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NEWS & PROJECTS
Arts Across Canada & Abroad – Emerging Translator Commission 2026
뮤지컬
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.
The Theatre Backpacker: Exploring New Form and Innovation in Germany
Conversation with Theater Wrede+ and Flausen + Incubator creator W. Wrede (Oldenburg, Germany)
Jack Paterson Theatre: Launching 2017
Shakespeare in London & New Form in Cologne
Flausen Kongress (Cologne, Germany)
February in Cologne. New Form Development and German Theatre,
Production: Associate Artistic Director, The Presentation House Theatre (North Vancouver, CAN)
As the year wound down I was invited to join The Presentation House Theatre team (North Vancouver, CAN) as Associate Artistic Director from October to December.
Shakespeare’s Globe – Directing Studios (London, UK)
Jan. 2017
Masterclasses at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre (London, UK)
2016 in Review
New Plays, Shakespeare, Devising, American Classics, Translation and Production from London, Cardiff and Vancouver
Thoughts on Diversity: Casting Walt Whitman
Why in this day and age and in a city of such a rich diversity as Vancouver, artists still feel as if they are being left out. And, despite effort by institutions like Pacific Theatre and Bard on the Beach, the only answer can be is that they still are.
Outreach 2016: Audition Speeches for Black, South Asian and Middle Eastern Actors
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Producing 2016: Theatre503 Resident Producer (London, UK)
A four month Production Residency with the Olivier Award winning New Play House Theatre503
Producing 2016: BoucheWHACKED! Translation Workshop and Reading Series (Vancouver, CAN)
THE HOTTEST NEW FRANCOPHONE PLAYS IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
2015 in Review
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Producing: The Governor General Award Plays Project: Age of Minority (Ottawa, CAN)
June 13, 2015
Canada’s Magnetic North Festival
National Arts Centre 4th Stage
FREE EVENT
On Verse and Prose: Why do Shakespeare’s Characters Speak It?
He feeds his characters with a heartbeat, a breathing pattern, and if you follow first folio work as I do, a whole series of clues and movements that allow the language to physically and internally move the actor.
Shakespeare the International
What makes Shakespeare international? Why are artists from non-western or Anglo cultures compelled to adapt his stories? Why are his plays done across the world in different languages? If one does not understand the words, how does one know if it’s any good?
Building an Ensemble
Although prepared with at least two solutions in the back pocket, the group work has invariable proved to create a more interesting result.
Production & Translation 2015: Ta Gueule Translation Workshop & Reading Series 2015 (Vancouver, CAN)
PAY WHAT YOU CAN
Contemporary works in translation from across Canada
May 30 & 31
Artistic Director Mentorship: 3 Provinces, 3 Mandates, 3 Companies
Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal, Theatre Conspiracy & The Magnetic North Theatre Festival
From Behind the Table: The General Auditions Part 3 – Monologue Choices and Presentation
“Even though it may be a general audition the theatre will probably be looking to cast the season they’ve announced. If there’s something the actor thinks they’re appropriate for they should attempt to do everything possible to win the role by tailoring the choice of monologue to the role they think they’re right for.” – George Pothitos, Artistic Director of Neptune Theatre (Halifax)