ECU x Mount Pleasant: End of Greatness

As the final installment of the ECU x Mt Pleasant performance series, we’re delighted to present a studio showing of the new multidisciplinary performance work End of Greatness. Conceived by friends, longtime collaborators and ECU alumniVeda Hille and Maiko Yamamoto the show also brings together fellow alums Geoffrey Farmer and Hitoko Okada. Through songs and music, dialogue, mythology, art objects, choreography and cake, End of Greatness conjoins microscopic intricacies with cosmological concepts to explore what it means to accept the dire elements of our time. Hosted by Main Street icons Collage Collage and Eugene Choo, the artists will present excerpts and tidbits of the work against a backdrop of fashion, friendship and play.  

Veda is a musician who has created many albums,musicalsand hybrid forms of performance. A celebrated indie musician and a beloved national talent, she has composed music for theatre, opera, choirs, video games, and much, much more. Maiko is an award-winning performance maker and director whose works are known for their formal inventiveness and exploration, conceptualplayand experimentalrigour.End of Greatnessproposesnew music, writing, images,ritualsand offerings; a generous sharing of memories, experience and knowledge,demonstratedonstage by Veda and Maiko, together with an audience.

Created by TR’s Artistic Director Maiko Yamamoto and Associate Artist Veda Hille, with collaborators Geoffrey Farmer, Hitoko Okada, Katarina Skår Lisa, Deb Chachra, Thom Gill and Julia Chien. Developed in collaboration with the National Creation Fund at Canada’s National Arts Centre. Produced by Theatre Replacement. End of Greatness premieres April 16-19, 2026 at The Cultch.