Soulpepper Perspectives: Travis Knights
I miss being asleep. I miss going about my daily life, blind to the weight of the current moment. The Black Lives Matter protests have awakened me. I am awake…
Read MoreAs we continue to shake off the dust of the last two years we are also welcoming new staff to the team! Here’s a quick introduction to some of the…
Read MoreI have been given the opportunity to write this blog post after the completion of my journey with Sixth Soulpepper Academy. A reflection I am thankful for. To begin at…
Read MoreLet me tell you, I was not ready for the rollercoaster ride that was: second semester. Upon acceptance to the Soulpepper Academy, us members were told that we would be…
Read MoreOn the first day of our first trimester of the academy, d’bi.young anitafrika offered us an exercise: to sit with ourselves in a place of gratitude. Then, from that thank,…
Read MoreI am Ahmed Moneka an actor, singer and now a playwright. I am a member of the 2021 Soulpepper Academy and I feel privileged to be part of this incredible group of artists….
Read MoreI am so grateful. At times I have to shake myself lest I believe I’m in a dream. If you asked me this time last year if I’d be making…
Read MoreTheatres have ghost lights for a reason. There was once a practical reality, of course, in keeping a dim glow in a place as trip-hazard-riden as a stage, but modern…
Read MoreKen and his late wife Eva Kato attended Soulpepper shows regularly since the company’s beginnings at Harbourfront Centre. In a letter from 2000, Ken wrote that his friend would have…
Read MoreWalking, Thinking, Breathing, Rediscovering I’ve started going for walks again, like, really long ones. You know what I’m talking about. It’s been a while because things got busy and the…
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