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Hace 4 días · Weyni Mengesha (director) is the Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company and an award-winning director known for her groundbreaking work and community engagement. Weyni has directed...
13 de may. de 2024 · “The season promises to be a source of inspiration, joy, and innovation at a time when they are needed most,” Weyni Mengesha, artistic director, Soulpepper Theatre, said in a press release....
Hace 17 horas · This season is “a celebration of resiliency,” said Weyni Mengesha, Soulpepper’s artistic director, in an interview. “[The characters in these plays] are carving their futures [with] resilient [and] creative spirits, innovation, and boldness.” The season’s first production finds that boldness in the power of song — and a riff or three.
9 de may. de 2024 · Published May 9, 2024. Akosua Amo-Adem's comedy Table for Two will have its world premiere at Soulpepper in February. Supplied. Comments. Bookmark. Even more than most performing arts companies,...
9 de may. de 2024 · Created by Divine Brown. Directed by Weyni Mengesha. October 15 - 27, 2024. Baillie Theatre. It was the birth of the modern era, and Jazz was the soundtrack for change. This Soulpepper Concert favourite explores the stories of the women that infused jazz with a profound social purpose – Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald.
9 de may. de 2024 · Created by Divine Brown. Directed by Weyni Mengesha. October 15 - 27, 2024. Baillie Theatre. It was the birth of the modern era, and Jazz was the soundtrack for change. This Soulpepper Concert...
9 de may. de 2024 · Mengesha, who is set to direct. Kim’s Convenience once again, notes that 55 per cent of audiences at Soulpepper are new since reopening – and the average age of audience members has dropped to 42. “There’s a young audience that doesn’t know the play Kim’s Convenience at all, they only know the television show,” she notes.
