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The 21 Black Futures is a theatre-film anthology project that united 21 Black directors with 21 Black playwrights, and 21 Black actors to create 21 monodramas exploring the question: What is the future of Blackness?

카지노 게임 컬렉션�This project was so life-giving,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Dr. Waisvisz, whose scholarly work has explored Afro-Caribbean traditions, community, ritual, and storytelling. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�I can카지노 게임 컬렉션�t tell you how amazing it was to work on something in the company of so many Black and BIPOC creators all committed to the same vision of honouring and uplifting the Black-Canadian experience.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Her film, written by acclaimed Canadian playwright Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, stars Uche Ama as a senior emergency services dispatcher 카지노 게임 컬렉션� called a Witness 카지노 게임 컬렉션� as they train a new recruit on how to respond to emergency calls. Ama카지노 게임 컬렉션�s character fields calls from people experiencing a range of problems 카지노 게임 컬렉션� anything from a request for protection to a lost dog or mental health distress 카지노 게임 컬렉션� dispatching social workers, therapists, activists, or community supports as each situation demands.

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Dr. Waisvisz also directed the entire film via video call 카지노 게임 컬렉션� an experience akin to her new role as a faculty member of the Dan School of Drama and Music.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�I am thrilled to be part of a dynamic department and to teach inspiring students, but of course being a pandemic-year new faculty member means my life is all Zoom, all the time,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Dr. Waisvisz, who joined Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s in July 2020. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�I am amazed though by how much intimacy is nevertheless possible through video call if trust is built and nurtured 카지노 게임 컬렉션� whether it be with actors or students. It카지노 게임 컬렉션�s not simple, but I카지노 게임 컬렉션�m so glad to be able to create meaningful work and engage meaningfully with my students even from afar.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

In addition to her position at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s, Dr. Waisvisz is an accomplished playwright and performer. She continues to tour her solo show Monstrous about mixed-race identity, and her play Heartlines, about fighting white-supremacy and fascism, opened at Ottawa카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Undercurrents Festival to sold-out audiences.

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