Director Weyni Mengesha is photographed during a break in rehearsals for the production of ‘da Kink in My Hair' in Toronto, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Director Weyni Mengesha is photographed during a break in rehearsals for the production of ‘da Kink in My Hair' in Toronto, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
TORONTO - Soulpepper artistic director Weyni Mengesha and dub poet d'bi.young anitafrika are among the winners of the Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes.
The Metcalf Foundation announced five recipients of the $25,000 awards, which celebrate mid-career artists in Ontario who work in dance, theatre and music/opera.Â
Jamaican-Canadian theatre artist anitafrika chose writer and storyteller Sashoya Simpson, while fellow Metcalf winner, playwright and director Sarah Gartshore of Sudbury, Ont., named theatre creator and puppeteer Adam Francis Proulx.
Nominees were selected through project competitions in dance, music/opera and theatre.
Ten remaining finalists each get $2,000: Penny Couchie, Christine Friday, Donna Grantis, Haviah Mighty, Lua Shayenne, Louis Simão, Vanese Smith, Adrian Sutherland, Marni Walsh, and Naishi Wang.
This report by ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published May 5, 2025.
