Program was created as a response to needs expressed by Indigenous, Black and people of colour artists and arts administrators
The Belfry Theatre is offering an arts leadership training program to help Indigenous, Black and people of colour communities take on leadership roles in arts organizations.
Arts organizations and educational institutions across the country have taken strides to be more inclusive, creating a demand for training on the part of members of the IBPoC communities to ready them for leadership roles. Learning from last year’s program, this year’s session speaks directly to students’ needs, with topics discussed chosen by the students themselves.
Taiwo Afolabi, Canada Research Chair in socially engaged theatre at the University of Regina and co-coordinator of the project, said: “As an IBPoC artist, I find this collaboration genuine and meaningful. The senior management of these organizations have come to the table to ask difficult questions about the current state of the art. They are hoping to develop a path towards an arts and culture sector that is deliberately inclusive.
The performance started in the courtyard outside the theatre, with cast members in symbolic canoes performing “coming ashore” protocols and asking elders for permission to enter. Once invited, representatives from the Songhees First Nation welcomed guests inside the building for the rest of the performance.
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