By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — An award-winning Caribbean filmmaker, who feels like she stumbled onto something that is becoming her life’s mission, will be in Toronto next week to showcase her short film and the resulting ...
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By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer Obsidian Theatre Company wrapped up its 2015/2016 season this week by shining the spotlight on the new plays of five gifted Black playwrights. The ominous dark clouds in the sky did not dampen the spirit ...
Read More »P.A.C.E. (Canada) Features Vintage Fashion Show At June 5th Strawberry Social
TORONTO, ON – P.A.C.E Canada announced that the annual Strawberry Social is being held this Sunday, June 5th at the Pearson Convention Center. Highlights of the luncheon include a Vintage Fashion Show, entertainment by Jay Douglas & The All Stars, ...
Read More »Bringing Meaning, Hope To Communities In Dance
By Lincoln Depradine PRIDE Contributing Writer Grenadian-Jamaican-Canadian Natasha Powell has long been involved in dance and the arts. And, she will be for many more years, having now embarked on a new phase by starting her own dance company. Some ...
Read More »Anne-Marie Woods Returns To Theatre With New Play “She Said/He Said”
Anne-Marie Woods aka Amani just had one of her life long dreams come into fruition when her new play She Said/He Said had its World Premiere April 13th – May 1st at the MAI in Montreal – produced by Black ...
Read More »“Africville in Black and White” To Premiere At b current’s rock.paper.sistahz Festival
By Narissa Van Cooten PRIDE Guest Writer Africville in Black and White, by Gemini Award-winning filmmaker Cyrus Sundar Singh, is a site-specific verbatim theatrical and live musical piece based on the tragic story of the residents of Africville. Located just ...
Read More »Scarberia: Play Links Mystery In Two Scarboroughs In Different Countries
By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer A Review: The world premiere of “Scarberia,” a riveting mystery commissioned by Young People’s Theatre (YPT) and workshopped at the Banff Centre Playwrights Colony, is now on at the theatre in Toronto. Written by ...
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