Ridge

OFTEN CALLED THE “BATTLE THAT MADE CANADA,” VIMY RIDGE RESULTED IN OVER 10,000 CANADIAN CASUALTIES. Through direct storytelling, verbatim theatre, and live music, Brendan McLeod examines misconceptions and varying perspectives around the battle, while drawing parallels to other formative events in our nation’s past. Featuring inventive musical interpretations of WWI soldier songs, Ridge probes difficult yet necessary questions about how and why we grieve. A vivid, kinetic ride through history, as well as an intimate, personal examination of our connection to the past, Ridge is a visceral work that passionately argues against the exploitation of young lives. Originally scheduled to be performed for a live audience in March 2020 and cancelled due to the pandemic, Ridge has been re-imagined as a feature film, recorded on legendary Cooke Anamorphic lenses using a variety of locations throughout the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts as the innovative set. TECH RIDER & PROMO: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17gxef6k9sTt3Lh8yQy7ojN6x-qnzcW64?usp=sharing Show Billing: RIDGE ft. The Fugitives Artist Website: https://www.fugitives.ca/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/10157269901660290 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjVNpMQaNfxiE3YllY0yAUw Instagram: http://instagram.com/fugitivesmusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/fugitivesmusic Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6dOqISgO6OKofUEZnb5X1y