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David Secunda

@david_secunda

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Novelist “Balancing Act” New Age healing, “Fluid” Ancient Greek theatre; Director/Co-creator The Routine; Creates giant masks & puppets.

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The passion of the Ancient Greek stage unmasked… a fast-paced journey with a rising young actor whose art becomes a search for the causes of war and the nature of love.

Aleta tries to find contentment facing her loom, worshipping Artemis, and bending to her father’s will. But on the road to an arranged marriage to an old admiral, she steals her brother Paris’s clothes and identity. The newly transformed Paris finds refuge in a regional theatre company.

In Ancient Greece, all acting and chorus roles are played by men. Accepted as a man, the emerging actor is lauded for an extraordinary ability to play women in the theatre company’s anti-war play. In the shadow of Athens’s war with Sparta, Paris harnesses the power of theatre to sway men to choose peace.

Profoundly stirring, this adventure through raging seas and battles, to the Temple of Delphi and the Dionysian stage, is an alluring coming-of-age story, a comedy of love and marriage, and a clash between the rational mind and the human heart. by @david_secunda

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Mask Theatre: Fibre Creatures by David Secunda taken in Coquitlam, British Columbia by @david_secunda

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Rehearsing in my giant crochet puppets with Joylyn & Avery. Thanks to Canva, Joylyn is performing both characters in a Canva sea.

#contemporarydance #physicaltheatre #ritualdance #mime #masktheatre #giantpuppets by @david_secunda

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Mating Season
#matinginnature #bearslove by @david_secunda

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Bear’s self-care
#backyard #bear #selfcare
#self love by @david_secunda

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Five puppeteers brought the giant puppet to life. Joylyn played the left leg!
#puppeteers #giantpuppets #bocadellupo #vancouverinternationalchildrensfestival #joylynsecunda by @david_secunda

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From our front steps. I was watching Linda search for the bear, when it walked right in front of me.
#bear #urbanwildlife #cityofcoquitlam by @david_secunda

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Joylyn will be appearing in Boca del Lupo's giant puppet piece this June. by @david_secunda

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Here's what audience members are saying about The Routine!

My tour schedule is below. If you have any friends in these cities, please let them know!

This month in BC, Canada:
VANCOUVER Nov 22-23 at Studio 16
VICTORIA Nov 26-28 @intrepidtheatre

2026 Australian Tour:
PERTH Jan 21-Feb 1 @fringeworldperth
ROCKINGHAM Feb 8 @rockyfringefestival
ADELAIDE Feb 21-March 15 @adlfringe @goodwoodtheatreandstudios
NEWCASTLE March 19-22 @newcastlefringe
CANBERRA March 26 @tuggeranongarts by @david_secunda

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The Routine was featured in @stirvancouver!! Read the article by
Emily Lyth below and get your tickets for The Routine playing this Saturday and Sunday at Studio 16 in Vancouver!

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WHEN STIR SPOKE to Joylyn Secunda for our 2024 Fall Arts Guide, they had just recently premiered their solo show The Routine at Upintheair Theatre’s rEvolver Festival. The artist, who is a trained mime, clown, and puppeteer, describes the eccentric physical-comedy production as a blend of Mr. Bean and Death of a Salesman.

Over the past year, Secunda has toured The Routine to the Adelaide Fringe in Australia and across Canada, stopping at fringe festivals in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal, where they garnered four award nominations. Now, they’re bringing it back home with performances at Studio 16 on November 22 and 23.

In The Routine, Secunda plays a lonely office worker who squeezes through a bathroom-mirror portal and embarks on a wacky adventure in search of the meaning of life. Complete with whimsical vignettes and plenty of illusions, the surreal show offers a new perspective on making a seemingly mundane existence feel extraordinary.

The production is informed by Secunda’s clown training with Mump and Smoot’s John Turner and Spymonkey’s Aitor Basauri, and mime training with Cirque du Soleil’s Dean Evans. It’s also a family affair—Secunda’s dad, David Secunda, co-created The Routine and serves as director, while their mom, Linda Arkelian, choreographed the dance components.

Secunda also worked with their parents on an earlier solo show called The Moaning Yoni, a satirical production about a college student taken over by her anthropomorphic vagina. taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @david_secunda

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I'm performing The Routine for two nights only in Vancouver, this Saturday and Sunday 7:30pm at Studio 16! Get your tickets today! Link is in my bio. by @david_secunda

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My picture is featured at the top of @fringeworldperth's mass email that went out today!!! 🎉 The program is now LIVE so I can announce that I'll be performing The Routine at @artrageperth The Parlour at The Pleasure Garden January 21-February 1 and Ritz Party Showroom @rockyfringefestival on February 8. Tickets are now on sale for Fringe Friends and they go on sale to the general public in a week! taken in Perth, Western Australia by @david_secunda

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