The Chemical Valley Project - Grand OnStage Live Stream Performance
This presentation will run approximately 50-60 mins and will not contain a chat function or live post performance artist Q&A.
A live streamed virtual play by Broadleaf Theatre: co-created by Kevin Matthew Wong and Julia Howman. This theatrical performance will be performed LIVE and live streamed from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in downtown St. Catharines, ON to co-presenting partners including The Rose Theatre in Brampton, The Oakville Centre and Grand OnStage.
The Aamjiwnaang First Nations reserve, located in Sarnia, ON, and its 900 residents are smothered by one of Canada’s largest petrochemical corridors: the Chemical Valley. Siblings Vanessa Gray and Beze Gray have dedicated their lives to fighting the pollution that threatens their community’s health, safety, and future. In The Chemical Valley Project, theatre makers and friends Julia Howman and Kevin Matthew Wong document Vanessa and Beze’s vital activism and journeys as land defenders and water protectors. Through an innovative blend of projection design, object puppetry, and solo-performance, Wong (Honourable Mention for Theatre Centre’s Emerging Artist Award, SummerWorks 2017) writes and performs this documentary theatre work. T
The Chemical Valley Project seeks to spark conversations on Canadian environmental policy, treaty rights and Indigenous relations, as well as the current nature of Canadian identity and values. Receiving praise for its visual magic, surprising theatricality, and vital message, the play has toured through Ontario, British Columbia, and Germany after successful workshops (including Summerworks 2017) and had its World Premiere at Theatre Passe Muraille in 2019.
Additional Content: Visit the Kingston Grand Theatre website for an artist conversation as local theatre practitioner Kemi King sits down with the creative team from The Chemical Valley Project https://www.kingstongrand.ca/events/chemical-valley-project.
