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Justine Abigail Yu
Justine Abigail Yu is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Living Hyphen, an intimate journal that explores what it means to live in between cultures as part of a diaspora. She is a fierce advocate for diversity and representation in Canada’s arts and literature scene. Her mission is to stir the conscience and spur social change.
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iPhoto caption: Photo of Olivia Ansell by Jenna Hum.
“As a newcomer to Toronto, I was immediately inspired by what makes the city tick,” says artistic director Olivia Ansell. “I really embrace this sense that the city has a pulse.”
iPhoto caption: Photo by Mike Meehan.
“Hundreds of pages of text have been cut,” says composer Suzy Wilde. “Many songs have been put on the back burner. That's what writing a musical is: there's a ton of editing that has to be done.”
iPhoto caption: Kelly Wong as Aslan and Élodie Gillett as the White Witch with the cast of 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.' Photo by David Cooper.
REVIEW: Shaw Festival’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe needs a louder roar
Sometimes, theatre transports you to a fantastic new world. Other times, you get a wardrobe full of coats.
iPhoto caption: Photo by Ann Baggley.
“I had this idea to write a play about a group of relative strangers who come together with one common goal,” says playwright Mark Crawford. “I love that kind of narrative: people from disparate parts of a community who come together to form their own little community.”
iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.
The Dora Award-winning, family-friendly opera has returned to mark the opening of Tapestry's new venue on Yonge Street.
iPhoto caption: Top to bottom, L to R: Naguib Keval, Aruna Bhalla, Colin MacLellan, Payge Mildebrath.
How four GTA drama teachers are modelling the importance of connection, empathy, and collaboration
I suspect that most people who work in theatre professionally, and many who don’t, have a story about a high school drama teacher who changed their life. This edition of Speaking in Draft is a celebration of those figures.
iPhoto caption: Yasmine Amirkhani in 'nowhen.' Photo by John Lauener.
In Conversation with Alison Wong on ‘nowhen’
Justine Abigail Yu interviews Alison Wong on the creation and artistic significance of 'nowhen,' part of Canadian Stage's Dream in High Park programming.
In Conversation: Carolyn Fe, Chloé Hung, and Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster
Three Women of Swatow is, at its core, a deep dive into the legacy of abuse, the power of inherited trauma, and a journey across generations and oceans – all with the promise of blood, and lots of it.
iPhoto caption: Always Still the Dawn is a double bill of radical works that aim to examine themes of femininity, family, and rebellion. Photo by Olla Ky.
In Conversation: With the Women Creators of Canadian Stage’s 2019-2020 Season
The women creators of Canadian Stage's 2019 - 2020 discuss the new season, and what unique story each production tells in terms of Indigenous communities, the #metoo movement, and gender dynamics.
iPhoto caption: Karen Ancheta in HILOT MEANS HEALER. Photo by Sameera Khan.
In Conversation: Cast & Crew of HILOT MEANS HEALER
The cast and crew of HILOT MEANS HEALER discuss the show, and the creative community bonds between Filipinx and Turtle Island Indigenous communities.
iPhoto caption: Nelson Mandela addresses South Africans for the first time after his release from prison, from the balcony of the City Hall on the Grand Parade, Cape Town. Photo by Chris Ledochowski.
The Spirit of Mandela: Continuing the Fight for Freedom
"There is a deep history between Nelson Mandela and Toronto. It was so important for this exhibit to come to Toronto and for the people here to have a chance to see it, interact with it, and really remember Mandela and what he stood for in terms of equity, equality, and diversity.”
In conversation with Esther Jun about her upcoming concert The Promised Land, presented by Soulpepper. Esther talks to us about the pursuit of that Promised Land, the power of music to elevate a concept, the relevance of Steinbeck’s work today, and the joy this production has brought her.
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