The Land Acknowledgement or As You Like It: Cliff Cardinal

Fri. October 11th Metro Studio $25-$30

Event Info

The Land Acknowledgement or As You Like It: Cliff Cardinal

A devastating yet laugh-out-loud examination of land acknowledgements
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event
Fri. October 11th + Add to Calendar Metro Studio (All Ages)
7:00pm - 9:00pm  Doors at: 6:30pm General $30.00 Alumni/Student $25.00

Artists

Cliff Cardinal

Presented by:

Crow's Theatre

Hard-copy tickets

Physical tickets at: Jamie Cassell Centre

Other Dates / Times

Oct. 10, 2024 7:00pm doors at 6:30pm
Oct. 12, 2024 2:00pm doors at 1:30pm
Oct. 12, 2024 7:00pm doors at 6:30pm

Event Description

A devastating yet laugh-out-loud examination of land acknowledgements as cultural and political practice.

Cultural provocateur Cliff Cardinal revisits Shakespeare’s timeless tale of mistaken identities, gentle ruses and banishment in this show that exults in difficult subject matter.

When Crow’s Theatre, one of Toronto’s most eclectic and adventurous companies, premiered this audacious new production, they said very little about it. All they revealed was that Cliff Cardinal was doing a “radical retelling of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It.” There were no further details, no cast list, nothing.

How - and why - would Cardinal, a young Indigenous playwright and actor of Cree and Lakota heritage, acclaimed for his acerbic humour and willingness to deal with raw emotions and difficult subject matter, going to retell one of Shakespeare’s most accessible and whimsical plays?

Dubbed “the Canadian arts surprise of the year” by The Globe and Mail, Cardinal’s brilliant play, The Land Acknowledgement or As You Like It, offers you the unvarnished truth of the state of the reconciliation process between Indigenous communities and colonial settlers in Canada. When the curtains rise, prepare for Shakespeare as you’ve never seen him before and likely never will again.

Winner of the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama. Biography

Venue

Metro Studio
1411 Quadra (at Johnson)
Theatre
Capacity172
Fully Accessible see details
Open / Operational

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The Land Acknowledgement or As You Like It: Cliff Cardinal @ Metro Studio Oct 11 2024 - Oct 6th @ Metro Studio

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