Changing the face of Canadian theatre
In the spring of 2014, NAC English Theatre, the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (IPAA), the Luminato Festival and the Banff Centre collaborated on an initiative called The Summit. We brought together leading Indigenous artists from across the country for a vital conversation that would…
Excerpt from Prelude Magazine Sarah Garton Stanley, Associate Artistic Director NAC English Theatre, admits she was nervous. She and Yvette Nolan, co-curators for The Summit, were about to bring together a distinguished group of 12 Indigenous leaders and artists from across the country…
Listening to someone speak who knows something we do not is powerful medicine. Knowing how to listen well is hard especially when we are busy formulating clever responses to prove our worth or the acuity of our listening/learning. But what happens when we are asked to remain silent? A deep…