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Tomson Highway believes controversy is good for art
As Stratford remounts his play The Rez Sisters, the writer reflects on residential schools, casting of Indigenous actors and protests By Glenn Sumi and Jon Kaplan
Jul 12, 2021
30 years after his NOW cover, Tomson Highway believes non-Indigenous actors should be able to play Indigenous roles.
Tomson Highway loves a scandal. In fact, he says art needs more of them.
When his play Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing was mounted at the Royal Alexandra Theatre 30 years ago, protesters picketed the show, complaining about what they saw as misogyny and violence against women. Some audience members walked out. One woman fainted. (If you haven’t seen or read the play, I won’t spoil the details about the particularly controversial scenes.)
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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.
Dora Awards skipping annual bash for performing arts due to curtailed season
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated May 19, 2021 at 1:45 pm EDT
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.
Organizers say Dora jurors have nothing to adjudicate after COVID-19 restrictions prevented live professional productions from being staged indoors in the past year.
The Doras celebrate excellence in theatre, dance and opera.
The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts, which produces the Dora Awards, says the city’s professional theatre, dance, and opera organizations have lost more than $900 million in revenue since the start of the pandemic last March.