IFT Theatre

ift theatre= it's a freedom thing A Toronto-based theatre company focusing on work that is interdisciplinary and/or experimental in style and content

[Why Not Theatre @WhyNotTheatreTO]

Check this out, folks! @MotionLive & @idrisgoodwin do amazing work, so don't miss your chance to hear what they're working on next.

[Nightswimming @NightswimmingTh]

Nightswimming has been listening to the voices of BIPOC artists. We need meaningful actions to make meaningful change. Stories and the artists who tell them can change the world. Action: a $20,000 commission for a Black and/or Indigenous creator. Details:
https://t.co/hPnv3N6QgE

[Soulpepper Theatre Company @Soulpepper]

Join us for #spFreshInk Art & Activism featuring @IdrisGoodwin (And In This Corner Cassius Clay, How We Got On) & @MotionLive (Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape, Aneemah’s Spot). Co-hosted by @weynimengesha & @MumbiTindyebwa.

This Friday June 12 at 5PM!
https://t.co/VwOksrBsiw

[Institute for Canadian Citizenship @forcitizenship_]

Art, in its many forms, represents identity & community, activism & protest.

Tomorrow, filmmaker Charles Officer (@canesugar) joins producer @martinfkatz on #6DegreesLive to discuss five films that give context to the moment that we’re in.

Join us: https://t.co/yKjjyVJGls

[IFT Theatre @ifttheatre]

Mandatory viewing

[Stratford Festival @stratfest]

Reminder: 'Black Like Me, past, present & future: Behind the Stratford Curtain' will remain on Youtube. Link in bio and bellow
- https://t.co/2DUmXLvpRJ
- #InTheDressingRoom continue to share your stories & messages of support. We hear you ALL & see you ALL !!!!

[Soulpepper Theatre Company @Soulpepper]

"This is why I believe so deeply in storytelling; we can create narratives that counteract the violent messaging that being Black means you are not valued or loved." - Artistic Director, @weynimengesha.

Read more:
https://t.co/Od4ESO6xO7

[Black Lives Matter — Toronto @BLM_TO]

Black Lives Matter – Toronto (BLMTO) has NO involvement in the organizing of any of this weekend’s upcoming actions and marches. We believe in Black people mourning, grieving, and protesting however works for them & hope everyone look out & care for each other. #BlackLivesMatter

[Stratford Festival @stratfest]

There’s an old saying in the theatre, “what happens in the dressing room, stays in the dressing room” it’s hard to be backstage and Black.
#inthedressingroom

[IFT Theatre @ifttheatre]

Congrats @obsidiantheatre fam!

[Obsidian Theatre @obsidiantheatre]

We do the work. As a result of that work, Black artists thrive. #BlackArtMatters #2020TTCA #DoTheWork

[Ian Kamau @iankamau]

Hm? Colonization of Indegenous land? Residential school system? Japanese internment camps? The Komagata Maru? The destruction of Africville? Missing and murdered indigenous women? Blk ppl 20x more likely to by killed by police than whites in Ontario.. tell us more @fordnation

[M O T I O N @MotionLive]

“What you should see when you see Black protesters in the age of Trump and coronavirus is people pushed to the edge, not because they want bars & nail salons open, but because they want to live.” #KareemAbdulJabbar

https://t.co/M1jPtmTDfy

[Obsidian Theatre @obsidiantheatre]

"Of course Black Lives Matter, they are just not valued.

That is our lived reality. If any of this is a surprise to you then you haven't been paying attention.

Wake up." - Philip Akin @Akin36

Full statement below. #BlackLivesMatter #BlackArtMatters #ThisIsOurLivedReality

[Keosha Love @Keoshaloveee]

If you missed my speech today at the opening ceremony for the Toronto protest, here is the written copy: #BlackLivesMatter

[never not trying @BelladonnaNHP]

LIVE NOW.

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

A rally is set to take place in Toronto today in protest of what organizers describe as anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism around the world.

The peaceful protest is set to begin at 2 p.m. at Christie Pits and end in a march to Queen’s Park.

https://t.co/Kzw1pWSd1K

[never not trying @BelladonnaNHP]

Today. Together.

[Soulpepper Theatre Company @Soulpepper]

Next week for #spFreshInk, we're hearing new work from @idrisgoodwin (And In This Corner Cassius Clay, How We Got On, and Hype Man: A Break Beat Play) and @MotionLive (Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape, Aneemah’s Spot, Nightmare Dream)!

https://t.co/VwOksrBsiw

[Canadian Actors' Equity @CdnActorsEquity]

Many Canadian artists working in live performance are depending on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). Artists need the critical #CERB support extended beyond its current 16-week limit. Find out how you can take action: https://t.co/sfIEqRwPkN #EquityStrong #CDNPoli