Montrealer Mike Payette s appointment as artistic director of Toronto s Tarragon Theatre is a surprising but satisfying hire theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Brynn Godenir Brynn Godenir is a multi-disciplinary artist born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her roots are Chinese, Belgian, and Ukrainian which admittedly sounds more like an all-you-can-eat waffle bar, than a family heritage. She started dancing at the age of two, where her passion for performance first presented itself. It was Brynn s dedication to classical theatre that eventually led her to the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada, where she graduated in 2020. Over the three-year program, she had the opportunity to study and perform an array of theatrical styles. Some of her favourite shows include Burning Vision (dir. Mike Payette), Nell Gwynn (dir. Krista Jackson), and Romeo and Juliet (dir. Danielle Irvine) playing the title character, Juliet.
In reducing her own role, artistic director Jillian Keiley aims to share the spotlight at National Arts Centre s English Theatre theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
National Arts Centre English Theatre, in partnership with Black Theatre Workshop, today announced on December 9 an unprecedented shared curation model for the national stage.
NAC English Theatre has committed to the annual appointment of a Co-Curation Company in Residence, beginning in the 2021-22 season with the invitation to a Black-mandated theatre organization to envision their mandate through a national lens.
As the inaugural Co-Curating Company in Residence, Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) will have agency over half of English Theatreâs programming resources for the 2021-22 season. Black Theatre Workshop, the oldest Black theatre company in Canada, currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, will have the opportunity to envision its mandate of fostering and showcasing Black Canadian art and artists on a national scale.