Brotherhood: The Hip Hopera

Start: 2024-02-08T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-02-08T21:30:00-05:00
Location: Azrieli Studio

NAC Hip Hop Theatre Festival

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/35009

In-person event

After twin rap stars CashMoney & MoneyPussy get into a car accident that kills one of the siblings, this unique one-man production follows the other as he grapples with his new identity and life outside of a close-knit duo. Set in the modern era, the show takes audiences back to Hip-Hop's earliest days in the 1970s, weaving the roots of the music and culture the brothers both loved with satire and tragedy-fuelled introspection. Expanding on his initial 15-minute version first performed...

Thu, February 8, 2024

8 PM EST

Azrieli Studio 1 Elgin Street Ottawa Canada

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Brotherhood: The Hip Hopera

Feb 8, 2024 - 8 PM EST

Azrieli Studio

Sébastien Heins (2014) © Dakota Arsenault for Live in Limbo

brotherhood-2 — Sébastien Heins (2014) © Dakota Arsenault for Live in Limbo

brotherhood-3 — Sébastien Heins © Kevin Sarasom

Theatre Drama

In-person event
English
Ages 16+
≈ 75 minutes · No intermission

NAC English Theatre Presentation

Expanding on his initial 15-minute version first performed while he attended the National Theatre School of Canada, creator and actor Sébastien Heins uses Hip Hop, R&B, soul, funk, and gospel to tell a story of loss, identity, and brotherly love with cleverly-crafted lyrics and humour.

The 70-minute show was presented by b Current across Canada at the High Performance Rodeo in Calgary, Chinook Festival in Edmonton, Ottawa Undercurrents, and more, internationally to Mumbai and Bangalore, India, and New York City’s United Solo Festival where it won the Best Emerging Artist Award.

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Artists

Creator/Performer Sébastien Heins

Creator/Performer
Sébastien Heins

Heins has spent three seasons as a performer at the Stratford Festival, and played leading roles for Canadian Stage, Soulpepper, Factory Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times, and Theatre Passe Muraille. His first award-winning solo show Brotherhood: The Hip-Hopera has toured festivals around the world, from New York City to Mumbai.

Most recently, he is the creator and performer of No Save Points, the hit groundbreaking interactive memoir which allows audiences to use a hacked Gameboy controlling his body to play live-action games depicting his family’s struggle with Huntington’s Disease.

Heins is the Associate Artistic Director and a founding member of Outside the March, one of Canada’s leading immersive theatre companies. Since 2010, OtM has premiered more than two dozen landmark and innovative productions including No Save Points, Trojan Girls, Lessons in Temperament, The Tape Escape, Dr. Silver, TomorrowLove^TM and the international pandemic phenomenon The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries.

Présent pendant trois saisons au Festival de Stratford, Sébastien Heins a incarné différents rôles-titres pour la Canadian Stage Company, le Factory Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times et le Théâtre Passe Muraille. Son premier spectacle solo primé, Brotherhood: The Hip-Hopera, a tourné dans les festivals du monde entier, de New York à Mumbai.

Tout récemment, il a écrit No Save Points, une époustouflante pièce interactive dans laquelle les membres du public peuvent, à l‘aide d’une console GameBoy modifiée pour l’occasion, prendre le contrôle de son corps pour jouer à des jeux en direct. Cette mise en scène rappelle la lutte quotidienne de sa famille atteinte de la maladie de Huntington.

Sébastien Heins est aussi le directeur artistique associé et l’un des membres fondateurs d’Outside the March, l’une des plus importantes compagnies canadiennes spécialisées dans le théâtre immersif. Depuis 2010, Outside the March a créé plus d’une dizaine de productions révolutionnaires, notamment No Save Points, Trojan Girls, Lessons in Temperament, The Tape Escape, Dr. Silver, TomorrowLove^MC, et The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries qui a fait fureur pendant la pandémie.

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Director Nina Lee Aquino
Director
Nina Lee Aquino

Nina Lee Aquino is a renowned Filipino Canadian director, dramaturg, artistic leader, teacher, and mentor. She previously served as Artistic Director at Cahoots Theatre (2009–2012) and Factory Theatre (2012–2022). Currently, Nina is the Artistic Director of the National Arts Centre English Theatre. She edited the country’s first two-volume Asian Canadian play anthology and co-edited the award-winning inaugural book on Asian Canadian theatre. In addition, she holds an adjunct professorship at York University's Theatre Department and serves on the board of directors for the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres. Her numerous accolades include the Canada Council for the Arts’ John Hirsch Prize for Directing, the Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best Director, the Toronto Arts Foundation’s Margo Bindhart and Rita Davies Cultural Leadership Award, and three Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding Direction.

Nina Lee Aquino est une metteuse en scène, conseillère dramaturgique, directrice artistique, pédagogue et mentore d’origine philippino-canadienne. Directrice artistique du Cahoots Theatre de 2009 à 2012 et du Factory Theatre de 2012 à 2022, elle occupe actuellement le poste de directrice artistique du Théâtre anglais du Centre national des Arts. Elle a dirigé la publication des deux tomes de la toute première anthologie de pièces canado-asiatiques et a codirigé celle d’un premier ouvrage primé sur le théâtre canado-asiatique. Elle occupe également un poste de professeure associée au Département de théâtre de l’Université York et siège au conseil d’administration de l’Association professionnelle des théâtres canadiens. Parmi les nombreuses récompenses qui lui ont été décernées, mentionnons le prix John-Hirsch de mise en scène du Conseil des arts du Canada, un Toronto Theatre Critics Award pour la meilleure mise en scène, le prix de leadership culturel Margo Binhardt et Rita Davies de la Toronto Arts Foundation ainsi que trois prix Dora Mavor Moore pour la meilleure mise en scène.
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Lighting Designer Michelle Ramsay

Lighting Designer
Michelle Ramsay

Michelle Ramsay is an award-winning lighting designer for dance, theatre and opera. Previous designs include: Come Home: The Legend of Daddy Hall (Tarragon Theatre); Women of the Fur Trade (Stratford Festival); Bed and Breakfast (Capitol Theatre); Prison Dancer (Citadel Theatre/National Arts Centre); Beautiful (Arts Club); Redbone Coonhound (Tarragon Theatre/Imago Theatre); Martyr (ARC); The First Stone (New Harlem); The Doctors Dilemma (Shaw Festival); The Tempest (Theatre Rusticle).

Michelle has received eight Dora Awards, a SATAward, the 2008 Pauline McGibbon Award, and was a finalist for the 2021 Siminovitch Prize. She is on the Board of the Associated Designers of Canada.

Michelle Ramsay est une conceptrice d’éclairages primée qui œuvre dans les domaines de la danse, du théâtre et de l’opéra. Parmi les productions auxquelles elle a pris part, mentionnons Come Home: The Legend of Daddy Hall (Tarragon Theatre), Women of the Fur Trade (Festival de Stratford), Bed and Breakfast (Capitol Theatre), Prison Dancer (Citadel Theatre/Centre national des Arts), Beautiful (Arts Club), Redbone Coonhound (Tarragon Theatre/Imago Theatre), Martyr (ARC), The First Stone (New Harlem), The Doctors Dilemma (Festival Shaw) et The Tempest (Theatre Rusticle). Elle a reçu huit prix Dora, un prix SATAward et le prix Pauline McGibbon 2008, et elle a été finaliste pour le prix Siminovitch en 2021. Elle fait partie du conseil d’administration de l’Association des designers canadiens.

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Sound Designer Richard Lee

Sound Designer
Richard Lee

Richard Lee is an award winning theatre artist and film maker. His work has garnered him multiple Dora Mavor Moore nominations out of which he has received three. His play Monday Nights (an interactive and immersive basketball show), has recently toured to PuSH International Performing Arts Festival, after a successful run at Toronto’s Luminato Festival. Richard is an advocate of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the arts and works tireless for a better more thoughtful tomorrow.

Richard Lee est un artiste de théâtre et cinéaste primé. Il a obtenu de nombreuses nominations aux prix Dora Mavor Moore et en a remporté trois. Sa pièce Monday Nights (un spectacle interactif et immersif autour du basketball) a récemment pris l’affiche au PuSH International Performing Arts Festival, après avoir été présentée avec succès au Festival Luminato de Toronto. Défenseur de l’équité, la diversité et l’inclusion dans les arts, il œuvre sans relâche à l’avènement d’un monde meilleur et plus attentionné.

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Assistant Sound Designer Akeem Oh

Assistant Sound Designer
Akeem Oh

Akeem Oh is a American-Canadian singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer primarily based in Toronto Canada. His work stretches across multiple creative industries such as music, film and theatre. His singles "Winter Crush" and "School Girl" were released to critical acclaim, with CBC naming the former one of the "Top 3 New Ontario Songs You Need To Hear“. The main focus for Oh has been shows, including sold out shows at Ottawa's National Arts Centre in 2022 and at the infamous Club SAW in 2023. He’ll be releasing new music in early 2024.

Akeem Oh est un auteur-compositeur-interprète, multi-instrumentiste et producteur américano-canadien vivant principalement à Toronto. Sa créativité s’exprime dans divers secteurs artistiques, dont la musique, le cinéma et le théâtre. Ces pièces « Winter Crush » et « School Girl » ont séduit la critique; CBC a d’ailleurs inclus la première dans ses « 3 nouveautés ontariennes à écouter ». Mais Akeem Oh se concentre surtout sur les spectacles, dont des prestations à guichets fermés au Centre national des Arts en 2022 et au célèbre Club SAW en 2023. Il lancera de nouvelles compositions au début de 2024.

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Stage Manager Jackie McCormick
Stage Manager
Jackie McCormick

Jackie McCormick is an Ottawa based Stage Manager who has proudly called this city home for ten years. She was most recently the Stage Manager for the Revival of the NAC Indigenous Theatre/NEPA/GCTC co-production of Women of the Fur Trade in Toronto after its successful run in Ottawa in January. This Winter she was also the Stage Manager for the staged readings of Twisted and Brotherhood: The Hip Hopera as part of the NAC Hip Hop Festival. Jackie was also a Coordinator for the first volume of Irresistible Neighbourhoods, Ottawa 2044 this past May. Other recent Stage Management credits include The Supine Cobbler, The Unplugging (Great Canadian Theatre Company) and Perfect Wedding, Moving In, Buying the Farm, A Christmas Carol (Upper Canada Playhouse). Always grateful to her family: J, Q & B for their love and support.

Jackie McCormick est une régisseuse fière de résider à Ottawa depuis 10 ans. Elle a récemment été régisseuse pour la reprise à Toronto de la coproduction du Théâtre autochtone du CNA, de Native Earth Performing Arts et de la Great Canadian Theatre Company Women of the Fur Trade après un passage couronné de succès à Ottawa en janvier. Elle a également collaboré cet hiver aux mises en lecture de Twisted et Brotherhood: The Hip Hopera dans le cadre du Festival de théâtre hip-hop du CNA. On a aussi récemment pu voir son travail dans les productions The Supine Cobbler et The Unplugging (Great Canadian Theatre Company) ainsi que Perfect Wedding, Moving In, Buying the Farm et A Christmas Carol (Upper Canada Playhouse). Jackie McCormick souhaite remercier sa famille (J, Q et B) pour son amour et son soutien.
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