Reflections on a year of COVID-19 and social distancing. This short package includes a message from Nightwood Artistic Director Andrea Donaldson, highlights from the social distancing care packages sent over the course of a year, and updates on Nightwood’s going ons. Click here to view “A Year In” Click here to view the text-only version
This International Women’s Day Nightwood Theatre’s Artistic Director Andrea Donaldson invited our team to consider this prompt – what are you thinking about this IWD and what is an action you plan to take in honour of that thought? Andrea encouraged folks to explore a broad spectrum of angles, from the political to the personal, …
This month Nightwood Theatre and Native Earth Performing Arts are honoured to present Embodying Power and Place, curated by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and New Harlem Productions. In 2019, the federal commission on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released their final report, Reclaiming Power and Place. In 2020 over a dozen artists from a wide range of disciplines were commissioned by New Harlem …
There is so much incredible work to revel in and contemplate for Black History Month this year. We truly can not wait to bask in the epic level of Canadian Theatre glory that is Obsidian Theatre’s 21 BLACK FUTURES, premiering this Friday (more details below)! We deeply appreciated Bahia Watson’s most recent piece “tell ’em how you really feel” for …
In a world that can be a lot to contend with, we took comfort and inspiration this week from artists infusing the world with the radical power of beauty and empathy. Below you’ll find a small bouquet of things we have been delighting in lately – from watching local artist Miranda Britton in her Muskoka studio, to …
2020 was a year that took us off-guard and completely transformed our world. For countless reasons many of us have been glad to see that unforgettably challenging year come to a close, but as we move further into this new year there are a great deal of lessons from 2020 to carry forward. Slowing down, …
It’s been a year that has housed complimentary contradictions. We’ve come to live with a great deal of unknowns, while we also have our days down to a routine. We’re finding bold new ways to go about life and business, while also rediscovering old pass-times (like bread-making and daily long walks for entertainment). It’s been …
Does anyone feel the collective pulse of the world calming slightly, or is that just wishful thinking? In many ways the to-do lists have gotten longer but we hope there may be some less expected items on there this month – like, “make an imperfect but fun attempt at baking a Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake” or “commit …
Photo of Yolanda Bonnell by Graham Isador. Photo of Rose Napoli by David Leyes. Commissions awarded to yolanda bonnell and rose napoli Thanks to the generosity of Nightwood supporter Kate Amesbury, we are thrilled to have awarded two commission fees, including seed development, of $5,000 to Yolanda Bonnell and Rose Napoli towards the development of …
We want to kick this newsletter off with a massive thank you! Thank you to all the playwrights, actors, directors, designers, artists, facilitators, ASL interpreters, consultants, attendees, donors and supporters that helped Nightwood’s first digital Groundswell Festival thrive! Please click here to view our Social Distancing Care Package for week thirty-seven.