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About This Project
Funded by a Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar, the Northwestern multi-disciplinary project “On Decolonizing Theatre” features a series of events and curricular offerings during the 2023-2024 academic year on the theme of how performers and theater directors have been grappling with issues relating to colonialism, imperialism, racism, patriarchy, and misogyny in theatrical works from the late 17th through the early 19th century, including plays, operas, and ballets.
Spring 2024
BOUND
BOUND: Screening and Q&A with Co-Director Reneltta Arluk
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 6:00 PM-8:30 PM
Lutkin Hall, 700 University Pl, Evanston
Alienation, deportation, adaptation. Is Canada truly a welcoming country?
Join us for a live screening of Against the Grain Theatre’s hybrid opera BOUND, a musical reworking of G.F. Handel’s music to tell the real-life stories of 4 Canadians of diverse backgrounds seeking acceptance. This event will be followed by a Q&A with the production’s co-director and founder of Akpik Theatre, Reneltta Arluk.
In co-sponsorship with the Alice Kaplan Insitute for the Humanities’ SOVEREIGNTIES DIALOGUE 2023-2024.
Click here to access Against the Grain Theatre’s website for more info on BOUND