{"id":25179,"date":"2026-07-15T20:18:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T20:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prismaticfestival.com\/?page_id=25179"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:02:14","slug":"2026-metamorphoses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prismaticfestival.com\/index.php\/2026-metamorphoses\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Metamorphoses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Tuesday, September 29th \u2013 Saturday, October 3rd | 7:30 PM
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\nStudents Night reception | Wednesday, September 30th, 6:30 PM
\nMetamorphoses<\/i> & post-show artist talkback
\nWednesday, September 30th, 7:30 PM
\nASL Interpreted performance | Saturday, October 3rd, 7:30 PM
\nElders Honour Matinee & post-show stories sharing | Sunday, October 4th, 2:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n

Bus Stop Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n

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Metamorphoses<\/em> is a story of radical transformation \u2014 a beautiful and articulate reminder of the constant changeability and mutability of the human condition. The 2,000 year old work is brought to new life in an intimate one-person show starring African Nova Scotian trailblazer and theatre giant, Walter Borden.<\/p>

This new adaptation casts an intoxicating spell: blending together Ovid\u2019s epic poem with real-life episodes from Walter Borden\u2019s eight-plus decades of life, with incredible work by renowned local artists and designers: moving animatronic wonders from LoHiFi Productions\u2019 Chris Little, live music performed by local singer-songwriter Hilary Adams and composed by Stewart Legere, and costuming by Robert Merritt Award-winning designer Diego Cavedon Dias. Metamorphoses is directed by 2b\u2019s artistic director Christian Barry, who also takes on lighting design, and Jacob Sampson, 2b\u2019s associate artistic director. A world premiere from Halifax’s award-winning 2b theatre company.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Walter Borden<\/strong> | Performer
Christian Barry & Jacob Sampson<\/strong> | Directors
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Music Performed by Hilary Adams<\/strong>
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