TAOS 2.0

‘TAOS 2.0’ will combine live recordings with a collage of video, images, and music serving as a “prelude” for TAOS. ‘TAOS 2.0’ is responding and shifting with the ever-changing world and the events that surround and impact us as human beings and as artists. This iteration will also reflect the current spiritual crisis/awakening that we are in now – combining past and present to evoke a vision of hope. 

TAOS (The Art Of Storytelling) is a new multi-disciplinary work. TAOS is a living land acknowledgement. An artistic offering that is rooted in the ancestral theatre tradition. A theatrical journey through cultures, time and space, combining music, poetry, oral storytelling, dance, ritual, and performed in three languages: English, Spanish, Maya (K’iche). It is a journey into the depths of the earth and a voyage into the skies. A retelling of who we are by connecting to our ancestral voices, a cosmic energy and to the land. A timely story for anyone who has been digging deep to find their roots. For the children of the grey, los mestizxs, mixed bloods, hijxs de la diaspora. TAOS infuses Indigenous traditions and culture with current cultural aesthetics bringing the audience on a theatrical journey through allegory and myth.

October 16, 2021 at 7:00 PM

About the artist

B’atz’ (Joe Recinos) was born and raised on Turtle Island with Maya roots from Iximulew (Guatemala).  A creator, performer, advocate, and Harold Award recipient for the performing arts of Tkaronto. Their commitment to equitable and diverse practices within the arts has led them to speak at YouthREX and several other panels and publish articles with NOW, Intermission Magazine, and contribute to The Director’s Lab book published by Playwright Canada Press. A trained facilitator, B’atz’ has delivered various workshops on diversity, inclusion, art and self-care with youth, artists, and communities across Ontario. A Humber Performance graduate, their extensive experience in the performing arts led them to found Creative Mafia.