The reckoning around anti-Black racism, colonialism and inequality in our precarious post-pandemic world is immense, drastic and unprecedented in recent times across different fields, including the theatre sector in Canada.
Theatre is a social practice, which means both that it is inherently collaborative and that it has a critical role helping communities voice, understand and address the urgent social struggles of their times.
As a social practice, theatre must reflect and respond to the dynamics of a changing society. It is imperative that the performance sector tackle the critical and ethical questions about racism, identity, representation, colonialism and systemic change.
