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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
Our success is measured in the success of others: French language premiere of Crawlspace (Toronto, CAN)
French Language Premiere
A Théâtre français de Toronto creation
CRAWLSPACE
By Karen Hines
Translated to French by Mishka Lavigne
April 19 to 23, 2023
New Translation Canada: Libre comme des sauvages
By Tara Beagan
Translated to French
by Charles Bender
Translated from free as injuns
“…invaluable to our Canadian repertoire at this moment in time…” – NOW
Active Access Design Early Research – Directors & Designers Labs.
Towards an inclusive theatre.
Working closely with stakeholders in the community, Active Access Design Labs. examine how to integrate Access tools and Cross Sensory Translation directly into the generative process of theatre weaving access into the very fabric of a work.
2022: A Year in Review
Main Stage, New Translation & Cross Cultural Devised Creation from Vancouver to Indonesia
Our success is measured in the success of others: The Loving Gaze of Lost Boys
Bouche Theatre Collective commissioned Rhiannon Collett’s translation of Éric Noël’s “Ces regards amoureux de garçons altérés”. Rhiannon received the Cole Foundation Mentorship for Emerging Translators Award and just completed a translation residency with Maureen Labonte and Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal!
Cross-Cultural Exchange & Creation: Bali, Indonesia
Western Theatre Force Collective & Sanggar Paripurna
Oct. – Nov. 2022
What happens when two cultural rivers come together in equal respect?
offenes terrain
flausen+fest der freien künste (Chemnitz, Germany)
October 7-10, 2022
LA SALLE DES MACHINES
From the Source to the Target
Shinning a light on new translation
Thursday, November 17, 5 p.m.
Salle Jean-Claude-Germain du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui
3900 Saint-Denis, Montreal, H2W 2M2 Canada
New Translation Canada: Robert Moule by Martin Bellemare
Robert Moule
By Martin Bellemare | Translated to English by Jack Paterson
Free Digital Workshop Presentation
October 8, 2022
Crawlspace at Feuilles Vives
New Translation Canada’s success is measured in the success of others. Karen Hines’ Crawlspace, translated to French by Mishka Lavigne in a staged reading at Feuilles Vives (Ontario).
Trina Davies’ Silence featured in SuperAbile INAIL (Italy)
Trina Davies’ Silence is featured in Super Abile INAILE magazine.
Super Abile INAILE is the monthly online and print magazine of Super Able, a resource and service centre for disability issues. The article, DISABILITÀ E TEATRO by Antonella Patete, examines and showcases artists, companies, stories and characters in the Italian Disability Theatre Arts.
Active Access Design Labs. – New Writing
Towards an inclusive theatre.
Working closely with stakeholders in the community, Active Access Design Labs. examine how to integrate Access tools and Cross Sensory Translation directly into the generative process of theatre weaving access into the very fabric of a work.
New Translation Canada: Siminovitch Playwright Project
Towards a truly national theatre in both official languages.
In 2020, five Canadian playwrights in both official languages (French & English) were nominated for the Siminovitch Prize, Canada’s top theatre award. Each of these playwrights represents a leading voice in Canadian playwriting as nominated by their peers.
The Ballad of Georges Boivin nominated for 3 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards
I am thrilled to share The Ballad of George Boivin (Western Gold Theatre) has been nominated for three 21/22 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards – Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Set Design (Glenn Macdonald) and Outstanding Video Design (Joel Grinke). Theatre is by…
New Translation Canada: Crawlspace
In association with Théâtre français de Toronto and Théâtre Action
CRAWLSPACE
By Karen Hines
Translated to French by Mishka Lavigne
Sunday June 19, 2022
PT: 12PM | MT: 1PM | CT: 2PM | ET: 3PM | AT: 4PM
“Hines at her most horrifyingly hilarious.” – Globe & Mail
International New Translation and Exchange: La Coalition de la robe
By Marie-Claude Garneau, Marie-Ève Milot & Marie-Claude St-Laurent
Translated to Italian by Carolina Migli
Sunday, May 8, 2022 | 9 PM
Teatro Trieste 34 (Via Trieste 34 – 29122 Piacenza, Italy)
“…the revival of Quebec’s feminist theatre, a vibrant homage to a woman’s place to challenge everything…” – Le Devoir
Exploring the Sacred Arts – Passionsspiele Oberammergau (Germany)
Since 1634, The Oberammergauer Passionsspiele passion play has been performed every 10 years by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau, Germany. The earliest continuous survivor of the age of Christian religions vernacular drama, it is one of the longest running western performing arts tradition.
International New Translation and Exchange: Silence by Trina Davies
Frammenti da SILENZIO
By Tina Davies | Translated to Italian by Carolina Migli
“A concrete hope that accessibility and inclusion can become a priority focus also for Italian theater.”
– Micaela Ghisoni, www.piacenzasera.it