Native Earth Performing News Today

The 35th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival wrapped up after 12 successful days of live theatre in 16 venues, plus free programming at the POSTSCRIPT Patio from July 5-16, 2023.

As Native Earth Performing Arts begins its 40th year, the Board of Directors announces the appointments of Joelle Peters as Interim Artistic Director and Himanshu Sitlani as Managing Director. 

For 30 years, Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org.

If you haven’t listened to  The Secret Life of Canada  podcast on CBC, do yourself a major favour and press play.

NOW Magazine 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 mou...

Talking Stick Festival is a month-long gathering and showcase of Indigenous Performing Arts and Indigenous artists from June 1 to July 1.

Canadian theatre is about to experience a bright new day as the Creative Catalysts program appears on the horizon.

Can You Hear Me Now? is a book by Celina Caesar-Chavannes.(Random House Canada) Can You Hear Me Now? is a memoir by entrepreneur and former politician Celina Caesar-Chavannes. Caesar-Chavannes was the first Black MP to represent the riding of Whitby, Ont. But her political career wasnt easy, and she was known for speaking out about social and racial injustices within political institutions and in her community. She eventually decided to leave the party she ran for, the Liberals.  Can You He...