Passing the Cold in Montreal

A show of wonder and pain, hope and depression. Glazed by the magical solitude of both the light and dark, cold and numb- hibernation and reawakening of winter.
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5 reviewer would recommend!
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Splash Zone Survivor 💦 3
Mind Blown 🤯 1
2026 Nanaimo Fringe Festival
Aug. 14, 2026, 11:10 p.m.

An excellent variety of mime, clown, and movement. You also get to hear some great accordion playing!

2026 Nanaimo Fringe Festival
Aug. 12, 2026, 12:07 a.m.
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Splash Zone Survivor

WOW! A very engaging movement piece that seamlessly blends multiple mediums into one well-paced + cohesive story. This is also quite possibly the coolest anyone has ever looked while playing the accordion.

2026 Nanaimo Fringe Festival
Aug. 11, 2026, 10:25 p.m.
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Splash Zone Survivor

Really cool interdisciplinary mix in this show. Strong moments of clown, sound, and movement. The movement and gesture work kept me mesmerized. I was obsessed with the absolute beautiful live sound and foley work.

2026 Nanaimo Fringe Festival
Aug. 10, 2026, 6:26 a.m.
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Mind Blown

A real tour de force. Five Handz is such a talented performer, and they use this show to explore a wide variety of skills, from live mixing and looping to clown to accordion--all without speaking! Passing the Cold has a really neat grungy, edgy aesthetic, but there's real, genuine heart underneath too. And then the ending is glorious and uplifting in a way I didn't expect. Absolutely worth catching.

2026 Nanaimo Fringe Festival
Aug. 9, 2026, 8:55 p.m.
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Splash Zone Survivor

Moving and impactful. Relateable as well as inspirational. It is beautiful what people can do with their brains