We are living in a time of tremendous energy and vital action. We are emboldened by the Black Lives Matter movement and though much of the world pushes to resume life as it was before the pandemic, we must remain vigilant in our desire for social justice and to prioritize human safety and dignity. Endurance …
This time of social distancing has asked us to live so outside of the well-worn grooves of “normal life” that it has transformed our expectations of what can and cannot be done. Please click here to view our Social Distancing Care Package for week fifteen.
Revolution Many of us across the globe are in the midst of confronting, challenging, tearing down and re-imagining the oppressive systems that have allowed racism to thrive. It is painful, overwhelming, immediate and vital. Many are listening and change is happening. Please click here to view our Social Distancing Care Package for week thirteen.
A Message to Artists from Nightwood’s Artistic Director We held a gathering last week for all of the artists associated with this past season’s productions – it ended up being about a twenty person Zoom-gathering with friends from our casts, creative and production departments. And we just checked in one by one. Some of us …
Time Alone Solitude can be so sweet. A salve from the bustle and crowds. A safe zone. But solitude during these past ten weeks of social distancing can prove much more challenging than expected. If you live alone during this time please know we have deep respect and understanding of how challenging that can be. …
What if We Don’t Look Back? This disruption to life as we knew it is bringing up so many questions around what we want “normal life” to look like. With this pause we have a moment to question hustle culture, how we care for our elderly, how we engage with capitalism, how we treat animals …
Creative Ways to Show Care Mother’s Day is coming up this Sunday and while this year it may prove more challenging to celebrate – whether because of social distancing, financial considerations, or simply because it may be a sensitive day for some – we wanted to pass along some ideas to show care to any …
Getting Curious About Simplicity There is something revolutionary in the silver-linings of this time in quarantine. The ways in which this pause has upturned assumptions and cleared the way for innovative thinking has been profound. Humming beneath the hours spent online and the minutes spent in line there seems to be a continual invitation towards …
The Need to Connect How’s your heart and mind? With such shocking and tragic news coming out of Nova Scotia just days ago it can all feel to be too much. Our instinct to come together in times of heartbreak has to be resisted to protect those we love from the coronavirus, and we are …
Creation in Quarantine What does creation look like in a time of crisis and quarantine? Its possibilities lay in both doing or undoing. Creating new patterns, creating space. Taking a risk or taking a rest – for many in our hustle culture taking a rest can feel like a risk. It can look like re-creating …