In light of the deeply painful and disturbing discoveries being made at residential school sites across the country, many folks have been making alternate plans to forgo celebrations on July 1st and #CancelCanadaDay. This movement seeks to use this day to honour and recognize the truth of Canada’s history through reflection, atonement, accountability and action. For …
We revelled in a smashing opening night launch of our annual Lawyer Show fundraiser production – The Stars of Mars, created by Ashley Botting (Second City) and Daniel Abrahamson (Musical Director, Boy Falls From The Sky)! With jaw-dropping, personalized illustrations of the cast by Michelle Tracey, inventive editing by Stream Stage Productions, lively sound design by Emily Porter, and inspired direction from Andrea Donaldson, Sedina Fiati (Assistant …
Trigger warning: Residential Schools. (Artwork by Chase Gray who created this beautiful piece in honour of the 215 children murdered at the Kamloops residential school.) As we mourn for the Indigenous children whose remains have been found and those who are still missing, we hold space for outrage and love, and call for action to face truths and encourage …
We can’t wait to share UnSpun Theatre‘s innovative and personal live art piece Lost Together with you next week as it kicks-off its run from May 25th to June 5th! Winner of the SummerWorks Performance Festival’s Production Prize in 2018, we are delighted to share that the first three days of the run have completely sold out and that there …
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, …