Sept. 10-12, 2026

Echoes in the Streets

Three Productions. Three Weekends. Nine Nights.

Teesri Duniya is proud to present The Backyard Theatre Festival, a three-weekend event featuring some of the city’s most dynamic political artists. Interweaving stories of resistance across time, land, and languages, these community-driven pieces are exemplary of the intercultural, interdisciplinary work for which Teesri has come to be known.

An activists’ answer to the summer festival season, this event also represents the formal launch of Teesri’s Backyard Theatre venue, located in the lush gardens of Cité-des-Hospitalières. Join us at sunset this September to experience the innovative worlds within these works.

Echoes in the Streets:

25% of Montreal’s population is foreign-born, many displaced by mass violence, war, and ethnic rivalry. Their stories have yet to be documented. Echoes in the Streets aims to gather their testimonies and stories, highlighting how their lived experiences have shaped the city through resistance, creativity, and collective action. This project will combine story gathering, interviews, and archival research to weave together testimonies and histories from various communities and youth. It portrays Montreal as a living archive of immigrant stories and the city’s development.