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Things I Have Withheld
By Kei Miller
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She Mami Wata & The PxssyWitch Hunt. written and performed by d’bi.young anitafrika.
Bathed in the heat of the feminine erotic and the glow of the Caribbean sun, one of today’s most compelling performers, d’bi.young, tells the story of four friends and their entangled lives in Jamaica. Fusing memoir, music, and myth, this virtuosic performance journeys through love, loss, love and the magic of liberation. A sizzling drama that explores the intersection of identity, sexuality, gender, religion, and (de)colonization. Read the Playbill.
> Explore the 9 other plays from Jamaica to round out your Around the World in 80 Plays experience
Tickets are Pay-What-You-Choose, and audiences enjoy unlimited access to the audio drama from the premiere date until April 20, 2022. You will receive an email with a link to log into your account and listen to an embedded audio file through your computer or device.
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Production Art: Mother of Moons by Danilo McCallum
CBC IDEAS - JAMAICA in-depth Podcast
IDEAS is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. Using She Mami Wata & The PxssyWitch Hunt as a launching-off point, host Nahlah Ayed sits down with artists to discuss the cultural context to understand this Jamaican drama, and what it might have to say to our contemporary Canadian context. FREE
EXTEND YOUR STAY
Spotlight from TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF AUTHORS - d'bi.young anitafrika
d’bi.young anitafrika is an African-Jamaican, globally celebrated dub poet, theatre interventionist, decolonial scholar and Canadian Poet of Honour. Uhuru!—specially curated by d’bi.young for TIFA—brings together Sudanese-Canadian master musician Waleed Abdulhamid, South African theatre matriarch Napo Popo Masheane, British-Jamaican sound performance artist Mohammed Rowe and d’bi.young anitafrika hxrself. An international night of poetry, music and theatre, from TIFA 2020.
Book Recommendations from Toronto International Festival of Authors
SPOTLIGHT FROM SMALL WORLD MUSIC - Ammoye
5 time JUNO Award nominee, Ammoye is an infectious vocalist raised in reggae, Ammoye is originally from Jamaica, now residing in Toronto. A 4-time JUNO Nominee, the artist's upcoming album is entitled ‘Water’. She is one of Canada’s best reggae/fusion vocalists and is considered by many as Canadian reggae’s “Next Big Thing”. ‘Water’s’ first single, ‘Girl Power’, celebrates womanhood and gives her female fans their end-of-year anthem.
Explore Arts and Culture
Jamaica Music Museum
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Take a virtual tour through the Jamaica Music Museum's exhibition, Equal Rights: Reggae and Social Change.
National Gallery of Jamaica
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Explore the National Gallery of Jamaica's virtual exhibit on the work of Barrington Watson, one of Jamaica's best known artists.
National Museum Jamaica
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Learn about the effects of WWI and WWII on Jamaicans through National Museum Jamaica's virtual exhibit.
Ahhh Ras Natango Gallery & Garden
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Explore the lush gardens and some of the artwork of the Ahhh...Ras Natango Gallery & Garden in Montego Bay.
Dunn's River Virtual Tour
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Explore the Dunn's River Falls, a famous waterfall near Ocho Rios.
Jamaican Food Tour
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Learn about Jamaican and Rastafari cuisine and the various fruits and vegetables native to Jamaica.
The Theatrical Canon - jamaica
9 OTHER PLAYS CURATED BY SOULPEPPER ARTISTS AND LOCAL SCHOLARS TO READ AND ENJOY! INQUIRE ABOUT THESE TITLES AT YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP OR LIBRARY.
Chigger Foot Boys
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An Echo in the Bone
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Whiplash
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Fallen Angel and the Devil Concubine
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Fallen Angel and the Devil Concubine illustrates one of contemporary dramatic works of
the Caribbean region, which deftly evokes the cultural and socio-political environment
permeating the everyday lives of the populace in these island nations.
Who Am I
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QPH
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QPH uses the stories of three women, Queenie, Pearlie, and Hopie. Each woman takes
turns telling stories about significant moments of her life living and working in the Carribean,
culminating in her eventual settlement at an "alms house" for poor older women in Kingston.
blood.claat
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This play tells the coming-of-age story of 15-year-old Mudgu SanKofa, a girl in Kingston,
Jamaica. Mudgu encounters her reggae-loving boyfriend, a machete-wielding stranger and
her religious aunty as she bridges the gap between innocence and maturity.
Nine Night
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Masqueraders
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Stafford ‘Ashani’ Harrison’s ‘Masqueraders’ draws on the playwright’s Rastafari consciousness to critique Eurocentricism and white supremacy and establish an alliance with the idealogical left that transcended race and class privilege.
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