.
Exhibition Dates:
Sept 21st – Oct 1st with a possible extension Oct 8th – 12th.
A Note about Hours:
For most of the exhibition, the Hut will be operational from 10:00 to 6:00 pm.
(Please note that on Sunday September 21st the hut will be operational by 1:30 pm)
This exhibition will be available to the public during business hours on the porch adjacent to the main entrance of Brock University’s Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts at 15 Artists’ Common in downtown St. Catharines.
Tickets are not required, admission is free.
Why Don’t We Together and the Dear Bear Multi-Arts Collective is generously supported by the St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program.
Organizer
Brock University, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
Brock University is one of Canada’s top post-secondary institutions. Located in historic Niagara region, Brock offers all the benefits of a young and modern university in a safe, community-minded city with beautiful natural surroundings. Housed in a beautifully restored heritage building in downtown St. Catharines, Ontario, the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine & Performing Arts offers 95,000 square feet of creative, rehearsal and performance space.