IndieFest 2025 Call for Volunteers
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re:Naissance — IndieFest 2025
DEADLINE:
Nov. 17, 2025
ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION:
IndieFest is a performing arts festival reimagining traditional forms of storytelling with emerging technologies and genre-defying productions. Now in its sixth year, IndieFest continues to expand artistic practice and nurture equity-deserving voices, bringing people together across mediums, sectors, and lived experiences. This year’s theme, “Colliding Art Forms,” is a celebration of the unexpected ways artists and audiences alike connect.
“In Vancouver, we often see artistic communities working in silos,” says Debi Wong, founding artistic director of re:Naissance. “Our festival is designed to disrupt that. We believe the future of the performing arts depends on this kind of collision — not just for novelty’s sake, but as a response to the moment we’re in. The world is shifting rapidly, and artists have the opportunity to explore how different technologies and perspectives can reshape how we experience storytelling and connection. By facilitating and celebrating emerging technologies and immersive practices, we’re not only expanding the creative toolkit, but also building bridges between communities who may not otherwise intersect.”
re:Naissance is a boundary-defying collective of artists who craft immersive worlds through boundless storytelling, engaging audiences in transformative experiences that challenge and expand the possibilities of live performance. Located on the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Səl̓ílwətaʔ, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm nations, our mission is to inspire awe while we celebrate and lift up equity-deserving artists.
At re:Naissance, we are exuberantly disruptive, engaging wholeheartedly with the belief that human creativity has the power to change the world. Our productions transcend genre, blending sound, movement, technology, and storytelling to envision hopeful futures that celebrate the resilience of the human spirit.
ORGANIZATION WEBSITE:
http://reopera.ca/indiefest/
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION:
Join the IndieFest 2025 FOH Team: Be the spark of "Colliding Art Forms"!
Are you passionate about the performing arts and creating unforgettable moments for others? Do you believe the future of storytelling is genre-defying, inclusive, and technologically daring? Then we need your energy!
IndieFest 2025 is seeking enthusiastic, welcoming individuals to join our Front of House (FOH) Volunteer Team.
Our festival is designed to disrupt traditional art silos and celebrate emerging, equity-deserving voices through our theme, "Colliding Art Forms." As an FOH Volunteer, you are the first and most vital connection between this incredible Art and our Audiences.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Cultivate a welcoming, memorable, and inclusive experience for every guest.
Perform essential FOH duties like ushering, welcoming guests, and ticket-taking — delivered with world-class hospitality.
Connect with artists, creators, and fellow volunteers who are paving the way for social and artistic innovation in the operatic sector and beyond.
Watch the show — volunteers will have the opportunity to see most of the performance they are volunteering for (while remaining available for essential duties).
THE PERKS:
Free Ticket: Volunteers who commit to a minimum of 3 shifts will receive a complimentary ticket to an IndieFest 2025 show of their choice.
Behind-the-scenes access to immersive performances.
Connect with a vibrant and bold arts community.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Outgoing and personable.
Interested in the arts and new genre-defying performance.
Previous FOH, customer service, or volunteering experience is an asset (not required).
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply through the online intake form:
https://forms.gle/1opQiHjWo6w3R9XC9
