We partnered with Company Collaborator the Toronto Dance Community Love-In and Daniels Spectrum for our first-ever #UrgentExchange devoted to dance: how do we dismantle harmful power structures and create safer spaces?
Read More#UrgentExchange #MeToo One Year Later
One year later, how has #MeToo has impacted the performance community? From triggers in the rehearsal process, to the changing role of the stage manager, to nudity and violence on stage, to the biases and blind spots that hold back change.
Read More#UrgentExchange Precarity and Mental Health + New Faces of Criticism
Our crowdsourced #UrgentExchange topic revolved around the precarity of our sector, and how most artists are left with negative impacts on their mental health.
Read More#UrgentExchange #WhoIsAMonster Video playlist
On Saturday, January 6, seven groups of presenters spoke about models for change, followed by on opportunity for audience members to learn more in break-out sessions.
Read More#UrgentExchange #DesiringDiversity - a summary
The desire to do work with more diversity, inclusivity and accessibility is strong in Toronto’s independent performance community but can our communities be truly inclusive if financial obligations keep many artists out of our rehearsal halls? Who has the ability to ride the financial risk of a career in the arts? What can creators with financial privilege do to shift the systemic classism in the arts?
Read More#UrgentExchange The White Guy Shuffle: Changing Hiring Practices in Canadian Theatre
In 2016, over half a dozen Artistic Director jobs were up for grabs across Canada. While many were excited at the chance to finally diversify the leadership of some of our country's most recognizable institutions, all of the positions were filled by white men.
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