Gatherings: Archival and Oral Histories of Performance

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New Publication by Co-Investigator Kelsey Jacobson

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As we continue our introductions, today we are highlighting Gatherings Collaborator, Maria Meindl!

Maria Meindl completed her PhD from the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies (U of T). Her dissertation, "Reading Elsa Gindler: Tra

In January, Gatherings Co-Investigator Seika Boye’s exhibition ‘It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now’ opened at the @dalhousie_art_gallery.

These archival images of youth dancing in 1950s Nova Scotia ar

Meet the incredible Gatherings Project Manager, Sarah Robbins!

Sarah Robbins is the Project Manager for the Gatherings Partnership. She holds a doctoral degree from the University of Toronto’s Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

Today we return to our Co-Investigator highlight series to feature Gatherings Co-Director and Eastern Network Chair, Seika Boye!

Seika Boye is a writer, scholar, educator, and artist whose practices revolve around dance and movement. She is an Assi

The Gatherings Partnership supports projects led by Co-Investigators across our partner institutions. One such initiative is The Belfry @UVIC series, which connects artists performing at the Belfry Theatre with students and community members at the U

In this installment of our Co-Investigator series, we are highlighting Gabrielle Houle, who also holds the position of Oral Histories Cluster Chair.

Gabrielle Houle is a multilingual artist, scholar, educator, and translator specializing in the Com

Meet Gatherings Co-Investigator, Martin Julien!

Martin Julien is a professional actor and singer of over forty years, as well as an academic researcher in the field of Canadian theatrical performance and legacy in the mid- to late- twentieth centur

In 2022, Gatherings Co-Investigator Kelsey Jacobson shared writing entitled ‘Audiences as Archivists’ to the Gatherings Archival Research Gallery. 

“Audiences are a fundamental part of the theatrical or performance event, but

Next in our introduction of Co-Investigators, we welcome Justin Blum!

Justin A. Blum is Assistant Professor of Drama at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, where he teaches theatre history and theory, dramatic literature, and dramaturg

Today in our Co-Investigator series, we are featuring Mark David Turner! 

Mark David Turner is a cultural historian, musician, and small business owner from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. For over fifteen years, he has w

Say hello to our next incredible Co-Investigator and Co-Director, Jill Carter! 

Based in Tkaron:to where she was born and largely raised, Jill Carter is an Anishinaabe-Ashkenazi theatre-practitioner, researcher and educ

Next in our Co-Investigator introduction series, we are highlighting Heather Fitzsimmons Frey!

Heather Fitzsimmons Frey is an Associate Professor of Arts and Cultural Management at MacEwan University in Edmonton. Her research focuses on youth engag

In this instalment of our Co-Investigator introductions, we introduce Matt Jones! Alongside his role as Co-Investigator, Matt holds the position of Digital Humanities Cluster Chair. 

Matt Jones is Assistant Professor at the University of Toront

Today, we are pleased to introduce Co-Investigator, Jenn Cole!
 
Jenn Cole is mixed ancestry Algonquin Anishinaabe from Kiji Sibi watershed territory. Her grandparents are from settlements at Mattawa and Bissett Creek. S

A key component to the Gatherings Partnership is our three National Partners – Canada’s Theatre Museum, Dance Collection Danse, and Playwrights Canada Press. Essential to our effective organization and administration of the Gatherings pro

We are delighted to feature Co-Investigator and Performing Archives Cluster Chair, Kelsey Jacobson, today!

Kelsey Jacobson is an associate professor in the DAN School of Drama and Music and Department of English Literature and Creative Writing at Q

An ongoing project of the Gatherings Partnership is to draw attention to collections related to the history of performance across the country.

Gatherings has created a living list, in the form of a map, of performance archives from coast to coast t

Next up in our introduction series is Sasha Kovacs, who alongside her role as Co-Investigator, holds the position of Western Network Chair and Co-Director.

Dr. Alexandra (Sasha) Kovacs is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre at the U

Over the coming weeks, Gatherings: Archival and Oral Histories of Performance is thrilled to introduce the projects Co-Investigators. We begin these introductions with Principal Investigator and Co-Director, Stephen Johnson!

Stephen Johnson is prof

Gatherings: Archival and Oral Histories of Performance awarded a SSHRC-CRSH Partnership Grant for $2,500,000.00!

@uoft @cdtps_uoft involvement includes Principal Investigator Stephen Johnson (Professor Emeritus), and Professors Seika Boye and Jill

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