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Keeping Our Stories Alive: Storytelling for LGBTQ2S+ and Allies, with Jeffrey Canton (In-Person)
Keeping Our Stories Alive: Storytelling for LGBTQ2S+ and Allies, with Jeffrey Canton (In-Person)
August 10 from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
$361.60
Instructor: Jeffrey Canton
Course Fee: $320 + HST (13%)Preserving unique, personal stories of being LGBTQ2S+ is one of the most important ways that we can contribute to the history of the Queer community in Canada. This course offers participants techniques to take a memory or anecdote about their experience as LGBTQ2S+ and craft it into a polished performance piece. Participants will learn how to shape and enhance their story and give it the power it deserves as a contribution to our history as LGBTQ2S+. Participants will be encouraged to donate their stories to The ArQuives as well as participate in a final concert where participants will share with their guests. Listen to Jeffrey’s introduction to the course here.
Course Fee: $320 + HST (13%)Preserving unique, personal stories of being LGBTQ2S+ is one of the most important ways that we can contribute to the history of the Queer community in Canada. This course offers participants techniques to take a memory or anecdote about their experience as LGBTQ2S+ and craft it into a polished performance piece. Participants will learn how to shape and enhance their story and give it the power it deserves as a contribution to our history as LGBTQ2S+. Participants will be encouraged to donate their stories to The ArQuives as well as participate in a final concert where participants will share with their guests. Listen to Jeffrey’s introduction to the course here.
This 4 day course is presented in-person at The ArQuives during the following dates and times:
Saturday, August 10, 2024 | 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday, August 11, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Saturday, August 17, 2024 | 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday, August 18, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
This course is offered in partnership with The ArQuives. The ArQuives is Canada’s LGBTQ2S+ Archives, formerly known as the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives. It is also a Canadian non-profit organization, founded in 1973 as the Canadian Gay Liberation Movement Archives. The ArQuives is located at 34 Isabella St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1N1.
About Jeffrey Canton:
Jeffrey Canton, a storyteller of traditional and personal tales for over three decades, identifies as LGBTQ2S+ and much of his work focuses on his inter-sectional identity. He is a core member of Queers in Your Ears, Toronto’s oldest LGBTQ2S+ storytelling collective. Jeffrey has trained at the Toronto Biennial of Art in conflict resolution, anti-oppression and anti-racism, and uses this training to create a safe space for all participants.
The last day to register for this class is Friday, August 9th at 5 pm.