The Culture Shift

Devyani Saltzman
The Culture Shift

The Culture Shift is a series of conversations with intersectional artists and arts workers working at the forefront of their practice, and pushing systems change from both within and outside of our institutional spaces. Hosted by Devyani Saltzman. Hosted by Devyani Saltzman

Episodes

  1. 2022-04-12

    The Culture Shift - Kimberley Rampersad

    For this month's episode of The Culture Shift, I had the pleasure of speaking to Kimberley Rampersad, Associate Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival. A theatre artist, born and raised in Treaty 1 Territory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Kimberley is also an actor and she has appeared in various theatres across Canada including Mirvish, RMTC, Stratford and Shaw. Her work as a choreographer has been recognized with two Dora nominations for Passing Strange (Musical Stage/Obsidian) and Seussical - the Musical (YPT), respectively and an Evie Award in 2019 for Matilda – The Musical (Royal MTC/ Citadel/ Arts Club). As a director, Kimberley was featured in the New York Times in July 2019 for directing a full- length production of Man and Superman at the Shaw Festival. Her production of How Black Mothers Say I Love You (GCTC) received a Prix Rideau Award for outstanding production, and her productions of The Color Purple (Neptune and Citadel/ Royal MTC) received Merritt and Sterling Award for outstanding direction and productions. She was the recipient of the 2017 Gina Wilkinson Prize for an emerging female director (Ontario Arts Foundation). In the community she contributes to the work of the Philp Akin – Black Shoulders Legacy Award, Gina’s Prize, and sits on the board of AFC. Kimberley completed her dance teacher certification through the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Political Science, from the University of Manitoba. We spoke about the return of theatre in Ontario, Shaw's 60th anniversary season, her upcoming production of Chitra, and how Shaw have chosen the stories that come to their stage.

    50 min
  2. 2022-02-08

    The Culture Shift - Sirish Rao

    In Episode 4 I had the pleasure of speaking with writer, curator and cultural producer, Sirish Rao (he/him), co-founder and Artistic Director of Vancouver's Indian Summer Festival, one of the country's leading multi-arts festivals, curated through a South Asian lens. Sirish co-founded ISF in 2011 with his partner Laura Byspalko, and this past week they announced they were stepping down to make space for new leadership. Sirish has been responsible for introducing some of the world’s most exciting artists and thinkers to Vancouver audiences. He was born in Bangalore, India, and spent a decade as Director of Tara Books, one of India’s most respected publishing houses. ​​He was also on the Advisory Committee of Culture|Shift, Vancouver’s new Culture Plan for 2020-2029. We talked about transitions, programming and what it's like to let go of the organization you built. The Culture Shift is a monthly series of conversations with intersectional artists and arts workers working at the forefront of their practice, and pushing systems change from both within and outside of our institutional spaces. Many thanks to The Green Line for their support of this program. The Green Line is a new hyperlocal digital news outlet based in Toronto that investigates the way we live to help young Torontonians survive and thrive in a rapidly changing city. They focus on producing journalism that looks at community-driven solutions to problems facing the city, so Torontonians are empowered to take action on the issues that matter to them. Visit them at thegreenline.to or on Instagram and TikTok.

    47 min

Ratings & Reviews

4.9
out of 5
12 Ratings

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The Culture Shift is a series of conversations with intersectional artists and arts workers working at the forefront of their practice, and pushing systems change from both within and outside of our institutional spaces. Hosted by Devyani Saltzman. Hosted by Devyani Saltzman

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