Hexsa’am / To Be Here Always
Hexsa’am / To Be Here Always: Six Questions was created by Artistic Founding Director Diane Roberts, with composer/sound designer and video editor Troy Slocum. In an interweaving sound narrative in dialogue with the environment, artists Siku Allooloo, Navidu Taylor, Marianne Nicolson, Diane Roberts, Althea Thauberger, and Lindsey Willie answer 6 questions about art, identity, longevity, and […]
What is Arrivals Legacy Voice?
Most Arrivals Alums will know the Arrivals Personal Legacy process, developed over 20 years ago by Diane in collaboration with Heather Hermant, Danielle Smith, and Rosemary Georgeson. This began Diane’s journey of offering a new/old grounding for artists based on African and diaspora ways of knowing/being and doing. In 2015, in residency with the Moving […]
The Arrivals Belonging Experience With Black Theatre Workshop
ALP Arrivals Alum and BTW Artist Mentor Warona Setshwaelo chats with Artistic Founding Director Diane Roberts. Learn about the origins of the Arrivals Personal Legacy Workshop; hear about personal experiences from Arrivals Alums Thalia Urbani, Jason Selman, and Christine Rodriguez; hear from facilitators Julie Tamiko Manning, Lopa Sircar, and Benita Sarah Bailey; and enjoy the […]
River Stories / Ocean Song
Co-Presented with Vancouver Moving Theatre as part of Heart of the City Festival Journey with us in a deep-rooted exploration that invites cross-cultural exchanges, performative story-making and creative dialogue where ancestral histories and contemporary realities meet. These events are for you if you’re interested in discovering your culturally storied body in a dance between self […]
Hot Pot Talks!
Jen Sungshine and David Ng of Love Intersections welcome Diane Roberts, Rosemary Georgeson, and Neelu Anand for a warm conversation about food, culture, and more! There are more episodes in the Hot Pot Talks series, check it out!
Arrivals Legacy Voice with Diane, Gerry, and Kelly
Founding Artistic Director Diane recently met with Gerry Trentham and Kelly Wolf to discuss Arrivals Legacy Voice. Kelly opens by discussing why she wanted to bring the workshop to her community. Diane provides history, context, and conceptual understanding of the work, and Gerry shares his reflections on the practice. Enjoy! The Hamilton workshop runs 23 […]
The Return Home
Meet the team of brilliant contributors to this webinar! In our final event for May, we trace the pain of exile from and return to ancestral lands, and examine how the Arrivals work might help navigate personal and communal grief and amplify the voices of artists in communities increasingly polarised by war. Date & Time: Thursday, […]
The Art of Healing
Meet the team of brilliant contributors to this webinar! Our second webinar in this series highlights how Arrivals addresses intergenerational trauma, and considers its potential relationship to effective clinical, therapeutic, and spiritual healing practices that contribute to better mental, physical, and emotional outcomes. Date & Time: Thursday, 16 May 2024, 2pm – 3:45pm EST Registration is […]
From Family Trees to Origin Stories
Meet the team of brilliant contributors to this webinar! In our inaugural webinar, we explore intersections between the Arrivals work and family revelations, relationships, memory, and tradition. Date & Time: Thursday, 2 May 2024, 2pm – 3:45pm EST Registration is closed Olivia C. Davies is mother to two beautiful daughters, Daisy and Aurora, and is the […]
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Immigration Records and Family History Research Help The Scotiabank Family History Centre researchers offer help for people who would like to locate an immigration record. Our staff use a variety of internal and external sources to locate immigration records, manifests and passenger lists. Research we can help with: Arrived after 1935 Unfortunately, staff are not […]
