DramaFest

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Art is in the House

Art is in the House is a collection of accessible activities for people living under the same roof. All of these activities are created by collaborating […]

LearnWorkshops

Panel

9 June–31 December, 2021

PANEL: Imagining a Healthier Theatre: A Journey towards healing

Wednesday, June 9th, from 7pm to 8:15pm Over a year into the pandemic, we have all had a chance to […]

Playwriting

1 June–31 December, 2021

Playwriting Through Adaptation

In this course, students will learn the basics of how to adapt a short story to the stage. Using Charles […]

Producing

1 June–31 December, 2021

Producing 101

Got a question for the Q&A? Let us know! June 10th at 5:30 pm EST The purpose of this course […]

Luke Reese performing in front of a crowd at Summerworks — Professional development

1–30 June, 2021

Emerging in Your Career

This 10-part series will give you the tools, confidence, and know-how to start building your career as an ‘Emerging Artist’. […]

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Hannah Moscovitch

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Jake Epstein

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Michael Riley

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Didier Lucien

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Sandra Oh

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Anita Majumdar

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Event schedule

As of June 1st, you will be able to enroll for the self-directed workshops on the platform. During the DramaFest […]

Take a moment to recognize the land and examine your relationship to it.

Locate yourself. In space. In time. In the season. In the current cultural and political climate.

Some of you reside in territories where treaties have been signed or reside in territories that remain “unceded” (not signed). Regardless of which, this is a nice way of saying lands that were never ours. Lands that stretch across Canada from coast to coast to coast, through the territories of more than 50 First Nations peoples, Inuit, and Métis: Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, Abenaki, Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, Haudenosaunee, Cree, Salish, Haida, and Dene. These are the names of but a few, and in no way covers them all.

We all come from different places and from each of these different lands come different stories. These stories are our legacy, so let’s make sure that our narratives are about positive change, breaking cycles, and not reproducing harm.

Let our stories show our responsibility to respect all things that are placed on this earth – whether they be people, plant, or animal. Let us show our concern that everything that is taken and used is with the understanding that we take only what we need. We must use great care and be aware of how we take and how much we take so that future generations will not be put in peril.

Let the story state that indigenous peoples are the original stewards of these lands and waters, and that, for those of us who are new to this land, it is our duty to become informed and involved in work that decolonizes and supports Indigenous resistance to colonialism.

Lesson on acknowledging the land.