Something I Had Never Felt Before
by Marion Rose Landers, Arrivals Alum, mixed South African and Irish Canadian actor, choreographer, and teacher from Vancouver. Arrivals Legacy Voice (ALV) has allowed me to open up a portal to more (grief and joy) than I knew was there, including experiences outside myself. In some ways, the grief of a nation. I had had […]
Reclaiming Sorrel
Larissa Blokhuis, #ArrivalsAlum and ALP Communications and Admin Coordinator, reflects on her connection to Jamaican culture through sorrel. The first thing to know about sorrel is that everyone has their own recipe. For a Caribbean version, you can add one, some, or all, of: ginger, orange peel, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, bay leaves, pimento, star anise, […]
What is Arrivals Legacy Voice?
In May 2024, we’ll be in Hamilton ON, facilitating an Arrivals Legacy Voice (ALV) workshop, in partnership with Open Hearts Arts Theatre, and our longtime collaborator lbs/sq” performance. Founding Artistic Director Diane, and lbs/sq” Founding Artistic Director Gerry Trentham, will also be featured in an upcoming edition of the Canadian Theatre Review, where they and […]
Sacred Wandering: When Art Mirrors Life Mirrors Art
by Diane RobertsFounding Artistic Director Whose idea was this anyway? Here I am standing at a crossroads about to take a step into the unknown. One foot after the other. I hesitate, leaning back and stretching forward on this precipice called art—no, life—no…art! Sometimes the lines blur especially in the work of Arrivals. Having recently […]
The Legacy of Comfort Adoley Addo
By Natasha Eck As I contemplate February’s commemoration of the contributions of Black Diasporic peoples, I’m prompted to reflect on how I can honour and embrace this gratitude throughout the entire year. My lineage transcends the confines of a single month, weaving through generations with narratives and insights that resonate profoundly with me today. While […]
Generative Discomfort: Valerie Sing Turner and Diane Roberts
Join Arrivals Alum Valerie Sing Turner and Diane Roberts for their conversation, Generative Discomfort. Cultivating Kin has documented this as part of a series of conversations, hosted by Rungh, a Canadian multidisciplinary space for creative explorations, featuring work by BIPOC artists. You may see some familiar names in this series, including Chris Creighton-Kelly and France Trepanier, […]
Moving Together / Arriving Together: Report from Gregorio
Over the course of a week in late-September/early-October at the Prismatic Arts Festival in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, ALP successfully held our first SeedPool Gathering—launching the testing phase of our new project, Moving Together/Arriving Together: Decolonising Creative Partnerships. Our inaugural cohort of 8 artists gathered at the Bus Stop Theatre (along with 2 artists via Zoom) for a […]
Moving Together / Arriving Together: Reflections from Diane
Diane offers some initial reflections on the ALP gathering at Prismatic Festival in Halifax in September/October. Sometimes a title is just a title chosen in the moment to satisfy a proposal. Sometimes the title tells the whole story. From the moment the first wave of our team moved and arrived together (Lydie Dubuisson, Gregorio Pablo Rodrguez-Arbolay, […]
New Moving Together/Arriving Together Project to debut in Halifax
Earlier this year, Arrivals Legacy Project’s curatorial team began planning our new project, Moving Together/Arriving Together: Decolonising Creative Partnerships. Funded by Canada Council for the Arts Cultivate Program, this project aims to research, cultivate, and share co-creative models of leadership that privilege decolonising ways of being, knowing, and making art. AD Diane Roberts, our curatorial team […]
Introducing Gregorio Pablo Rodriguez-Arbolay
We are proud to introduce you to Gregorio Pablo Rodríguez-Arbolay, our newest team member! Gregorio started his role with ALP in July, and is tasked with developing our new project on decolonising partnerships: Moving Together/Arriving Together. We felt this was a good time to learn more about his perspectives and experiences. Enjoy! 1. Please introduce […]
