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New Translation Canada: emportés sur la crête d’une vague (Montreal, QC)

emportés sur la crête d’une vague
By David Yee
Translated to French Maryse Warda
Translated from “carried away on the crest of a wave”

October 19, 2026
Montréal, QC
In association with Le Centre des auteurs dramatiques (CEAD) & Théâtre de Quat’Sous

Summerland’s Ryga Arts Festival Rises to Support Community Following Bald Range Fire

Music. Word. Performing Arts.
Rural Community.

Join us at the 2026 Summerland Ryga Arts Festival.
Sept 15 – 20, 2026

New Translation Commission – Arts Across Canada

Après t’avoir bored tendrement, je meurs
By Stéphanie Labbé
Translated to English by Johanna Nutter

The Ballad of Georges Boivin his the road again!

The Ballad of Georges Boivin
By Martin Bellemare
Translated to English
by Jack Paterson with Johanna Nutter

August 20 – 23, 2026, 2026 | 8:00 PM
Sunset Theatre
2357 Pooley Street, Wells, BC, V0K 2R0,

New Translation Canada: blood.claat (Toronto, ON)

blood.claat (Trilogie Sankofa, 1re partie)
By Dr. d’bi.young anitafrika
Translated to French by Djennie Laguerre
Translated from “blood.claat”

Sunday August 16, 2026 | 3 PM
Théâtre français de Toronto
21 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2B3
Pay What You Can at the door

In association with Le Théâtre français de Toronto (TfT)

Rural Community Arts: A Digital Discovery Workshop (Summerland, BC)

Framing the Okanagan | Connect, Create, Capture: Your Community in Focus.
Walk, talk, and take pictures. Join our 5-day digital photo workshop to explore Summerland, BC through the lens of your own camera or smartphone.

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – Sunday, August 9, 2026
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

All levels welcome, including beginners.
Ages 16–29 (Free); Ages 30+ (By Donation)

Creating Theatre for Hope (North Vancouver, BC)

Meet international Polish theatre maker
Łukasz Wójtowicz

Sunday, August 2, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Presentation House Theatre, The Weaving Room
333 Chesterfield Avenue,
North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7M 3G9
Pay what you can

Global Engagement: Arts, Exile and Refugee Integration (Europe)

theater:playstation, altonale Festival and Jungi Mundu
AERO PROJECT
Meeting Point 2 (Camini, Italy)
Meeting Point 3 (Hamburg, Germany)

Our Success is Measured in the Success of the Artists We Work With

Centaur Theatre and Talisman Theatre present
SEEKER
By Marie-Claude Verdier
Translated by Alexis Diamond

April 16 – May 3, 2026
Centaur Theatre, Montreal Quebec
(453 Rue Saint-Francois-Xavier)

Rural Arts: Ignite the Arts Festival

Summerland’s Ryga Arts Festival & Bouche Theatre Collective present
A Staged Reading of
FACELIFT
By Nathalie Boisvert | Translated to English by Johanna Nutter

Sunday, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tempest Theatre
125 Eckhardt Ave E, Penticton BC V2A 1Z5

Arts Across Canada & Abroad – Emerging Translator Commission 2026

뮤지컬 The Musical
Written and directed by김가람 Kim Ga-ram
Co-written with Tyrone Perreault (Cowessess First Nation)
Composed by김준호 Kim Jun-ho
Translated to French by Sandrine Boudrias

Arts Across Canada – New Translation Commission 2026

Deafy
By Chris Dodd
Translated to French by Martin Bellemare

Cross Cultural & Multilingual Creation (뮤지컬 <R;Link> The Musical, Korea & Canada)

Much like the characters they portrayed, the emerging artists from both countries forged deep connections bridging geographical, linguistic, and cultural divides to come together in collaborative artistic creation.

A 2025 Year in Review of Boundary-Pushing Theatre

2025 was a year of global engagement, creative boundary-pushing, and significant new work development across Canada, Asia, and Europe. I was thrilled to play a part in successfully launching vital transnational projects, facilitated new play and translation development, and fostered cross-cultural exchange.