Last Updated: Thursday, December 10, 2020 17:15
Canada’s home for the performing arts has announced that it will provide half of its theatre resources to Black theatre companies hereon in. To start, Canada’s oldest Black theatre company, Black Theatre Workshop, will become a “Co-Curation Company in Residence” at the National Arts Centre (NAC) in Ottawa for the 2021-22 season.
The co-curation idea grew from calls for substantial change in Canadian theatre and a recognition that Black artists in Canada lack resources and opportunities.
‘We are thrilled’
This announcement is great news for Montreal’s Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.