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SUMMARY:Industry panel with BIPOC Canadian Theatre artists
DESCRIPTION:-- Prominent Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) C
 anadian theatre production and design professionals will come together t
 o discuss recent experiences in their fields and new strategies in produ
 ction at an upcoming Brock University digital panel. --\n\nThis is the s
 econd event presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts (DART) in a new
  series as part of the 2021-22 Walker Cultural Leader Series (WCL Series
 ), “Transformation and Adaptation in Theatre Pedagogy and Training.”
  The series is organized by DART Professors Karen Fricker and David Vivi
 an with longtime instructor Carolyn Mackenzie.\n\n“Industry Panel with
  BIPOC Canadian Theatre Artists”\nMonday, Nov. 15 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. 
 on Zoom\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\nModerating the panel is: Giselle Clarke-Tre
 naman, Production Co-ordinator at Presentation House Theatre in North Va
 ncouver and creator of Black History Matters, an educational program add
 ressing gaps in Black history in elementary schools.\n\nPanelists includ
 e: Haui, a mixed media director and designer working in theatre, opera 
 and film; Samantha McCue, an Anishinaabekwe and Ned’u’ten theatre pr
 ofessional based in Ottawa; Carmen Alatorre, a Latinx artist and theatre
  designer based in Vancouver; Kat Chin, a Toronto-based stage manager wh
 o has worked across Canada, off-Broadway and at the Palace of Versailles
 ; Shanna Miller, the Technical Director at Young Peoples Theatre; and Wl
 adimiro A. Woyno R., a live performance designer and Assistant Professor
  of Theatre Production and Design at School for the Contemporary Arts, S
 imon Fraser University.\n\nThe panel will cover a range of topics, from 
 how to bring more BIPOC artists to the theatre industry and cultivate ne
 w audiences, to the use of technology and how the pandemic has affected 
 the performing arts industry.\n\n“We’ve invited these important arti
 sts from diverse fields of Canadian theatre design and production to sha
 re their journeys of the past 20 months and to encourage our students wi
 th the vision and passion that informs their professional practice,” s
 aid Vivian.\n\n“Whether through the lens of anti-racism, decolonizatio
 n, accessibility or the drive for professional and economic sustainabili
 ty, this evening promises a vivid invitation to join progressive voices 
 for change in live performance and theatre production in Canada.”
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