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Kemi King

Kemi King (she/her) is a writer, director, and performance artist. Her work has been produced by Obsidian and Canadian Stage. She has also created and performed works with Soulpepper Theatre and as a part of the Paprika Festival. She is one of the co-founders and artistic director of YIKES, a theatre company founded in her second year of undergrad. Kemi is passionate about the arts and how they can be used to help shape social consciousness.

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REVIEW: Wedding Band at the Stratford Festival

The piece is not a “love triumphs” story, because sometimes love just isn’t worth it.

By Kemi King

REVIEW: Cabaret Noir at MAYDAY/dance Immersion/Canadian Stage

Black histories and calls to culture within media (theatre, song, film, theory, poetry, language) ensure the culture endures as a living memory.

By Kemi King
Pink clouds overlaid with an older yellow plane, and an angel-like figure flying in front of the plane with a red dress. iPhoto caption: Image courtesy of Factory Theatre.

REVIEW: The Flight at Factory Theatre/Theatre Gargantua/b current/Roseneath Theatre/Queen Bess Productions

The Flight's storytelling warmed my heart: we do not often see stories of Black people accomplishing things without their trials and tribulations at the forefront.

By Kemi King

REVIEW: ‘da Kink in My Hair at TO Live/Soulpepper

Black women have been going through the same shit for a stupid long time, yet through it there is also space for joy.

By Kemi King
iPhoto caption: Original photo by Dahlia Katz.

REVIEW: Is God Is at Canadian Stage/Obsidian/Necessary Angel Theatre Company

As Black folk we often deal with our pains with laughter: both the text of Is God Is and its delivery afford space for that.

By Kemi King

“Breaking, But Not With Age”: In Conversation with Crazy Smooth on In My Body at Canadian Stage

"The timeline of your body is different from the timeline of your spirit, and there's a world where if everything is aligned right, certain rules don't apply anymore," says Yvon Soglo, AKA Crazy Smooth.

By Kemi King