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Dawn Jani Birley

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?

Interview by Jessica Watson, Video by Jill Harper / May 28, 2021

The Most Popular Intermission Articles of 2017

Here are the most-read articles on Intermission in 2017.

Dec 20, 2017
iPhoto caption: Top winners (clockwise from top left): John, 887, Come From Away

Here Are This Year’s Toronto Theatre Critics Award Winners

John, 887, and Come From Away are the winners of this year’s Toronto Theatre Critics Awards.

May 25, 2017

Ravi Jain Chats with Dawn Jani Birley

Watch actor Dawn Jani Birley talk to director Ravi Jain about being a Deaf actor, translating Shakespeare into poetic ASL, and why she left Canada for Finland.

Video by Jill Harper / Apr 19, 2017