
Lua Shayenne integrates African traditions with her own values in Yassama and The Beaded Calabash at JUNIOR
The founder and choreographer of Lua Shayenne Dance Company draws upon her Bahá’í faith when writing shows for children.

The founder and choreographer of Lua Shayenne Dance Company draws upon her Bahá’í faith when writing shows for children.

Buck, an Ininiw (Cree) astronomer, shares his remarkable life journey in a sensitive and emotionally rich film directed by Lisa Jackson.

These films were all selected as part of the 14th edition of the Hothouse program, which attracted a record 401 applications.

Filmmaker Tasha Hubbard tells a story of the interdependency of Indigenous people and the buffalo that remains strong to this day.

Marjara has previously wrote a young-adult novel on anorexia, but in her short documentary, she turns the camera on herself.

CHXMERAS members Jarrett Martineau and Paul Finlay specialize in unique fusions of industrial pop and otherworldly compositions.

The MARU founder has been active in law, culture, and anti-racism initiatives for three decades.

Under the name of Cateen, the celebrated Japanese concert pianist has attracted 1.34 million followers on YouTube.

XiXi hitchhikes across Europe while her buttoned-down French husband raises their young daughter in a stable home with his girlfriend.

The multimedia show was inspired by Christian Bök’s book-length poem called Eunoia, which won the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2002.










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Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered on this land, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples whose arts and stories inspire us to bring communities together.