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There are Things that lurk in the shadows of the western mountains. This is a retelling of an ancient Midwinter tale with a new twist.
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EPISODE TEAM
Writers: Andrew G. Cooper
Director: Constantine X. Anastasakis
Sound Designer: Alixandra Cowman
Composer: Jonathan Lewis
Audio Engineer: Kyle Marshall
Featuring
Storyteller: Melanee Murray-Hunt
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Creator/Producer: Andrew G. Cooper
Production and Technical Manager: Skylar Desjardins
(exp)lore is produced by Jupiter Theatre with Media Lab YYC. This season is created and presented in Moh’kinsstsis, also called Calgary, in Treaty 7 Territory, which is the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Kainai, Siksika and Piikani Nations, Tsuu T'ina (Dene) Nation and the Stoney/Nakoda Nation which include the Bearspaw, Chiniki, Wesley Nations and the Metis Nation Region 3. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Adam had a hard enough time managing his anxiety during the pandemic-mandated lockdowns, but now, in the aftermath of the restrictions, he has found readjusting to be an equally overwhelming task. After a detour leads Adam into a strange encounter with Isaac—an enigmatic, albeit charming drifter—he finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew about human existence, the universe, and our place in it.
ABOUT THE LOCATION
You should be listening to this episode at the “Family of Man” statues, a public art piece in downtown Calgary. It is located at 6th Ave and 1 St SE, Calgary, AB.
We have a map of the location, as well as directions, on our website: www.theatrejupiter.com/explore-episode8
HINT: Stand among the giants.
EPISODE TEAM
Writers: Constantine X. Anastasakis
Director: Andrew G. Cooper
Sound Designer: Alixandra Cowman
Composer: Jonathan Lewis
Audio Engineer: Kyle Marshall
Featuring
Adam: Kyle Gould
Ursula: Valerie Planche
Isaac: David Snider
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Creator/Producer: Andrew G. Cooper
Production and Technical Manager: Skylar Desjardins
(exp)lore is produced by Jupiter Theatre with Media Lab YYC. This season is created and presented in Moh’kinsstsis, also called Calgary, in Treaty 7 Territory, which is the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Kainai, Siksika and Piikani Nations, Tsuu T'ina (Dene) Nation and the Stoney/Nakoda Nation which include the Bearspaw, Chiniki, Wesley Nations and the Metis Nation Region 3. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
A Chinese mystic reveals a fairy tale from across the sea and a story closer to home. Follow twins Miss Yin and Master Yang from China through their home in Calgary’s Chinatown.
ABOUT THE LOCATION
This episode is a walking tour. You should start listening to this episode at the Fu Lions in Sien Lok Park in the Chinatown district of downtown Calgary. These are located at the intersection of Riverfront Avenue and 1st Street SW.
We have a map of the location, as well as directions, on our website: www.theatrejupiter.com/explore-episode7
HINT: Listen carefully to the instructions. Read along if you have to. Feel free to pause as needed.
EPISODE TEAM
Writers: Dale Lee Kwong
Director: Chantelle Han
Sound Designer: Alixandra Cowman
Composer: Jonathan Lewis
Audio Engineer: Kyle Marshall
Featuring
Master Oogam: Mike Tan
Tour Guide: Dale Lee Kwong
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Creator/Producer: Andrew G. Cooper
Production and Technical Manager: Skylar Desjardins
(exp)lore is produced by Jupiter Theatre with Media Lab YYC. This season is created and presented in Moh’kinsstsis, also called Calgary, in Treaty 7 Territory, which is the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Kainai, Siksika and Piikani Nations, Tsuu T'ina (Dene) Nation and the Stoney/Nakoda Nation which include the Bearspaw, Chiniki, Wesley Nations and the Metis Nation Region 3. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
WALKING TOUR ROUTE
Note: The walking tour route is completely wheelchair accessible, and has limited seating at most stops.
STARTING POINT:
The starting point is the intersection of Riverfront Avenue and 1st Street, SW. On the north side of the street, stand between the Fu Lions at the park entrance.
1 – FU LIONS at SIEN LOK PARK (North side)
From the Fu Lions, turn and face the river. Use the pathway between the Fu Lions to walk toward the river. Your destination is the viewing area with Asian-style red and green railings. You can’t miss it, as you’ll walk straight into them.
2 – VIEWING AREA by BOW RIVER
From the viewing station, turn around from the river and face Sien Lok Park. Take the stairs between the benches to the sculpture up ahead. In the podcast it’s referred to as The Dragon and Phoenix sculpture. A dedication plaque and benches face the sculpture which is officially called “The Wall of Names”.
3 – THE WALL OF NAMES
From the sculpture, turn away from the river, and take the curvy path toward downtown. When you come to the pedestrian roundabout, take a left and follow it to the semi-circle of benches and granite marker. This is the entrance area to the 15-ton granite sculpture in the centre of Sien Lok Park.
4 – IN SEARCH OF GOLD MOUNTAIN - entrance
From the entrance area, turn back towards the river ahead to the sculpture and surrounding area. This is “In Search of Gold Mountain” by artist Chu Honsun.
5 – IN SEARCH OF GOLD MOUNTAIN - sculpture
To get to the next stop, face the river. Look toward your right until you see history boards. Walk to this location, these board commemorate The Centre Street Bridge Centennial.
6 – BILLBOARDS for CENTRE STREET BRIDGE
From the Centre Street Centennial boards, please head toward the Centre Street Bridge. Just below the lion you’ll see a zigzag ramp between the evergreens. Use it to get to the bridge, and walk towards the intersection of Centre Street and 2nd Avenue. Do not cross the street. Instead look for your destination, the Brick Gate on the NW corner of the intersection.
7 – BRICK GATE of CHINATOWN
From the Brick Gate, the story continues on the south side of Sien Lok Park. To get there… turn away from the brick gate and face the river again. Walk down the path beside the red railing, and turn left when you come to the building. Look for the Fu Lions on the west-facing side of The Calgary Chinatown Seniors Centre. Feel free to climb the stairs for an overview of the Park. Wander west through the park to the next stop.
8 – SIEN LOK PARK (South side)
The next destination is Wai Kwan Manor. You can get there by starting on SE corner opposite the Fu Lions where our tour began on Riverfront Ave. Walk straight (south) along 1st Street, to 2nd Avenue. Wai Kwan Manor is the 15-storey building on the SE corner of the intersection.
9 – WAI KWAN MANOR
From Wai Kwan Manor, imagine you are travelling through a worm hole. The future lies about halfway down the block on 2nd Avenue. Walk toward Centre Street until you are across the street from the Chinese United Church. Stop at the taxi zone, its before the fire hydrant. If you need to sit, be careful as you cross the street to benches in front of the Church. Check out the commemorative plaques while you’re there.
10 – TAXI ZONE across from CHINESE UNITED CHURCH
The last stop is a large, empty parking lot. It is the last large parcel of land to be developed in Chinatown. Take a photo of the mural before it’s gone. There’s a robot drinking bubble tea in the middle.
After the loss of her grandmother, Jen, a third-generation Filipinx woman, comes to terms with her culture and her relationship with her mother and grandmother. Through a series of letters and flashbacks, Jen is taken through the immigrant's experience across three generations of Filipinx women. Lola, Nanay, Anak is a ritual; it's a prayer. It is a celebration of Filipinx matriarchs, community, and honours the immigrant's experience and how it carries forward throughout different generations.
ABOUT THE LOCATION
You should be listening to this episode at Rundle Ruin, a historical site in the Victoria Park neighbourhood of Southeast Calgary. It is located at 632 13 Ave SE, Calgary, AB.
We have a map of the location, as well as directions, on our website: www.theatrejupiter.com/explore-episode6
HINT: Take a seat among the ruins.
EPISODE TEAM
Writers: Maggie Mackenzie and Kodie Rollan
Director: Roel Suasin
Sound Designer: Alixandra Cowman
Composer: Jonathan Lewis
Audio Engineer: Kyle Marshall
Featuring
Karla/Lilia: Thalia Altura
Jen: Kathleen Ballangan
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Creator/Producer: Andrew G. Cooper
Assistant Producer: Cassandra Watson
Production and Technical Manager: Skylar Desjardins
(exp)lore is produced by Jupiter Theatre with Media Lab YYC. This season is created and presented in Moh’kinsstsis, also called Calgary, in Treaty 7 Territory, which is the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Kainai, Siksika and Piikani Nations, Tsuu T'ina (Dene) Nation and the Stoney/Nakoda Nation which include the Bearspaw, Chiniki, Wesley Nations and the Metis Nation Region 3. This season is supported by the Calgary Arts Development, City of Calgary, and the Rozsa Foundation.
In the riotous downfall of civilization that progressively took place over the 21st and 22nd centuries, city state blocks are separated into territories and defended by suburban inhabitants. One community's stability is put at risk when Mayson Jane, a revered Guardian, violates protocol to induct her daughter into privileged secrets, to provide the only chance either one may ever have for escape.
ABOUT THE LOCATION
You should be listening to this episode at Garrison Square Park, a park and monument in the Altadore neighbourhood of Southwest Calgary. It is located at 398 Garrison Square SW, Calgary, AB.
We have a map of the location, as well as directions, on our website: www.theatrejupiter.com/explore-episode5
HINT: Take in the monument, find its spiral patterns.
EPISODE TEAM
Writer: Krista Marushy
Director: Heather Laubenstein
Sound Designer: Alixandra Cowman
Composer: Jonathan Lewis
Audio Engineer: Kyle Marshall
Featuring
Core Central System: Daniel Kim
Mayson Jane: Jeany Van Meltebeke
Jona: Morgan Hayley Smith
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Creator/Producer: Andrew G. Cooper
Assistant Producer: Cassandra Watson
Production and Technical Manager: Skylar Desjardins
(exp)lore is produced by Jupiter Theatre with Media Lab YYC. This season is created and presented in Moh’kinsstsis, also called Calgary, in Treaty 7 Territory, which is the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Kainai, Siksika and Piikani Nations, Tsuu T'ina (Dene) Nation and the Stoney/Nakoda Nation which include the Bearspaw, Chiniki, Wesley Nations and the Metis Nation Region 3. This season is supported by the Calgary Arts Development, City of Calgary, and the Rozsa Foundation.
In 2027 an Apocalyptic lockdown in Moh’kinsstsis (Calgary) holds a grade 7 classroom captive during school hours. The students anxiously await their fate, not sure what is going on in the outside world, and Josh, a Blackfoot student, comes to grips with his identity and the true history of the land and the universe. When the trickster comes barreling in unexpectedly, Josh must face a lesson in colonial disorder and his own past.
ABOUT THE LOCATION
You should be listening to this episode at the Confluence of the Bow and Elbow River, a geographic site in the East Village neighbourhood of Downtown Calgary. It is located along the Calgary RiverWalk just north of 9th Ave SE and the Elbow River Traverse and east of 6th ST SE and Fort Calgary.
We have a map of the location, as well as directions, on our website: www.theatrejupiter.com/explore-episode4
HINT: Find the place where the rivers meet.
EPISODE TEAM
Writer: Troy Emery Twigg
Director: Reneltta Arluk
Sound Designer: Alixandra Cowman
Composer: Jonathan Lewis
Audio Engineer: Kyle Marshall
Featuring
Performer: Marshall Vielle
Drummer: Zach Running Coyote
FUTURE ANCESTORS
About Future Ancestors: https://www.futureancestors.ca/about
Donate to their grant fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/future-ancestors-grants
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Creator/Producer: Andrew G. Cooper
Assistant Producer: Cassandra Watson
Production and Technical Manager: Skylar Desjardins
(exp)lore is produced by Jupiter Theatre with Media Lab YYC. This season is created and presented in Moh’kinsstsis, also called Calgary, in Treaty 7 Territory, which is the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Kainai, Siksika and Piikani Nations, Tsuu T'ina (Dene) Nation and the Stoney/Nakoda Nation which include the Bearspaw, Chiniki, Wesley Nations and the Metis Nation Region 3.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
There is an underground circus beneath the plaza downtown, a circus filled with colour and lights and life. Rachel has been missing for over a week, but when her best friend Vera finds her in this strange subterranean world, everything they know will be questioned. With the spirit of a big top circus and the heart of urban fantasy, Under the Plaza is a magical coming of age story that explores what it means to be lost and what it means to be found.
ABOUT THE LOCATION
You should be listening to this episode at Olympic Plaza, an urban park in downtown Calgary. It is located between MacLeod Trail SE and 7th Avenue SE. There’s an amphitheatre just to the west of the pool/skating rink, this is where the story begins.
We have a map of the location, as well as directions, on our website: www.theatrejupiter.com/explore-episode3
HINT: See if you can follow the storyteller as she moves along with the story.
EPISODE TEAM
Writer: Andrew G. Cooper
Director: Janelle Cooper
Sound Designer: Alixandra Cowman
Composer: Jonathan Lewis
Audio Engineer: Kyle Marshall
Featuring
Mask Maker: Griffin Cork
Vera: Deedra Salange Ladouceur
Belladonna: Jamie Tognazzini
Rachel: Kiana Woo
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Creator/Producer: Andrew G. Cooper
Assistant Producer: Cassandra Watson
Production and Technical Manager: Skylar Desjardins
(exp)lore is produced by Jupiter Theatre with Media Lab YYC. This season is created and presented in Moh’kinsstsis, also called Calgary, in Treaty 7 Territory, which is the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Kainai, Siksika and Piikani Nations, Tsuu T'ina (Dene) Nation and the Stoney/Nakoda Nation which include the Bearspaw, Chiniki, Wesley Nations and the Metis Nation Region 3. This season is supported by the Calgary Arts Development, City of Calgary, and the Rozsa Foundation.
On a windswept hill hovering over a city, a man stands as the sign of his times, bracing for the storm of the century. As a lone sentry standing vigil, the ground beneath his feet is shaken by a perceptive stranger who holds the key to immortality. A playful and seductive homage to Film Noir, A Dangerous View bridges space and time to name unknown places which can never truly be tamed.
ABOUT THE LOCATION
You should be listening to this episode at Tom Campbell’s Hill, a park in the Bridgeland neighbourhood of Calgary’s northeast. The entrance we recommend using is at the corner of Thomson Ave NE and Hill Road Ne. Walk down the “grande allée” lined by a double row of Northwest Poplars and then you’re there.
We have a map of the location on our website: www.theatrejupiter.com/explore-episode2
HINT: Don't get too close to the edge while you take in the view...
EPISODE TEAM
Writer: Krista Marushy
Director: Javier Vilalta
Sound Designer: Alixandra Cowman
Composer: Jonathan Lewis
Audio Engineer: Kyle Marshall
Featuring
Nick “Smiles” Archer: Griffin Cork
Ani: Ali DeRegt
The Missus: Jamie Tognazzini
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Creator/Producer: Andrew G. Cooper
Assistant Producer: Cassandra Watson
Production and Technical Manager: Skylar Desjardin
(exp)lore is produced by Jupiter Theatre with Media Lab YYC. This season is created and presented in Moh’kinsstsis, also called Calgary, in Treaty 7 Territory, which is the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Kainai, Siksika and Piikani Nations, Tsuu T'ina (Dene) Nation and the Stoney/Nakoda Nation which include the Bearspaw, Chiniki, Wesley Nations and the Metis Nation Region 3. This season is supported by the Calgary Arts Development, City of Calgary, and the Rozsa Foundation.
The Folly is a dark and thrilling tale of finding, and losing, oneself. A brilliant mix of suburban gothic and cosmic horror, the story follows Winslow, who's recently moved to a chic inner-city neighbourhood in the big city from her farm town. While walking her neighbours dog, she finds much more than she expected in a seemingly-abandoned ruin site.
ABOUT THE LOCATION
You should be listening to this episode at Deadman’s Castle, a ruin site in the Rideau Park neighbourhood of Calgary’s Southwest. The closest address is: 3625 4 Street SW, Calgary, AB (near the Southern Alberta Pioneers Memorial Building) . If you’re facing the gate of the pioneer building, there’s a bike path to your right just past the row of pine trees. Stay on this path until it bends to the left. There’s a fork in the path, keep left and after a few more steps you’ll find a park bench. This is the location! It’s about a 2-minute walk west 4th street SW.
We have a map of the location, as well as directions, on our website: www.theatrejupiter.com/explore-episode1
HINT: Read the writing on the wall and find the foundation slab if you can...
EPISODE TEAM
Writer: Madeline Hunter Smith
Director: Andrew G. Cooper
Sound Designer: Alixandra Cowman
Composer: Jonathan Lewis
Audio Engineer: Kyle Marshall
Featuring
Man: Kyle Gould
Ms. Chiang: KiKi Wong
Winslow: Kiana Woo
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Creator/Producer: Andrew G. Cooper
Assistant Producer: Cassandra Watson
Production and Technical Manager: Skylar Desjardins
(exp)lore is produced by Jupiter Theatre with Media Lab YYC. This season is created and presented in Moh’kinsstsis, also called Calgary, in Treaty 7 Territory, which is the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Kainai, Siksika and Piikani Nations, Tsuu T'ina (Dene) Nation and the Stoney/Nakoda Nation which include the Bearspaw, Chiniki, Wesley Nations and the Metis Nation Region 3. This season is supported by the Calgary Arts Development, City of Calgary, and the Rozsa Foundation.
(exp)lore is a fiction anthology podcast to be enjoyed in the community while social distancing. These site-specific stories take an imaginative dive into the past and future of Calgary’s inner city. Each episode immerses the audience in a rich audio play while they explore the world through a new lens.
(exp)lore is the first season in Jupiter Theatre’s new Digital Audio Theatre Experience with Media Lab YYC launching September 4th, 2020.
The series is created and produced by Andrew G. Cooper. Skylar Desjardins is our Production and Technical Manager, Cassandra Watson is our Assistant Producer, and Kyle Marshall is our Audio Engineer. Original Music by Jonathan Lewis.
Thank you to the Rozsa Foundation, the Calgary Arts Development, the City of Calgary, and the Canada Council for the Arts for making this project possible.
More information about (exp)lore can be found on our website at www.theatrejupiter.com/explore.
Jupiter Theatre would like to recognize the lands on which we work, explore, and create: Jupiter Theatre calls Treaty 7 Territory our home, which is the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Kainai, Siksika and Piikani Nations, Tsuu T'ina (Dene) Nation and the Stoney/Nakoda Nation which include the Bearspaw, Chiniki, Wesley Nations and the Metis Nation Region 3
The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.