First Name
Sarah Garton
Middle Name
Garton
Last Name
Stanley
City
State or Province
ON
Country
Job Title
Associate Artistic Director NAC English Theatre + Co-founder and Creative Catalyst SpiderWebShow
Biography
Originally, from Montreal, Sarah now lives and studies in Kingston and works in Ottawa and beyond. A theatre director, dramaturg, creator and conversationalist, Sarah trained at École Jacques Lecoq, the Vancouver Film School and received her BA and MA from Queens University. Sarah is a director and a theatre creator. In 2015 Sarah concluded a first cycle of dramaturgical inquiry as part English Theatre at Canada’s National Arts Centre’s relationship to Indigenous Performance happening in Canada. This happened in collaboration with Yvette Nolan, Corey Payette, Cole Alvis, Joseph Osawabine and countless other leaders and makers across Turtle Island. Along with co-curator Syrus Marcus Ware and other leaders and makers near and far, Sarah just completed work on the 2nd Cycle that culminated in the Republic of Inclusion in Ottawa in June of 2017. Work on the Cycles can be referenced here: https://nac-cna.ca/en/cycle. Sarah is the Associate Artistic Director, English Theatre and creative catalyst at SpiderWebShow, and a former AD of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.
Areas of Expertise
Interested in freelance opportunities
No
Languages spoken (New)
English