Friday, January 27th at 7:30 pmArts Court Theatre, 2 Daly Street CLICK on TICKETS to order online!You won't want to miss this story!
Inspired by the Chinese mythology of Monkey King in Wu Cheng-en’s 16th century novel, MONKEY QUEEN re-imagines an ancient myth with a female heroine. MONKEY QUEEN is deep storytelling coloured by the landscape and emotions of its characters, and of its creator!
Born from a jade stone in the mountains of the west, MONKEY QUEEN is guided by an ancient song and a shaman’s wisdom towards the east. Her journey takes us across a Canadian landscape in her sacred mission as both beast and woman warrior. A tale and performance brimming with energy, excitement, and originality. “Mesmerized by her polished, flowing telling, we the listeners took it all in as the Monkey Queen was born of Diana’s fertile imagination and grew before us into the heroine of an elaborate, poetic story of adventure across Canada towards the East…” - Jack Howard of PIPPIN, April 2010, Toronto Storytelling Festival
DIANA TSO is a theatre artist and storyteller. A graduate of the University of Toronto in English Literature, Diana also graduated from the École Internationale de Théâtre de Jacques Lecoq in France. She has worked with diverse theatres across Canada and internationally for 18 years. Recently, she performed in Chimerica, with the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre & CanStage, directed by Chris Abraham. As artistic director of Red Snow Collective, her theatre vision merges east & west storytelling art forms through music, movement & text. Her play, Red Snow, directed by Beatriz Pizano, premiered in Toronto in 2012, and subsequently enjoyed an international premiere at the Shanghai International Contemporary Theatre Festival in China. Her new play, Comfort, inspired by the resilience of women in war, premiered in Toronto November 2016, directed by William Yong. Upcoming, Diana will be part of the Stratford Festival’s 2017 acting ensemble. Diana is thrilled to be performing in Ottawa, the city of her birth, and presenting the part one and premiering part two of her Monkey Queen stories. Research and creation for Monkey Queen was a beautiful experience that involved immersing herself in the rich monkey mythology of India! Diana thanks the Ontario Arts Council for support in the creation of Monkey Queen. Find out more about Diana’s work at www.redsnowcollective.ca.
Marjolaine Fournier became a member of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in 1991 after earning a Premier Prix in double bass and chamber music at the Conservatoire de musique du Quebec. An avid student and lover of many genres of music, MJ has studied the viola da gamba and erhu and has played in a number of ensembles such as the Ottawa Baroque Consort and the Toronto Chinese Orchestra. She is a founding member of the ensemble "Boarding Pass" that performs repertoire from a variety of times and places. Marjolaine is the proud recipient of the NAC's Good Ambassador award as well as the host of the Explore the Symphony podcasts at nac-cna.ca.
Patty Chan was born in Toronto and is the Concertmaster of the Toronto Chinese Orchestra. She has collaborated with many ensembles, including the Orpheus Choir, Dusk Dances, Red Snow Collective, and Tapestry Music Theatre. Patty has appeared on CBC Radio, recorded for the docudrama, “IRIS CHANG: The Rape of Nanking”, and has performed in the 2012 theatre production of “Red Snow” in Toronto and Shanghai. In May 2013, Patty performed in the world premiere of “The Lesson of Da Ji”, which won the Dora Mavor Moore award for “Outstanding New Musical/Opera”. Patty’s composition, “Redemption: The Chan Kol Nidre” for erhu and viola da gamba was recorded and re- leased in September 2015. This composition was selected as one of “Best of Kol Nidre” on the Jewish cultural website, JewPop, and has been added to the archives at the Beit Hatfutsot in Tel Aviv in October 2016. In November 2016, she performed in the world premiere theatre production of “Comfort”. Patty has taught erhu and Chinese music at York University and Ryerson University, and currently at Carleton University. In 2011, Patty published “Playing Erhu – Bridging the Gap”, the world’s first erhu instruction book in English which has been sold in over 30 countries. Sharing the beauty of music to a new generation and a new audience has al- ways been her passion.
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