The University of Winnipeg’s department of theatre and film is welcoming back in-person audiences with a new play that tells the migration stories from Winnipeg’s history.
THE fortnightly webcast series of non-profit organization The Climate Reality Project Philippines, titled Klimatotohanan, joins the celebration of National Arts Month this February by centering its most recent episode on one question: “Can art help save the planet from the prevailing climate emergency?” The episode, titled “Can Art Help Save…
Photo of Dennis Gupa, sourced from UVic.
Dennis Gupa, a PhD candidate in UVic’s Department of Theatre, is using an approach called applied theatre to amplify Filipino voices on climate change. Gupa is creating a series of stories told through song, poetry, acting, and dance in which people in the Philippines tell their own narratives about the impacts of typhoons and climate change.
Though there are different definitions of applied theatre, the most common theme is that it is a practice that reflects on social change. It is a process that mobilizes a community in order to create theatre that reflects their stories.