Yolanda Bonnell's guest appearances

Yolanda Bonnell

Q with Tom Power

Being an Artist is F**king Killing Me

Radio Aluna Theatre

David Ingram

Ghenoa Gela

Emily Carson

Will Hamilton

Dani Nash

Anna Catley

Alex Garant

Nigel Downer

Roberto Sapienza

Chloe Lamarche

Rodney Diverlus

Taylor Oakes

Brittany Brooks

Aria Evans

Kate Knox

OwlTail

Patrick Haggerty

Playwright Yolanda Bonnell discusses her new play, My Sister's Rage, and why she wanted to explore the joy and laughter that can come with grief. Canadian music icon Céline Dion opens up about her latest album, Courage, and how she coped after the passing of her late husband, René Angélil. Mike Payette, the artistic director of the Tarragon Theatre, talks about directing Tarell Alvin McCraney's play Choir Boy for Canadian Stage, and how it changed his outlook on life. Musician Patrick Haggerty of Lavender Country discusses the role he's had in a budding queer country scene and what it's like releasing a sophomore album in his late 70s.

[Full episode] Yolanda Bonnell, Céline Dion, Mike Payette, Patrick Haggerty

Meet Toronto-based theatre artist and writer, Yolanda Bonnell Yolanda is a Queer, 2 Spirit, Ojibwe/South Asian performer, playwright and poet from Fort William First Nation in Thunder Bay, ON. Yolanda has performed at Stratford, the National Arts Centre, and theaters across the country. Her solo show bug premiered at the Luminato Festival in 2018 and has toured across the country, and she’s currently developing White Girls in Moccasins, in residency at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. We talked about what it’s like to create during these pandemic times, Yolanda’s relationship to decolonizing theatre, and her upcoming projects.  This week’s Meriendas de Pandemia or Pandemic Snacks are two Mexican delights: pastel de tres leches for Monica and tepache for Camila! Try them yourselves if you’re feeling adventurous.  Show notes: Yolanda participated in the 2019 Gros Morne Playwright’s Residency  Cole Alvis, part of the manidoons collective and director of bug, a play that Yolanda wrote which ran at Theatre Passe Murailles this February  Monique Mojica, Muriel Miguel, Dr. Lindsay Lachance, Kim Senklip-Harvery are indigenous women and theatre artists who are engaged in decolonizing theatre practice  Yolanda played Theresa in Factory’s 2016 production of Crackwalker by Judith Thompson  Monthly Amateur Strip night at the Round The Last Vampire book series by Christopher Pike  ¡Esta semana Mónica y Camila conversaron con la artista y escritora teatral basada en Toronto, Yolanda Bonnell! Yolanda es una artista Queer, 2 Spirit, Artista Ojibwe / del Sur de Asia, dramaturga y poeta de Fort William First Nation en Thunder Bay, Ontario. Yolanda ha actuado en Stratford, el Centro Nacional de las Artes de Canadá y en teatros de todo el país. Su solo show “Bug” se estrenó en el Festival Luminato en el 2018 y ha recorrido todo el país, actualmente está desarrollando “White Girls in Moccasins”, en residencia con Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Hablamos sobre lo que es crear durante estos tiempos de pandemia, la relación de Yolanda con la descolonización del teatro y sus próximos proyectos. Esta semana nuestra Merienda de Pandemia son dos delicias Mexicanas: pastel de tres leches para Mónica y tepache para Camila! Sigua las recetas si quiere probar un pedacito de México.  Bibliografía: En el 2019 Yolanda participó en Gros Morne Playwright’s Residency, una residencia de dramaturgos  Cole Alvis, parte del colectivo manidoons y director de bug, la obra que escribió Yolanda presentada en el Theatre Passe Murailles en Febrero de este año Monique Mojica, Muriel Miguel, Dr. Lindsay Lachance, Kim Senklip-Harvery mujeres indígenas y artistas de teatro que se dedican a descolonizar la práctica teatral Yolanda interpretó a Theresa Crackwalker by Judith Thompson, una obra producida en Factory Theatre en el 2016 Noche Mensual de Strip Amateur en the Round The Last Vampire book series de Christopher Pike    All Merendiando episodes are in Spanglish. New episodes of Radio Aluna Theatre are released every second Wednesday. Subscribe to this show wherever you get your podcasts.  Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto Arts Council, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council. Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano &amp; Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint &amp; Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido. For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook. Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Todos los episodios de Merendiando son en Inglés, Español y Spanglish. Nuevos episodios de Radio Aluna Teatro cada Miércoles. Síguenos y suscríbete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts. Radio Aluna Teatro es una producción de Aluna Theatre con el apoyo de Metcalf Foundation, Laidlaw Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, y Toronto Arts Council. Aluna Theatre es Beatriz Pizano &amp; Trevor Schwellnus, con Sue Balint &amp; Gia Nahmens. Radio Aluna Theatre es producido por Camila Díaz-Varela y Mónica Garrido. Para más información sobre Aluna Theatre, visita nuestra página alunatheatre.ca, síguenos en twitter @alunatheatre o en instagram, o haz click en “me gusta” en facebook.

Meet Toronto-based theatre artist and writer, <a href="https://www.yolandabonnell.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yolanda Bonnell</a> Yolanda is a Queer, 2 Spirit, Ojibwe/South Asian performer, playwright and poet from Fort William First Nation in Thunder Bay, ON. Yolanda has performed at Stratford, the National Arts Centre, and theaters across the country. Her solo show bug premiered at the Luminato Festival in 2018 and has toured across the country, and she’s currently developing White Girls in Moccasins, in residency at <a href="https://buddiesinbadtimes.com/community/residency/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buddies in Bad Times Theatre</a>. We talked about what it’s like to create during these pandemic times, Yolanda’s relationship to decolonizing theatre, and her upcoming projects.  This week’s Meriendas de Pandemia or Pandemic Snacks are two Mexican delights: <a href="https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/221907/pastel-de-tres-leches-three-milk-cake/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pastel de tres leches</a> for Monica and <a href="https://www.mexicoinmykitchen.com/homemade-pineapple-brew/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tepache</a> for Camila! Try them yourselves if you’re feeling adventurous.  Show notes: <ul><li>Yolanda participated in the 2019 <a href="https://www.playwrights.ca/national-residencies/gros-morne-playwrights-residency/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gros Morne Playwright’s Residency </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.manidoons.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cole Alvis</a>, part of the <a href="https://www.manidoons.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">manidoons</a> collective and director of <a href="https://www.manidoons.com/bug" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bug</a>, a play that Yolanda wrote which ran at <a href="https://www.passemuraille.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theatre Passe Murailles</a> this February </li> <li><a href="https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Authors/M/Mojica-Monique" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monique Mojica</a>, <a href="https://www.spiderwomantheater.org/muriel-miguel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Muriel Miguel</a>, <a href="https://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/lindsay-lachance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Lindsay Lachance</a>, <a href="https://www.kimsenklipharvey.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kim Senklip-Harvery</a> are indigenous women and theatre artists who are engaged in decolonizing theatre practice </li> <li>Yolanda played Theresa in <a href="https://www.factorytheatre.ca/201516-season/the-crackwalker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Factory’s 2016 production of Crackwalker by Judith Thompson </a></li> <li>Monthly Amateur Strip night at <a href="http://roundvenue.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Round</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Vampire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Last Vampire book series by Christopher Pike</a></li> </ul> ¡Esta semana Mónica y Camila conversaron con la artista y escritora teatral basada en Toronto, <a href="https://www.yolandabonnell.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yolanda Bonnell</a>! Yolanda es una artista Queer, 2 Spirit, Artista Ojibwe / del Sur de Asia, dramaturga y poeta de Fort William First Nation en Thunder Bay, Ontario. Yolanda ha actuado en Stratford, el Centro Nacional de las Artes de Canadá y en teatros de todo el país. Su solo show “Bug” se estrenó en el Festival Luminato en el 2018 y ha recorrido todo el país, actualmente está desarrollando “White Girls in Moccasins”, en residencia con <a href="https://buddiesinbadtimes.com/community/residency/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buddies in Bad Times Theatre</a>. Hablamos sobre lo que es crear durante estos tiempos de pandemia, la relación de Yolanda con la descolonización del teatro y sus próximos proyectos. Esta semana nuestra Merienda de Pandemia son dos delicias Mexicanas: <a href="https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/221907/pastel-de-tres-leches-three-milk-cake/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pastel de tres leches</a> para Mónica y <a href="https://www.mexicoinmykitchen.com/homemade-pineapple-brew/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tepache</a> para Camila! Sigua las recetas si quiere probar un pedacito de México.  Bibliografía: <ul><li>En el 2019 Yolanda participó en <a href="https://www.playwrights.ca/national-residencies/gros-morne-playwrights-residency/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gros Morne Playwright’s Residency</a>, una residencia de dramaturgos </li> <li><a href="https://www.manidoons.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cole Alvis</a>, parte del colectivo <a href="https://www.manidoons.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">manidoons</a> y director de <a href="https://www.manidoons.com/bug" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bug</a>, la obra que escribió Yolanda presentada en el <a href="https://www.passemuraille.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theatre Passe Murailles</a> en Febrero de este año</li> <li><a href="https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Authors/M/Mojica-Monique" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monique Mojica</a>, <a href="https://www.spiderwomantheater.org/muriel-miguel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Muriel Miguel</a>, <a href="https://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/lindsay-lachance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Lindsay Lachance</a>, <a href="https://www.kimsenklipharvey.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kim Senklip-Harvery</a> mujeres indígenas y artistas de teatro que se dedican a descolonizar la práctica teatral</li> <li>Yolanda interpretó a Theresa <a href="https://www.factorytheatre.ca/201516-season/the-crackwalker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crackwalker by Judith Thompson</a>, una obra producida en <a href="https://www.factorytheatre.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Factory Theatre</a> en el 2016</li> <li>Noche Mensual de Strip Amateur en <a href="http://roundvenue.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Round</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Vampire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Last Vampire book series de Christopher Pike</a></li> </ul> All Merendiando episodes are in Spanglish. New episodes of Radio Aluna Theatre are released every second Wednesday. Subscribe to this show wherever you get your podcasts.  Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto Arts Council, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council. Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano &amp; Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint &amp; Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido. For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at <a href="http://alunatheatre.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alunatheatre.ca</a>, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook. Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Todos los episodios de Merendiando son en Inglés, Español y Spanglish. Nuevos episodios de Radio Aluna Teatro cada Miércoles. Síguenos y suscríbete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts. Radio Aluna Teatro es una producción de Aluna Theatre con el apoyo de Metcalf Foundation, Laidlaw Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, y Toronto Arts Council. Aluna Theatre es Beatriz Pizano &amp; Trevor Schwellnus, con Sue Balint &amp; Gia Nahmens. Radio Aluna Theatre es producido por Camila Díaz-Varela y Mónica Garrido. Para más información sobre Aluna Theatre, visita nuestra página <a href="http://alunatheatre.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alunatheatre.ca</a>, síguenos en twitter @alunatheatre o en instagram, o haz click en “me gusta” en facebook.

28 (English): MERENDIANDO with Yolanda Bonnell

This week on #baaifkm we have coffee with performer and playwright Yolanda Bonnell. We talk about; decolonizing theatre, working with trauma while keeping yourself grounded in the process and creating work for Indigenous women.  Find and Follow us: GALPAL Productions Instagram: @galpalprods  Facebook: GALPAL Productions This podcast wouldn't be possible without the support of our listeners. Support us here: Patreon

This week on #baaifkm we have coffee with performer and playwright <a href="https://www.yolandabonnell.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yolanda Bonnell</a>. We talk about; decolonizing theatre, working with trauma while keeping yourself grounded in the process and creating work for Indigenous women.  Find and Follow us: <a href="https://www.galpalproductions.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GALPAL Productions</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/galpalprods/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@galpalprods </a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/galpalproductions/?ref=bookmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GALPAL Productions</a> This podcast wouldn't be possible without the support of our listeners. Support us here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/galpalproductions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>

Episode 61 - Yolanda Bonnell