Cultural Resilience Stories

Story Seekers: Myriam Benzakour-Durand and Blanche Israël Person interviewed: Alison Palmer, school programming and training Interview date: July 12, 2021 Théâtre Cercle Molière (TCM) is a [...]

Story Seeker: Melanie Fernandez Person interviewed: Kayla Besse and Kristina McMullin, hosts of Crip Times podcast Interview date: August 23, 2021 Created in 2003 as a result of the very [...]

Story Seeker: Kelly Hill Person interviewed: Paul Suchan, Artistic Director Interview held: July 28, 2021 Saskatoon-based Strata Festival of New Music has three prongs to its programming, all of [...]

Story Seeker: Anju Singh People interviewed: Gerda Blok-Wilson, Composer and Frances Chiasson, Artistic Director Interview dates: August 27 and October 4, 2021 Okanagan Children’s Choir Artistic [...]

Story Seeker: Margaret Lam People interviewed: Vicki Allen-Cook, English Arts Education and Creativity Curriculum Specialist; Cécile Arsenault, French Cultural Program Coordinator Interview date: [...]

Story Seeker: Blanche Israël Person interviewed: Shaun Brodie, Artistic Director Interview held: August 11, 2021 The Queer Songbook Orchestra (QSO) was formed in Toronto in 2014 as a 14-piece [...]

Story Seeker: Myriam Benzakour-Durand Person interviewed: Marianne Perron, Senior Director, Music Programming and Artistic Development Interview date: July 9, 2021 On March 13, 2020, Quebec [...]

Kiran Ambwani is a portrait and documentary photographer based in Montreal. She is a member of the board of directors of Festival Accès Asie, the first festival in the series of Montreal summer [...]

Story Seeker: Myriam Benzakour-Durand Person interviewed: Barbara Beranek, Communications Manager Interview date: July 8, 2021 The Musée d’art de Rouyn-Noranda (MA) helps promote the arts of the [...]

Story Seeker: Blanche Israël Person interviewed: Kat McCormack, Artistic Director and General Manager Interview held: July 27, 2021 Eastern Front Theatre (EFT) is a small theatre company in [...]