LAF 2026: Assembly + GIVE US A SMILE

Assembly

by Maralee Joyner

Dance Performance

A bizarre lineup of performances exposes the tension between sincerity and spectacle, innocence and overidentification.

Content Advisory:

None

GIVE US A SMILE

by Maddy Woodley

Theatre Performance

A clown attempts to comprehend death through dark humour, performative self-degradation, and manipulation of voice and found audio footage.

Content Advisory:

This performance contains flashing lights, high volume sounds, mentions of death, and clown.

Regarding Content Advisories

As the shows are still being developed, content warnings will be updated closer to the performance dates as they are determined. If you have any questions or concerns about show content, please contact the box office at gca_guestservices@sfu.ca.

Latecomers are not permitted and refunds will not be issued for any missed performances.

No re-entry once the performances begins.

For purposes of documentation this event may be photographed, audio recorded, and/or filmed. By attending this event, you consent to such recording media and its release, publication, exhibition or reproduction.

No guest photography or recording is permitted.

About LIVE ACTS FESTIVAL

The culmination of creative research over two semesters, the Live Acts Festival 2026 is a presentation of BFA capstone projects created by SCA Theatre & Performance and Dance Majors with support from students in Production and Design. Over two weeks, 30 artists present solo or group works in a series of double or triple bill programs, across three unique stage configurations – Proscenium, Alley, and in the Round – all presented in the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre.

Please note that all of the works are currently in process, and subject to change in content, title, and duration. Kindly visit our website for up-to-date information. Live Acts Festival

At Simon Fraser University, we live and work on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Qayqayt, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen peoples.