Emerging Perspectives: Mayumi Ide-Bergeron
Lately, Mayumi Ide-Bergeron has been thinking a lot about Tinkerbell. She’s assisting props designer Karine Cusson on a new production of Peter Pan the Musical, and they’ve been assigned...
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Emerging Perspectives: Hina Nishioka
Hina Nishioka is a long way from the Pacific Ocean. As an aspiring ballet dancer in Japan; a student the University of Victoria where she turned to theatre after...
Emerging Perspectives: Lane Shordee
Expanding the Boundaries of Theatre and Art Marking Lane Shordee is a Calgary-based artist working at the crossroads of theatre, public art, and sustainability. His work challenges traditional ideas...
Emerging Perspectives: Dasha Plett
Breaking Theatre to Rebuild It: A Conversation with Dasha Plett Dasha Plett, a sound designer, composer, and co-founder of We Quit Theatre, is reshaping the boundaries of theatrical performance....
Sonoyo Nishikawa Wins The 2024 Siminovitch Prize
Canada’s top theatre award goes to visionary lighting designer Toronto, ON (December 2, 2024) — Montreal-based lighting designer Sonoyo Nishikawa, acclaimed for her transformative and evocative lighting designs, is...
Meet The Finalists For The 2024 Siminovitch Prize
Toronto, ON—The Siminovitch Prize, Canada’s most valuable theatre award, shines a spotlight on groundbreaking mid-career artists who are having a transformative impact on the art form. This year’s thrilling...
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