One Block

Created by CHRIS HANRATTY AND SHIRA LEUCHTER WITH LEON AUREUS, CLAIRE CALNAN, MARGARET EVANS, RICHARD LEE  AND AARON WILLIS

Directed by CHRIS HANRATTY

Performed by LEON AUREUS, MARGARET EVANS, SHIRA LEUCHTER AND AARON WILLIS

Sound Design by CHRISTOPHER STANTON

HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE STREET YOU LIVE ON? ONE BLOCK IS AN EXPLORATION OF OUR STREETS AND OUR STORIES.

One Block examines how we are each shaped by our physical environments, by the people who have surrounded us and by the histories that swell under our feet. It's an investigative romp that explores a convergence of ideas about landscape and story.

WE CONSIDER OUR COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS AKIN TO A SORT OF MODERN DAY ARCHAELOGICAL DIG.

In order to help us create performance material, and to learn about the stories on the streets, we sent out letters to current residents of each street and asked them to anonymously send us back an artifact – any object or story or song or text that in some way connects to their experience of living on that street.

One Block was a part of the Harbourfront Centre HATCH program. It was workshopped in April of 2011 and had a public presentation on April 16th. 

One Block was generously supported by