What is Clotheswap?

 It's a Show. It's a Swap. It's Both.  

Clotheswap invites members of the audience to bring bags of used clothing to serve as fodder for improv within the performance. After the performance, those garments are donated to
​ Sistering and Dress for Success.
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​Examining the seams of empathy among women, the high cost of fast fashion and the stories our bodies tell; Clotheswap was and is a show, a Clothing Swap, and free admission to one of Toronto’s greatest and most unique museums.  The world premiere of Clotheswap took place at the Toronto Fringe July 3-14, 2019 at the 
Textile Museum of Canada.

Set in a soon-to-be-sold mid century house, five women come together to swap their clothes and their truths.  

Clotheswap examines women’s narrative through clothing from the last century to present day - from the “make do and mend” rhetoric of the 1940’s to the “fast fashion” of today.  It also examines women’s circles and our own limitations; who is left out of these conversations...and why. ​ Clotheswap is an inclusive, interactive, and body-positive theatre experience.