Theatre Replacement is an ongoing collaboration between James Long and Maiko Bae Yamamoto. Whether working together or apart, we use extended processes to create performances from intentionally simple beginnings. Our work is about a genuine attempt to coexist. Questions of authorship, ownership and copyright are always alive inside our examinations of found materials. Conversations, interviews and arguments collide with Yamamoto and Long's aesthetics resulting in theatrical experiences that are authentic, immediate and hopeful.

The company continues to build and tour work, and has been presented at internationally recognized festivals and venues, including Festival TransAmériques (Montreal), Magnetic North Theatre Festival (Ottawa & Vancouver), Free Fall Festival (Toronto), High Performance Rodeo & Enbridge PlayRites Festival (Calgary), On the Boards (Seattle WA), Fusebox Festival (Austin TX), Noorderzon Festival (Groningen NL) and the PAZZ Performing Arts Festival (Oldenburg Germany).

Mandate

RECOGNIZE. MAGNIFY. REPRODUCE.
Theatre Replacement builds performances that react to contemporary existence.

When making this work, we recognize the accomplishments and failures of the world around us; use biographical material to magnify these events through extended collaborative processes and training programs; and reproduce the results for national and international audiences.

Values

• To collaborate with artists of diverse histories, backgrounds and disciplines;
• To attract diverse audiences and challenge their relationship to performance;
• To participate in a global network of artists, creators, presenters and producers;
• To assist others in developing new works through mentorship and educational programming;
• To evaluate and reflect on our work on an on-going basis.

READ OUR MANIFESTO
Which we delivered at the 2009 PuSh Assembly, February 6, Granville Island Stage

Theatre Replacement gratefully acknowledges the support of our ongoing funders, who help keep the machine rolling: Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, Province of British Columbia and City of Vancouver Office of Cultural Affairs. We also want to say a huge thanks to all our incredible individual donors.

Board of Directors

Melvin P. Roth, Chairperson & Founding Director
Mel Roth Design, Owner, BA Honors

Dani Fecko, Vice Chair            
Associate Producer, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

Kristina Lemieux, Secretary/Treasurer
General Manager, The Tomorrow Collective/Program Co-ordinator, CADA-BC/Executive Co-ordinator, Arts Umbrella

Kelly A. Kitamura, Founding Director
Teacher, Vancouver School Board

Nadine K. Spidla, Director at Large
Clothing Designer, Imaginary Friend

Mark T. Pontin, Founding Director
Lawyer, BA, MA, LLB
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Christopher N. Clifford, Director at Large
Chartered Accountant, D+H Group LLP, Chartered Accountants