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Dawn Jani Birley to debut new show in the Tarragon Extraspace this September

This fall, internationally acclaimed Deaf actor Dawn Jani Birley will premiere a new work, Qalb: A Journey of the Ego, at the Tarragon Extraspace.

By Aisling Murphy / Aug 7, 2024

REVIEW: Scored in Silence at Theatre Passe Muraille/#beyondTO

Scored in Silence defies mere description: it must be felt.

By Aisling Murphy / May 7, 2022

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

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