AalaapiCreated by the Collectif Aalaapi, based on an original idea by Laurence Dauphinais and Marie-Laurence Rancourt, directed by Dauphinais. Until June 10 at Daniels Spectrum’s Ada Slaight Hall, 585 Dundas St. E. luminatofestival.comThis unusual production offers a window onto the life of Inuit communities in the North. A literal window: The set is a white A-frame house with a rectangular cut-out window, and the audience watches roommates Nancy (Nancy Saunders, whose artist name is Niap) and Ulivia (Olivia Ikey Duncan) as they go about their lives in a small Nunavik village. Before seeing “Aalaapi” I might have said “bleak scenery” but a big point of the enterprise is to challenge stereotypes and sensationalism about life in Northern communities. To read more Toronto Star coverage of the 2023 Luminato Festival, click hereKaren Fricker is a Toronto-based theatre critic and a freelance contributor for the Star.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 10, 2023 11:01 UTC