Alexander Mantia – Puppeteer – He/Him They/Them
Alexander Mantia is a Toronto based theatre creator and puppeteer. He will be doing scenes from “The Zucchini Club”, his solo handpuppet show.

Andrew Gaboury – Clown – He/Him
Andrew Gaboury is an award-winning performer based in Mississauga. He is a Frog in Hand company member and executive director of Red Nose Remedy.

Dank Sinatra – Drag – They/them
Dank Sinatra is the non-binary crooner clown drag thing of your dreams – bringing a special blend of old-school influence, gender-hazy sensuality, and good old fashioned clownery.

Snackbaby Thiccums – Burlesque – She/Her
Snackbaby Thiccums is new to burlesque but hungry for the stage. She’s here to satisfy your cravings for wiggles and jiggles, and leave no crumbs behind.

What The Festival is an 18+ celebration of all things Drag, Clown and Puppetry. Founded in 2022, we exist to promote, produce and present the best in ‘strange-making’ live entertainment. We’re back this fall (Sep 25-27) with a wide range of wonderful shows, wild cabarets, a workshop and more! You can learn more about who we are and what we’re offering next at www.wtfestival.ca

Mark Reinhart
Mark Reinhart’s performance history has allowed him to engage with some of Canada’s leading dance creators including Andrea Nann, DA Hoskins as part of the Dora Award winning ensemble of This is a Costume Drama, and with Peggy Baker for her residency with the City of Kingston in August 2015 and 2016. As a visual artist, he seeks to interrupt and intervene, finding colour and rhythm where it is perhaps not expected. His vibrantly coloured yarn and duct tape installation and sculpture work has been exhibited both in Canada and the United States, specifically as part of the Rhubarb Festival (Toronto), the Toronto Circus Festival (Toronto), CanZine (Toronto and Vancouver), Gratefulfest (Cleveland), World of Threads Festival (Oakville), SummerWorks 2020 (Toronto), and the City of Toronto (2021). He can commonly be found winding yarn around trees, activating public spaces with temporary duct tape graffiti, and chasing creative, immediate, and uncompromising intersections with artists and thinkers of all kinds.

This presentation is generously supported with funding from the Government of Ontario, through the Experience Ontario program and the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund.