Fonds XZ1 MS A791 000 - XZ1 MS A810 000 - Black Theatre Canada fonds

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Black Theatre Canada fonds

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    CA ON00344 XZ1 MS A791 000 - XZ1 MS A810 000

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    • 1973-1988 (Creation)

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    14 m of textual records and other material

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    Vera Cudjoe founded Black Theatre Canada in Toronto in 1973. She became its artistic director and received the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Award. The theatre provided a unique mix of community and professional drama, producing shows of interest to the black community. The difficulties facing the theatre which led to its eventual closure went beyond funding. Its professional standing was called into question due in part to its special connection with the black community. It lacked a permanent theatre space. The company toured schools and trained young black people in theatre arts. It closed in 1988 due to lack of funding.

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    The fonds includes programs, performance files, photographs, promotional material, posters, reviews, press releases, scripts, and administrative records. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Black Theatre Canada. Performance Files. XZ1 MS A791 000 Black Theatre Canada. Posters. XZ3 MS A791 000 Black Theatre Canada. House Programs. XZ1 MS A792 000 Black Theatre Canada. Publicity. Promotional Material. XZ1 MS A793 000 Black Theatre Canada. Publicity. Press Releases. XZ1 MS A793 001 Black Theatre Canada. Reviews and Articles.XZ1 MS A794 000 Black Theatre Canada. Audio Visual. XZ1 MS A795 000 Black Theatre Canada. Production Photos. XZ1 MS A798 000

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        Open. Unprocessed material are located in storage (off-site), and may not be available for research: contact library for availability.

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        Copyright, normally is held by the creator. Materials cannot be published without the permission of the copyright holder.

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        The library’s online catalogue contains more than 170 specific entries under the author “Black Theatre Canada Archives”. Users may limit searches by applying keywords: more information on searching is located at: http://trellis3.tug-libraries.on.ca/

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