Universal Limited

Universal Limited Universal Limited works to uncover hidden stories in unusual locations.

We work collectively to write and design our shows as experiences that are accessible to all. We are changing the way stories are made, how they are told, who is at the centre of them Universal Limited is a young theatre collaboration dedicated to seeking wonder and the unexpected; to discovering something new and satisfying in the ancient and visceral joys of performance. Particularly attuned to

discovering oft-­neglected stories of people and communities outside of the traditional canon, they have brought their direct and unpretentious pedicab adventure Tour to five different locations, each time drawing from local, hidden history, stories from marginalized communities, and original music to create an experiential, engaging and personal performance. Most recently seen at SummerWorks in Toronto, Tour uncovered the work of uncompensated asylum ­patient labour, buried First Nations history, and the mark of immigration patterns on the alleys of Queen Street West. Universal Limited’s unique, site­-specific methodology breaks down barriers between spectator and performer, encouraging communities to see the submerged stories in their midst. Audiences have typically included those alienated from traditional venues, when the promise of tour/adventure/ or even pedicab ride is less formal and intimidating; welcoming children, immigrants and people with disabilities who are drawn to the direct and unpretentious context. Though the collaborative is not an incorporated company yet, they periodically gather talented, independent artists to research, develop, and produce site-responsive performance.

APRIL 2023 CALL OUT 🌕 paid weekly work sessions where artists come together to pool knowledge and support one another in...
03/07/2023

APRIL 2023 CALL OUT 🌕 paid weekly work sessions where artists come together to pool knowledge and support one another in grant writing, long-range planning and project development.

Link in bio to apply and learn more.
Deadline to apply: March 20, 2023
Questions: [email protected]

09/06/2022

Call for Submissions: TREMORS Festival 2023

We are seeking 25 – 30 minute presentations to program in Tremors 2023. Submissions are welcomed from individuals, collectives, and organizations.

While presentations are not expected to be “complete” they should in “performance mode.” Even if that performance mode is a bit rough. Another way of describing it is that work showcases at Tremors should be able to engage an audience.

KEY DATES (Subject to change | Confirmation upon programming offer)

Shared Residency period (optional): May 8th – 19th, 2023
Tech period: May 20th – 24th
Performance Dates: May 24th – May 27th
Festival Location: Progress Lab 1422, Vancouver, BC, CAN (Unceded MST)

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: September 11th 2022, 11:59pm

https://rumble.org/shows/call-for-submission-tremors-2023/

Pictured: Derek Chan in Eat My Heart Out
Picture by Kimberly Ho

04/13/2022

Eighty years ago, Canadians of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from coastal British Columbia, interned, incarcerated, and dispossessed by a government who had promised protection. Even after the Second World War ended, the community was dispersed again, scattered west of the Rocky Mountains,...

Yoshie Bancroft and Joanna Garfinkel sharing some answers ahead of !
03/10/2021

Yoshie Bancroft and Joanna Garfinkel sharing some answers ahead of !

We pay six artists to work on process design and grant applications–for their own projects–together, as we know the weig...
03/08/2021

We pay six artists to work on process design and grant applications–for their own projects–together, as we know the weight and cost of professional development.

You have until March 12 to apply!
http://forms.gle/9wZyWczvhdyU7QoN8

Our third cohort of Horizontal Help!!Get paid to develop your process design and funding applications:
03/03/2021

Our third cohort of Horizontal Help!!
Get paid to develop your process design and funding applications:

WHAT IS HORIZONTAL HELP? Over the past four years, at Universal Limited we've worked with many colleagues informally, working together in process design and project management (including writing grants). We realized that larger companies had in-house access to such services, or were able to pay quit...

2020 AGM and karaoke party!Click the link below, even if you're unable to attend December 9th at 7 pm:
11/10/2020

2020 AGM and karaoke party!

Click the link below, even if you're unable to attend December 9th at 7 pm:

You are invited to our 2020 AGM, which will be a quick and social affair December 9th at 7 PM with an online karaoke party afterwards. Location: Zoom! Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/99042653516?pwd=cGE5Zm5BZ0FZN2tjMVNoeVpiYndjdz09 Themes: What plans have changed, what we hope to do next We are...

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Universal Limited is a collective who works to uncover hidden stories in unusual locations. We work collectively to write and design our shows as experiences that are accessible to all. Previously they built the pedicab adventure Tour in Vancouver (premiering as part of the Cultural Olympiad/HIVE 3), Victoria (TheatreSKAM), and Toronto (SummerWorks), telling the hidden histories of previous residents--from First Nations, to waves of immigration, to the current stories buried beneath previously-familiar neighbourhoods.

For JAPANESE PROBLEM Yoshié Bancroft and Joanna Garfinkel set out to tell the unacknowledged story of the Japanese Canadian Incarceration at Hastings Park, interviewing the incredible, resilient survivors and families who are grappling with the legacy of the Incarceration. The creators believe that our country, province, and city’s legacies of racially-motivated uncompensated labour, exclusion and dispersal must never be forgotten.