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Public Energy Performing Arts is a non-profit[1] arts organization located in Peterborough, Ontario. Founded by Bill Kimball in 1994,[2][3][4] the organization supports the creation, touring, and presentation of contemporary performing arts and promotes the presence of an active contemporary performance culture in the Peterborough area.[5][6][7][8]

The programming is national in scope and regional in spirit. As of 2022, the organization has worked with more than 2,000 artists,[9] including dancers, actors, choreographers, directors, visual artists, filmmakers, sound artists and writers. Notable collaborators include performance artist Alexis O’Hara,[10] writer/performer Tomson Highway,[11] and choreographers Bill James,[12] Debra Brown[13] and Bill Coleman.[14]

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  1. ^ "Public Energy". GiveLo. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  2. ^ "Pop-up acts launch Public Energy Performing Arts 2018-19 season in Peterborough". The Hamilton Spectator. 2018-09-17. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  3. ^ "Peterborough's Public Energy set to celebrate 25 years". thepeterboroughexaminer.com. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  4. ^ "Market Hall (Peterborough, Ontario)", Wikipedia, 2022-10-21, retrieved 2023-05-18
  5. ^ kawarthaNOW (2019-04-03). "Celebrate 25 years of performing arts in Peterborough with Public Energy on Saturday". kawarthaNOW. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  6. ^ "King George Public School to come back to life with art festival". thestar.com. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  7. ^ "Erring on the Mount". Erring on the Mount. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  8. ^ "Live theatre returning to Market Hall — but with no audience". thestar.com. 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  9. ^ "Artists". Public Energy Performing Arts. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  10. ^ kawarthaNOW (2022-03-14). "Alexis O'Hara's OUFF will make you both laugh and squirm in your seat at Peterborough's Market Hall". kawarthaNOW. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  11. ^ kawarthaNOW (2017-04-25). "An intimate evening of music and song with Tomson Highway". kawarthaNOW. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  12. ^ "Dancing his way to Peterborough: Choreographer trades busy big city for quieter life of dance". thepeterboroughexaminer.com. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  13. ^ kawarthaNOW (2019-04-03). "Celebrate 25 years of performing arts in Peterborough with Public Energy on Saturday". kawarthaNOW. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  14. ^ "The Peterborough Pivot: Performance in outdoor settings". thepeterboroughexaminer.com. 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2023-05-18.