Meet Toronto-based theatre artist and writer, Yolanda Bonnell
Yolanda is a Queer, 2 Spirit, Ojibwe/South Asian performer, playwright and poet from Fort William First Nation in Thunder Bay, ON. Yolanda has performed at Stratford, the National Arts Centre, and theaters across the country. Her solo show bug premiered at the Luminato Festival in 2018 and has toured across the country, and she’s currently developing White Girls in Moccasins, in residency at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.
We talked about w...
Meet Toronto-based theatre artist and writer, Yolanda Bonnell
Yolanda is a Queer, 2 Spirit, Ojibwe/South Asian performer, playwright and poet from Fort William First Nation in Thunder Bay, ON. Yolanda has performed at Stratford, the National Arts Centre, and theaters across the country. Her solo show bug premiered at the Luminato Festival in 2018 and has toured across the country, and she’s currently developing White Girls in Moccasins, in residency at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.
We talked about what it’s like to create during these pandemic times, Yolanda’s relationship to decolonizing theatre, and her upcoming projects.
This week’s Meriendas de Pandemia or Pandemic Snacks are two Mexican delights: pastel de tres leches for Monica and tepache for Camila! Try them yourselves if you’re feeling adventurous.
Show notes:
- Yolanda participated in the 2019 Gros Morne Playwright’s Residency
- Cole Alvis, part of the manidoons collective and director of bug, a play that Yolanda wrote which ran at Theatre Passe Murailles this February
- Monique Mojica, Muriel Miguel, Dr. Lindsay Lachance, Kim Senklip-Harvery are indigenous women and theatre artists who are engaged in decolonizing theatre practice
- Yolanda played Theresa in Factory’s 2016 production of Crackwalker by Judith Thompson
- Monthly Amateur Strip night at the Round
- The Last Vampire book series by Christopher Pike
¡Esta semana Mónica y Camila conversaron con la artista y escritora teatral basada en Toronto, Yolanda Bonnell!
Yolanda es una artista Queer, 2 Spirit, Artista Ojibwe / del Sur de Asia, dramaturga y poeta de Fort William First Nation en Thunder Bay, Ontario. Yolanda ha actuado en Stratford, el Centro Nacional de las Artes de Canadá y en teatros de todo el país. Su solo show “Bug” se estrenó en el Festival Luminato en el 2018 y ha recorrido todo el país, actualmente está desarrollando “White Girls in Moccasins”, en residencia con Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.
Hablamos sobre lo que es crear durante estos tiempos de pandemia, la relación de Yolanda con la descolonización del teatro y sus próximos proyectos.
Esta semana nuestra Merienda de Pandemia son dos delicias Mexicanas: pastel de tres leches para Mónica y tepache para Camila! Sigua las recetas si quiere probar un pedacito de México.
Bibliografía:
- En el 2019 Yolanda participó en Gros Morne Playwright’s Residency, una residencia de dramaturgos
- Cole Alvis, parte del colectivo manidoons y director de bug, la obra que escribió Yolanda presentada en el Theatre Passe Murailles en Febrero de este año
- Monique Mojica, Muriel Miguel, Dr. Lindsay Lachance, Kim Senklip-Harvery mujeres indígenas y artistas de teatro que se dedican a descolonizar la práctica teatral
- Yolanda interpretó a Theresa Crackwalker by Judith Thompson, una obra producida en Factory Theatre en el 2016
- Noche Mensual de Strip Amateur en the Round
- The Last Vampire book series de Christopher Pike
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