Enriching Our Community

 

  • held Branching Out in 2017: artists working with over 1000 people in 8 neighbourhoods to create plays and plant trees.
  • building bridges with Ottawa’s local Indigenous art’s community through workshops and performances given by Suzanne Keeptwo and musical group Tennessee Cree
  • free access to performances for 700 people from marginalized communities, in partnership with 20 community organizations
  • community workshops with groups including Accessible Arts Ottawa, The Creative Well, City of Ottawa, University of Ottawa theatre students, teachers’ federations in Eastern Ontario, Canterbury High School for the Arts, Carleton University Public History students, the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa and a host of secondary schools
  • sign language performances for the deaf community
  • touch and feel workshops for the blind
  • workshops for adults and young people in African and Commedia masks, puppet-making, storytelling, writing, public speaking, Indigenous craft.