Shifting Verse
a Prismatic Arts Festival Production
Presented by
National Arts Centre English Theatre’s
Grand Acts of Theatre
Marking this Moment
As the performing arts sector continues to face unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Arts Centre has responded with Grand Acts of Theatre, an initiative to bring Canadian artists and audiences together. Eleven of Canada’s most innovative theatre companies have been engaged to create and perform large-scale, new works in response to these times, which will be performed outdoors in front of live audiences in various Canadian locations, filmed, and later shared online. For more information on Grand Acts of Theatre and the companies involved please visit NAC’s website.
The National Arts Centre Foundation wishes to thank RBC Foundation as Presenting Partner of Grand Acts of Theatre.
Grand Acts of Theatre is made possible thanks to the support from The Jenepher Hooper Fund for Theatre at the National Arts Centre Foundation, established as a result of a generous gift from the estate of Jenepher Margaret Hooper.
One magical moment.
On an evening this fall, the Prismatic Arts Festival made the city of Halifax its stage. Imagine a world-class pianist projected onto one of downtown Halifax’s oldest buildings, while on the ground, dancers move to powerful poetry resounding throughout the historic square. Watch this performance by some of Atlantic Canada’s leading Indigenous artists and artists of colour as they come together to weave a profound tapestry of spoken word, dance, music, media art, and live performance.
At a time where we are acutely aware of movements and conversations taking place around us while reflecting on our own personal journeys, we need to begin changing the narrative – Shifting Verse.
Shifting Verse is produced by Raeesa Lalani, the Artistic Director of the Prismatic Arts Festival.
