Orality in Community
This winter, join award winning Playwright, Actress and Poet Columpa Bobb at Massey Theatre's community and creativity hub!
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"Orality in Community" is a new weekly event where members of the community can come together and engage in indigenous orality practice with Columpa Bobb and guest experts.
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Indigenous Orality is the Salish art of speaking, storytelling and knowledge transmission. Join our weekly group to learn this art form, improve public speaking and improvisation skills, express your creativity and connect with the community!
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Click the button below to sign up for this program!
Programming
​On site - Fall/winter 2025
(Massey Theatre)
Off site - anytime
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Programming:
Indigenous Youth programming
Acting/Improvisation
Consulting
Empowerment
Community building
Cultural competency
Orality in Action
Made to order; Custom programming
Columpa Bobb is an expert in administering programming and training for youth and adults. With nearly forty years of experience as an instructor for theatre companies and theatre schools across Canada, youths in elementary, secondary and post secondary educational institutions, and grassroots community projects. Columpa is the founding Artistic Director of Aboriginal Arts, the founding Artistic Executive Director of Urban Indigenous, and a founding member of the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance. With years of experience and passion for educating and facilitating theatre, Columpa Bobb is a programming extraordinaire.
Tania Carter is highly experienced in program management through assisting Columpa Bobb at Aboriginal Arts, where she was a Teaching Assistant as well. She is an experienced administrator, frontline outreach worker and performance artist. Tania loves children and wishes to help build kid's confidence and strengthen her community through the arts. Her Masters degree in Theatre, acting experience and frontline outreach experience make her the perfect addition to the programming duo.
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