Dora Awards honour lifetime achievement in theatre as COVID-19 shuts down live shows
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Soheil Parsa poses in this undated handout photo. The Dora Ancillary Awards handed out honours at a virtual event Wednesday to theatre professionals in both artistic and administrative roles for their body of work rather than specific performances. Soheil Parsa, who is stepping down as artistic director of the Modern Times Stage Company this year, took the Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award recognizing a Canadian champion of the performing arts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - John Lauener
TORONTO – The Dora Mavor Moore Awards celebrated lifetime contributions to theatre following a scuttled season in which the COVID-19 pandemic halted live indoor performances.
However, organizers scrapped their usual bash this year saying jurors had nothing to adjudicate.
They focused instead on the Dora Ancillary Awards, which honour theatre professionals in both artistic and administrative roles for their body of work rather than specific performances.
Soheil Parsa, who is stepping down as artistic director of the Modern Times Stage Company this year, took the Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award recognizing a Canadian champion of the performing arts.
The John Hirsch Director s Award, presented every three years to Ontario-resident theatre director, went to Jani Lauzon, a multidisciplinary artist of Métis ancestry who has won accolades for her accomplishments as a director, writer, actor, singer and puppeteer.
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TORONTO - The annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards says it's skipping its annual celebration of Toronto's past theatre season because of a dearth of live shows amid the pandemic.