The Nanaimo Art Gallery will host talks focused on play for its Making Waves speaker series. The talks will bring artists together on Friday, March 7, to discuss the topic 'how can we play together?'
According to a news release from the art gallery, the event will celebrate how play is an integral part in artists’ creative practice and they will share personal, historical and imaginative stories with the audience.
The speakers are Murmur Arts Collective (Mitch Miyagawa and Myriam Verzat), Sophia Maher, James Darin Corbiere and Danielle Enblom.
Maher is an actor and museum manager who has worked in community and professional theatre since 1995.
Darin Corbiere is an Aanishinaabe artist, former police officer and teacher. He created a Truth and Reconciliation board game that is used as an educational resource. He also writes and illustrates a graphic novel series titled ii-Wed-Anong.
Enblom is a dance historian, choreographer and award-winning step dancer and jigger. She holds a master’s degree in Ethnochoreology (dance anthropology) and will provide a unique opportunity to share distinct qualities and histories of Irish and Métis dance.
Miyagawa has worked as a professional multi-disciplinary artist for the past two decades. He is a playwright, director, screenwriter and essay writer. His 2012 documentary film A Sorry State won the Writers Guild of Canada Award for Documentary.
Verzat is an interdisciplinary artist who has become a leader in the Nanaimo cultural scene since moving to the city in 2017. She teaches, performs and organizes cultural events. In 2020 she presented an outdoor solo performance titled Freedom is Internal for Crimson Coast Dance’s Infringing Festival.
Tickets for the talks are $15 each and can be purchased on the Nanaimo Art Gallery’s website. Doors will open at 6:30 and the talks will start at 7 p.m.
