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Comfort

Comfort Presented by : Red Snow Collective Dates: November 25, 2016 Event Time(s): 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM Tuesday – Saturdays at 8 pm, Saturday matinees at 2 pm. Preview November 24 at 8 pm Gala Performance November 25 at 8 pm Website: http://www.nativeearth.ca/comfort Cost Information: Tickets range from $15 - $28 ($48 – Gala Performance) • Pay-What-You-Can Tuesdays, Tickets can be purchased online at nativeearth.ca/boxoffice, by phone at 416-531-1402,, or in-person at Toronto Centre for the Arts' Box Office, 5040 Yonge Street A declaration of love. A story about resilience. Inspired by the 'Comfort Women.' Red Snow Collective is proud to present the world premiere of Comfort, written by Canadian playwright and performer Diana Tso (Red Snow), and directed by William Yong (Zata Omm). Comfort, a poetic yet disturbing drama that features live music, innovative staging, and stylized movement Over 200,000 girls and women from across Asia were forced into systemic military sexual slavery by the Japanese Army for the duration of the war, and were referred to as comfort women. Comfort explores the meaning behind "comfort" in wartime and celebrates the resilience of women in the midst of unimaginable circumstances. . Event Details. Location: 585 Dundas Street E, Toronto