Staging Our Histories: New Histories/Old Roots
Event Information
Description
History comes alive off the page & live on stage. Artists with diverse points-of-view bring history home, for four intimate & powerful performances looking at 'histories of home'. These are the histories you haven't heard, but may still recognize- from a Huron County soldier's experiences in the First World War, to the drumming and singing of women from different Nations, paths and ages, a granddaughter’s act of remembering in India, and the voices of Holocaust survivors.
Featuring audience talk-backs with the artists & co-directors, and hosted by local historian David Yates.
Co-directed by Arpita Bajpeyi & Sinead Cox.
Organizer Staging Our Histories
Organizer of Staging Our Histories: New Histories/Old Roots
Off the Page & on the Stage.
Staging Our Histories is a non-profit group dedicated to coordinating not-for-profit events with cultural heritage and historical content. Our aim is to bring together artists and heritage performers for public performances in different communities and present satellite events, such as workshops, exhibitions, and film screenings. Staging Our Histories celebrates local public history, while fostering broader collaborative networks between artists and communities.
Volunteer co-directors, Arpita Bajpeyi & Sinead Cox, seek to put diverse histories and voices in conversation with each other on the same stage, in front of a live audience. SOH is a platform that aims to change our assumptions about whose histories we accept and whose we dismiss because of the way they are told. SOH has previously collaborated with artists in Canada and India for performances and workshops that showcase thoughtful and vibrant representations of history ‘off the page and on the stage.’ Goderich, ON will be the location of our 2019 event.
