The Black Shoulders Legacy Award aims to support and nurture young-in-craft Black Canadian theatre and opera artists through financial support, artistic guidance, and national promotion. Five artists will be selected each year via submission and awarded a $5,000 honorarium towards…
Category: Black Excellence
A message from the Canadian Black Pledge Initiative
From The Black Pledge: The Black Pledge is reaching out to Black artists and artsworkers who work in live performance. We want your thoughts and input and we want to stay connected. Fill out this form/survey below and feel free…
Member Feature: Marigold Music Program
le français suit Marigold Music Program are a Black-led, incorporated not-for-profit born out of the recent injustices brought to light surrounding the lives of Black and Indigenous communities in Toronto and across North America. They are changing the visual landscape…
New Work Feature: Backstage at Carnegie Hall: an opera about racism and the electric guitar
le français suit As part of our Black History Month celebrations, AOC is beginning a series of features highlighting the activity of significant Black artists, creators, and administrators in our industry. Backstage at Carnegie Hall: an opera about racism and…
BIPOC Voices Repertoire Reports – Call for Information!
Le français suit BIPOC Voices is creating the first-ever reports on how both Canada’s orchestras and Canada’s opera companies have programmed works from female, trans, non-binary, and BIPOC creators across several seasons. Instructions for submitting data to the report: BIPOC…