SPIN

Award-winning Canadian songwriter and actor evalyn parry takes her audience on an innovative musical and theatrical journey in her tour-de-force performance celebrating the Bicycle. Inspired by the incredible true tale of Annie Londonderry – the first woman to ride around the world on a bike in 1895 – parry weaves a web of songs and stories that travel deftly from 19^th century women’s emancipation to 21^st century consumer culture, from the political to the personal. A vintage bicycle, played as a musical instrument, is parry’s co-star: suspended in a mechanics stand on stage and connected to electronic effects, the bicycle is played from fenders to spokes to bells by percussionist Brad Hart, conjuring a unique and fascinating accompaniment to parry’s captivating SPIN.  Blending music, monologue and technology, SPIN is an enchanting, engaging adventure in entertainment and activism.

 “..a welcome breath of fresh air….Parry makes something beautiful out of taking life into your own hands...”  The Globe & Mail 

"Part theatre, part musical gig, part spoken word poetry and part documentary ... whatever it is, it is brilliant" - Catherine Porter, Toronto Star

This show qualifies for the Impact Youth Pricing program and the eyeGo to the Arts program.