Current
Recipients
Image: Ann-Marie Kerr, production meeting
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Meet this year’s winner and finalists of the Siminovitch Prize, Canada’s highest valued theatre award.
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The Siminovitch Prize, 2024
2024 Siminovitch Prize Laureate
Sonoyo Nishikawa
Designer
Sonoyo Nishikawa, a lighting designer originally from Japan, studied in London under Japan’s Ministry of Education and Culture.
2024 Protégé
Mayumi Ide-Bergeron
Designer
Mayumi is a bilingual multidisciplinary artist based in Tiohtià:ke, Montreal. She is a fourth generation Japanese-Canadian. She studied at the National Theatre School of Canada in the Set and Costume design program.
2024 Siminovitch Prize Finalist
Itai Erdal
Designer
Itai Erdal is an acclaimed lighting designer, writer, performer, and the founder of The Elbow Theatre in Vancouver. With over 300 lighting designs for theatre, dance, and opera across more than 50 cities in North America and Europe.
2024 Siminovitch Prize Finalist
Debashis Sinha
Designer
Debashis Sinha is a multifaceted artist known for his innovative work across various media, including solo audiovisual performances and electronic music.
2024 Siminovitch Prize Finalist
The Old Trout Puppet Workshop
Designer
The Old Trout Puppet Workshop began as a humble endeavour to create puppets while living off the land.
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