As part of the APT Peer Conversation Project, Kitoko Mai meets with theatre artist Brianna Seferiades over coffee, to discuss their recent experiences as disabled artists working in Ontario. You can see all of the responses that have been released to date and read more about the ATP Peer Conversations Project here.
Kitoko Mai (Kit for short) is a Black, non-binary, disabled, multidisciplinary artist with a penchant for developing socially conscious work that draws from lived experiences. Their work is rooted in anti-oppression, accessibility, and femme aesthetics. Their most recent work, in which they were a co-writer, lead performer, and co-producer, Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie, was selected for screening as part of the shorts program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Kitoko has also produced several independent theatre pieces and they currently have scripted and unscripted TV projects at different stages of development.
Brianna Seferiades (she/her) is an emerging artist and arts administrator based in Hamilton, ON. As a McMaster University Theatre & Film Studies and Art History graduate, she is an admirer of all art forms. Most of her own artistic practice is in Theatre, however she loves to dabble in visual arts as well.
