DENISE BOLDUC

Creator

BIOGRAPHY

Denise Bolduc is an established creator, director and producer who programs to transform perspectives and activate change. Her career represents countless contributions and connections with numerous artists, thinkers and institutions nationally and internationally. For over three decades, she has led and curated small to large-scale multi-disciplinary arts events and festivals. Most recent & key activities include as writer & director of the film Zaagidiwin, as co-editor and contributing writer of the award-winning book, Indigenous Toronto: Stories That Carry This Place, and as lead curator of The UNcommon Wealth and Build on Genocide. She has received several awards, is a member of a number of boards and committees, is a mentor, instructor, host, facilitator, witness and advisor.

Denise is Anishinaabe and French, born and raised in the Lake Superior-Robinson Huron Treaty Territory, and is a member of the Batchewana First Nation with familial ties in Garden River First Nation.

COLLABORATOR

Jani Lauzon

BIOGRAPHY

Jani Lauzon is a 10 time Dora Mavor Moore nominated actress/writer/director, a three time Juno nominated singer/songwriter and a Gemini Award winning puppeteer. Her company Paper Canoe Projects was created to support production of her own work including: A Side of Dreams, I Call myself Princess, and Prophecy Fog. 

Previous writing includes: The Scrubbing Project, The Triple Truth and The Only Good Indian with Turtle Gals Performance Ensemble. She has been a Playwright in Resident at Cahoots Theatre Projects and  Factory Theatre. Residencies include: The Tracey Wright Global Archive at The Theatre Centre, Nightswimming Theatre and The Barker Fairly Distinguished Writer-in-Residence Fellowship. Jani was theSenior Playwright in Residence at the Banff Playwright Colony in April 2015. She is excited to work with long time collaborator Wayne Kelso as they dive into the world of storytelling using technology and AI.