Monthly Archive

2018

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find totaly 13 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Mary Poppins with a twist: An interview with Thom Allison
Arts and Entertainment
Meres J. Weche

Mary Poppins with a twist: An interview with Thom Allison

Young People's Theatre's holiday production of the Mary Poppins musical, based on the stories penned by P.L. Travers and the 1964 Disney film, has broken all YPT sales records in its 53-year history s... read more..
Djanet Sears on "for colored girls"
Theatre
Meres J. Weche

Djanet Sears on "for colored girls"

Over the past weekend, we learned the sad news of the passing of pioneering playwright, poet and novelist Ntozake Shange. Her landmark choreopoem, “for colored girls who have considered suicide /... read more..
Creating a platform for traditional black dance
Arts and Entertainment
Meres J. Weche

Creating a platform for traditional black dance

"Where there is music, dance always is. It becomes part of the storytelling," said Toronto-based multidimensional performing artist Nicole Brooks, while speaking to AfroToronto.com about the long trad read more..
Standing in an Afrofuturistic B-girl stance
Arts and Entertainment
Meres J. Weche

Standing in an Afrofuturistic B-girl stance

Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape, an Obsidian Theatre production presented in partnership with Soulpepper Theatre, written and performed by multidisciplinarian spoken word artist Motion and infused by ... read more..
Sy Smith: Queen of underground soul
Music
Meres J. Weche

Sy Smith: Queen of underground soul

I recently discovered the soothing vocal sounds of Los Angeles-based singer Sy Smith. Known as the “Queen of Underground Soul,” her style is a mix of funk, neo-soul and R&B. ... read more..
Unearthing the traumas of shadeism
Arts and Entertainment
Meres J. Weche

Unearthing the traumas of shadeism

Shadeism, sometimes also called colourism, is an insidious form of discrimination based on skin tone. In the black community, it's the cause and result of generational trauma, even within families, cr... read more..
Restoration & AfroChic
Community
Adele Ambrose

Restoration & AfroChic

Celebrating community as a restorative act So, full disclosure: AfroChic has been around for a while. I had no idea what to expect, but the buzz about it in Toronto these last few weeks had me curiou... read more..
Honouring our theatrical classics
Theatre
Meres J. Weche

Honouring our theatrical classics

An interview with Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu, the director of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at Soulpepper Theatre Soulpepper Theatre's currently running production of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Botto... read more..
Young, queer, black and free in foreign
Theatre
Meres J. Weche

Young, queer, black and free in foreign

An interview with emerging artist daniel jelani ellis about his show speaking of sneaking One of the central characteristics of the immigrant experience is the need to define one's place in a new lan... read more..
Halifax's new Poet Laureate : Dr. Afua Cooper
Community
News Editor

Halifax's new Poet Laureate : Dr. Afua Cooper

Photo by Nick Pearce Halifax's new poet laureate says everybody has a tale to tell, and for the next two years the accomplished scholar, author and social justice advocate says she'll work to uncover... read more..
FLOOR’D: Chronicling the legacy of black social dance
Arts and Entertainment
Meres J. Weche

FLOOR’D: Chronicling the legacy of black social dance

An interview with Natasha Powell, artistic director of Holla Jazz As we prepare to observe International Jazz Day on April 30, Natasha Powell, the Toronto-based artistic director of the jazz dance co... read more..
Ryan O'Neil sprinkles Valentine's magic around downtown Toronto
Books
AfroToronto Team

Ryan O'Neil sprinkles Valentine's magic around downtown Toronto

Artist leaves romantic poems around Toronto in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day Lovers of the arts and poetry should be on the lookout for a Valentine’s treat sprinkled around the downtown co... read more..
A chat with Toronto Black Film Festival short film director, Dean Leon Anderson
Movies
Meres J. Weche

A chat with Toronto Black Film Festival short film director, Dean Leon Anderson

The Toronto Black Film Festival, running from February 14 to 19, will be showcasing a series of short films as part of its overall program. These captivating cinematic short stories are as much a part... read more..
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