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Schedule and Program

The Nextfest 2021 Festival Schedule

Our 2021 Program

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Festival Image by Taylor Danielle

Farewell, Nextfest 2021. It's been fun! 👋👋

Farewell, Nextfest 2021. It's been fun! 👋👋
This year we had 400+ artists, 90+ events, 120+ workshop participants, 40+ one-on-one mentorships, 130+ adopted artists, and over 100,000 minutes watched (wow)!
Our hearts are overflowing as we thank everyone for supporting local artists during isolation times. While we can't wait to gather in the halls of the Roxy next year, we wouldn't trade this experience for the world and we hope that you feel the same.
From the Nextfest and @theatre_network team to you: Thank you and good night! That's a wrap.
Photo by the sensational @jenngalmphotography.
Image description: Dill Prusko, Nextfest 2021's green-haired host, blows a kiss at the camera. They are dressed in their Alberta cottagecore outfit fit with mushrooms, flower earrings, and a really cool denim dress.
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Nextfest wouldn't be possible without our amazing

Nextfest wouldn't be possible without our amazing technicians. Everything you see on the NextfestTV live stream is crafted, monitored, and envisioned by them (including the elaborate sets).
❤️ Help us send some love to all of the technical wizards that worked on Nextfest this year. ❤️
Photo by the superb @jenngalmphotography.
Image description: A wide behind-the-scenes shot of the NextfestTV set up. There are technicians and team members sitting distanced at their workstations, surrounded by computers, stage lights, and wires. In the background, you can see the set our host using during filming.
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It's closing night! 🎉 Nextfest 2021 went by in

It's closing night! 🎉
Nextfest 2021 went by in an artistic blink, but we're not done yet!
Join us at 6 pm MST tonight for anight of music, mystery, and movement. Then help us close off the festival as one of our incredible DJ artists spins the night away.
Your closing night guide is in the link in our bio!
Photos by the superb @jenngalmphotography.
Image description: Simone A. Medina Polo talks about our sponsors and points towards the right while against a greenscreen while holding a Garfield stuffed animal. They are smiling and wearing a Nextfest 2018 t-shirt.
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Let’s hear it for the shirts (and the models @el

Let’s hear it for the shirts (and the models @elleinedmonton & @pseudo_antigone) 💖
Festival shirts are here and we are so in love with them.
Thank you to @print_machine for making our Nextfest dreams a reality. And thank you to @lovelyhambones for the amazing festival art, we are in so much love.
Photo by @countmcnuggula
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Yesterday's Nextfest ended with a sudden blackout

Yesterday's Nextfest ended with a sudden blackout - but not even a power failure can stop the Nextfest spirit. Shout out to @jayslaymusic and @partyqueensyeg for keeping the evening going on their own Twitch channels.
Tonight, we'll be back for night nine (aka Nextfest's unofficial pride night) and we hope to see you there. The theme is also rainbow candy, so join us in dressing up in your most colourful outfit. 🌈
Your night nine guide is in the link in our bio! It's closing weekend, so come enjoy the art, community, and online party.
Photos by the unstoppable @jenngalmphotography.
Image 1 Description: A filming Nextfest 2021 is pointed at a screen where a performance is playing. The room around the camera is dark except for a purple and blue light shining from behind it.
Image 2 description: Simone A. Medina Polo, our Festival Producer, watches Nextfest from her control desk at the Roxy. She is wearing a mask and a Nextfest 2018 shirt. You can see their glowing smile in their eyes.
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Did you know that Susan is the name of the @theatr

As mural progress continues, we decided to chat wi

As mural progress continues, we decided to chat with @hail.meister about her inspirations, thoughts, and process behind this year's project.
Q: What was your inspiration for this mural design?
A: I was really taken by the mural’s location, the brick wall around the garage door, and the idea of an empty stage. The garage door opens and closes by rolling up or down, it’s almost like a curtain going up before a play.
🎨 Read the full interview by clicking the link in our bio! Your night seven guide is also there to prepare you for tonight's live stream. 🎨
Photography by breathtaking @jenngalmphotography.
This project is made possible with funding from @oldstrathcona and @capital.city.cleanup.
Image Description: Haylee Fortin, the Nextfest mural artist, stands on an orange step ladder in front of a blue, green, orange, and yellow mural that she is painting on the garage door of the Backstage Theatre. The garage door is surrounded by brown and grey bricks.
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An amazing throwback from the 2003 festival. We ca

An amazing throwback from the 2003 festival. We can’t wait to see NEXTFEST up in lights again sometime soon.
Reposted from @roxy124street
Here's a @nextfestartsco #throwback as we head into the second weekend of the fest! ⁠⁠
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And if you have any great memories of Nexfest from our time at the old Roxy, feel free to share them as well. We are currently reminiscing the awesome publication that was Vue Weekly as we stare at this photo. ♥️⁠⁠
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Tonight's live stream theme is Iconic YEG location

And we're back! 🎥 After a day of rest, it's ti

And we're back! 🎥
After a day of rest, it's time to hop right back into emerging art with some puppets, films, music, movement, and our clown showcase.
(Hint: Tonight's theme is going to be circus, so grab some popcorn or order your favourite fair ground treat)
Tonight Nextfest returns for night five at 6pm. We'll see you there. Your night five guide is in the link in our bio!
Photography by the phenomenal @jenngalmphotography
Image description: A camera viewfinder focuses in on the Nextfest 2021 stained glass piece created for this year's set. It reads "nextfest" in pink lettering with a green cityscape surrounding it.
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