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.
Black women have been going through the same shit for a stupid long time, yet through it there is also space for joy.
Death and the King’s Horseman is a deeply impactful, masterfully realized piece of theatre, and it feels right at home at Stratford.
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.
“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.
“There are bridges to be built. There are stories to be told. There are apologies to be made. There is forgiveness to be offered.”