The TAXI Project - an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective - is an original play exploring issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.
Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program - Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic, with Weyni Mengesha and Erica Kopyto - the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and their struggle to create a new life in Canada.
Directed by Weyni Mengesha
Starring Miranda Edwards, Patrick Garrow, Mayahuel Tecozautla and Diana Tso
Reserve tickets in advance as seating is limited.
$10 (or PWYC)
Available at PEN Canada.
Co-presented with the China Rights Network.
Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
The play will be followed by readings and discussion.
Saturday, May 2, 2009 | |
7:00pm - 9:00pm | |
Cecil Community Centre | |
58 Cecil Street | |
Toronto, ON | |
| Phone: | 416703844823 |
| Email: |
http://www.pencanad a.ca/programs/ community/ taxi.php
Sponsors: Ontario Trillium Foundation, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council
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