JoJo Rideout, voice and acting teacher, and Laurel Thomson, Head of Voice at NTS, head north to teach a group of 15 artists in voice-body connection at Qaggiq School of Performing Arts in Iqaluit.
''For what it's worth: it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you find you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over again.''
-F. Scott Fitzgerald
''If theatre is to remain a vital form, if it is to be the tool our communities use to deal with our most complex problems, we have to find a way to sustain the energy these young artists produce and let it fill our professional spaces.''
Jimmy Blais (Indigenous Artist in Residence, 2019, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Montreal, QC) is an actor, has trained as an actor and works as an actor. But is it all that he is? Read his thought on how people have multiple facets and how this can open doors to many opportunities.
Margarita Brodie (Set and Costume Design, 3, Unionville, ON) takes us behind the scenes of the students' journey to the Stratford Festival.
Judy Wensel (Directing, 2018, Regina, SK) devised an artistic experiment to explore notions of performance as gift-giving, personalizing experiences for spectators, creating immersive environments...
Because physical distance shouldn’t mean total isolation, the National Theatre School of Canada (NTS) is allocating $60,000 in support of emerging artists (as 80 grants of $750). These funds will be granted to theatre artists in training, or artists who have completed a theatre training program within the past five years, to present a piece of art online.
Apply online: https://ent-nts.ca/en/art-apart
Please note that the School's activities are suspended until May 1st. Subscribe to the newsletter to find out about the latest developments regarding the crisis.