Journey: A South African & Anishinabeg Collaboration

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Thursday, May 27 at 7:30PM | Jacqui du Toit and Emily Marie Séguin with Journey: A South African & Anishinabeg Collaboration (Blackbox Studio, Arts Court and Live stream broadcast)

Storytellers Jacqui du Toit and Emily Marie Séguin honour those who came before them. Their stories, both South African and traditional Anishinabeg, focus on the themes of death and the spirit world. In uncertain times, these artists believe it is important to honour the teachings passed down to them, and to welcome the strength these stories bring to their Nations.

As we witness and participate in the fight for equality, we acknowledge the colonial forces that haunted our BIPOC’s ancestors, who fought for not only their lives, but for the next generation.

Last season, Jacqui du Toit’s Signature Series show Being coloured/ful in a black and white world premiered to a sold-out crowd at Arts Court Theatre. Nominated for both Prix Rideau and Capital Critics Circle Awards, Jacqui is an international theatrical performer and storyteller from South Africa. She holds a B.A. in Theatre and Performance from the University of Cape Town and has been working extensively as a professional actress, storyteller and arts educator. Her experience covers a wide range of fields including writing, directing, acting, movement and puppetry. Jacqui immigrated to Canada in 2011 and now resides in Ottawa, where she is the Co-Creator of The Origin Arts and Community Centre and the Creator of 8thGeneration Performance. With both of her companies, Jacqui has created numerous community-engaged, theatrical storytelling productions, including It Is Good (2018), Valley of Stone (2017) and The Hottentot Venus - Untold (2016). Acting credits include: The Omnibus Bill by Darrah Teitel (TACTICS), directed by Esther Jun, and The Drowning Girls (GCTC), directed by Bronwyn Steinberg. 

Emily Marie Séguin is an emerging performer, musician, theatre creator, and visual artist. She is a queer, 2 spirit artist of French and Anishinaabeg descent (Ottawa, Mattawa-Northbay FN), creating work to honor those who walked before her, and to uplift those who will after. She primarily works on the unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinabeg Nation, Ottawa (and surrounding areas).