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A Path in the Right Direction: Stepping into New Shoes as a Multifaceted Artist |
I will be with you, listening with you. It's not something you can do alone.
Meet the 2021 Dora Ancillary Award Winners
Five Ontario-based theatre artists received prestigious awards for their work in the performing arts.
[GENESIS_VI]
Sometimes you get dreams about a king, sometimes you get dreams about a baby, and sometimes, you get dreams about a flood.
an ode to home
No more guilt, no more remorse. I decide what is Holy.
Dora Ancillary Awards Set to Stream June 16
“Because our theatres have been shuttered during the pandemic, there is no one and nothing to nominate. So, instead, we’re celebrating the fabulous recipients of the Dora Ancillary Awards,” said Jacoba Knaapen, Executive Director of TAPA.
Learning from the Birds
It is much easier to listen to birds than to each other.
The Parliament of the Birds: A Contemporary Door Into the Seven Valleys
“The valleys are different for all travellers. There is no single path through the valleys.”
What Do You Identify As?
The events that take place in our lives don’t define us but give us the motivation to keep trying to be the truest versions of ourselves.
The Third Place: Where We’re Really From
We must pay attention to how western trends of showcasing “diverse” content can inadvertently generalize cultural experiences.
Theatre Passe Muraille Asks: “How Do We Connect”?
A figure dancing across a historic building. A multi-sensory experience to navigate within your own home. Theatre Passe Muraille presents two unconventional, collaborative pieces that ask audiences, “How do we connect”?
The Importance of Intersectionality in Theatre and Beyond
If we can understand the world in terms of intersectionality, can we not achieve great things through that lens, as opposed to thinking, we have to be inclusive – because inclusive of what and for whom?
Tales from a Disabled Theatre School Grad
The assumption was that a disabled person can’t be a physically strong or attractive individual… the assertion was repeated so much that I internalized it: I reduced myself to just an actor who, due to my disability, could only play “bit” roles or disabled characters.
no one knows a city like the moon: a winnipeg story
i used to stay at home and lock the door like she told me but soon outside in the dark was better. it’s not only us in that apartment anymore.
Octopus and Jameson: The View from Haeundae Beach
Canadian actor Alex Weiner reflects on his time in South Busan for the 2014 Busan International Film Festival, a period of his life punctuated by Jameson, lavish parties, and, yes, octopus.
Opening Doors, Painting Houses, and Spraying Roaches
I just finished serving my second 30-day sentence in Facebook Jail and I have to say, outside of Trump hogging the TV remote and switching it to Fox News all the fucking time, it really wasn’t so bad in there.
Faking orgasms and making eye contact: exploring intimacy in the digital theatre space
No one talks about vaginismus, a medical condition that makes penetrative sex extremely painful. No one talks about it on stage, either. Rebecca Orstroff details her experience doing both—over Zoom.
Some Are Getting Vaxxed, No One’s Getting Fucked, and Tony’s Getting Banned from Facebook (again)
My friend Trish told me that she was on Dundas Street when a van drove by and a guy with a megaphone told her that Jesus didn’t want us to take the vaccine. I told her that maybe the guy who chose to die by way of crucifixion to save mankind from its sins isn’t the one I want to take my self-care advice from.