About the Performance:
No More News for Nancy is a 25-minute interactive multidisciplinary performance and installation created and performed by Keira Marie Forde.
Combining spoken word, movement, sound, and digital media, the work explores the effects of 24-hour news cycles on marginalized communities and the desensitization caused by constant exposure to trauma.
The story follows Nancy, a biracial Gen Z millennial cusp whose empathy makes her “too sensitive” for society. Enrolled in a fictional government program called TIN (Trapped In News), Nancy is forced to confront the psychological toll of information overload while reflecting on questions of identity, truth, and resistance:
🌀 Why do conspiracy theories exist?
🌀 How is access to information both helpful and harmful?
🌀 What is it like as a Black person to consume painful news daily?
Through dance, poetry, and audience participation, No More News for Nancy challenges how media shapes empathy and community consciousness — all while handing out nostalgic 90s/2000s “goodie bags” to the audience.
About the Performer:
Keira Marie Forde (Shey/They) is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist and community arts producer with over nine years of experience in culturally relevant pedagogy and performance.
Keira’s artistic practice amplifies youth voices across Toronto, with notable credits including NYC’s Richest Man, Suitable Climate (b current at SummerWorks), and The Christie Pits Riot (Hogtown Collective).
In 2023–2024, No More News for Nancy was further developed through the Creative Catalyst Dance Program at the Nia Centre for the Arts, and in 2025, Keira completed a residency on the decolonization of bodies in Denmark through HAUT and KRA/RAS.
They also produced and choreographed Generation Gentrified for the Paprika Festival and currently serve as Community Arts Coordinator with Toes for Dance, fostering accessible, public-space performance opportunities.
Date & Time:
Sunday, October 26, 2025
📍 CAMH Lobby, 1025 Queen Street West, Toronto
🕢 Performance Time: 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Tickets:
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💰 Included with Rendezvous with Madness Festival Pass
Accessibility:
The CAMH Lobby is an accessible venue.
