FiXT POiNT
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About
FiXT POiNT is a charity based in Toronto, Canada working on arts & culture, community development, heritage.
FiXT POiNT is an arts and media non-profit company based in Toronto, Canada. It produces site-specific theatre, podcasts and multimedia projects that aim to inspire audiences to imagine change. Its work is built on public engagement, with community members collecting oral histories and presenting the recordings back to their communities through mixed media performance art. Its flagship project, The Tale of a Town, has interviewed more than 3,000 Canadians in over 150 communities across the country, using a touring storymobile. The company also runs the Empathy Squad volunteer training programme, which teaches participants to gather stories and create empathy-building dialogue. Its work is aimed at preserving local heritage, promoting neighbourhood culture and strengthening connections within communities.
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The Tale of a Town
Arts & Culture · Canada
A site-specific theatre and media project that gathers oral histories from communities across Canada and turns them into performance installations, podcasts and an online storymap.
Empathy Squad
Community development · Canada
A volunteer audio storytelling training programme in which participants collect community stories and learn interviewing, recording and podcasting skills.
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Touring Artist of the Year
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Canada Service Corps, CBC, TVO
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