An ancient activity, theatre is now proving itself as essential in addressing our modern world as a community and as the citizens who take care of it and one another. Engage with and be inspired by Kimberley Rampersad, Associate Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival as she discusses the Shaw Festival expansion plan .. a movement for real human connection that will transform The Shaw into a centre for communication, creativity, and curiosity for all ages across the Niagara Region.
Time: 6:00 pm, Doors Open: Browse and Join Interest Groups
7:00 pm, Speaker, Kimberley Rampersad
Place: Club Roma, Gemini Ballroom
Cost: Members and guests free, Public $10
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Door Prize Draw: Two VIP tickets, Shaw Festival
Kimberley Rampersad
Associate Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Kimberley Rampersad is a Canadian theatre maker.
As an actor she has appeared in various theatres across Canada including Mirvish, Royal MTC, and both the Stratford and Shaw Festivals.
She was the associate choreographer of the North American and Asian tours of Hairspray – The Musical (NETworks) for four seasons. Her choreography has received Dora nominations for Passing Strange (Musical Stage/Obsidian) and Seussical - the Musical (YPT) respectively, and an Evie Award for Matilda – The Musical (Royal MTC/ Citadel/ Arts Club).
She has been featured twice in the New York Time for directing the full-length production of Man and Superman by Bernard Shaw and for directing and choreographing Chitra by Rabindranath Tagore, respectively.
In 2024 Kimberley made her UK debut at the Royal Shakespeare Company, directing and choreographing a critically acclaimed production of The Red Shoes.
In 2023 she directed on the main stages of the two largest repertory theatre companies in North America - King Lear at the Stratford Festival and The Amen Corner, by James Baldwin at the Shaw Festival.
Her production of How Black Mothers Say I Love You (GCTC) received a Prix Rideau Award for outstanding production, and her productions of The Color Purple (Neptune, and Citadel/ Royal MTC) received Merritt and Sterling Awards for outstanding direction, and Evie, Merritt, and Sterling awards for outstanding productions. Other directing credits include Serving Elizabeth (Stratford), O’Flaherty, V.C., (Shaw), and hang (with Philip Akin, Obsidian), She was the recipient of the Gina Wilkinson Prize in 2017 for emerging female directors (Ontario Arts Foundation).
Beyond the stage, Kimberley completed her dance teacher certification through, and was on faculty with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, and co-contributed to the creation of the dance curriculum for the Province of Manitoba’s Department of Education. In the community she contributes to the work of the Philp Akin – Black Shoulders Legacy Award, The Gina Wilkinson Prize, and sits on the board of AFC. She is an honourary board member of the Canadian College of Performing Arts.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts (University of Manitoba) and is currently a graduate student at Queen’s University.