Her unique skill range has seen her trouble shoot as theatrical technician for large scale community engaged performances produce and present her own animations and intermedia creations and to build a striking musical catalogue that is grand in scope.Īs a composer and performer, her award-winning film and game scores (Canadian Screen Award 2019, Canadian Game Awards 2016) and songwriting (Polaris Prize nominated, Juno Awards nominated) have been heard all over the world. Known for her problem solving skills, creative approach, and mix of expertise, her practice moves fluidly between digital media production, installation and musical performance. He is thrilled for this opportunity to explore musical theatre creation!īased in Toronto, Ontario, Alaska B has a Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Arts from Concordia University, a degree in Computer Animation from Sheridan College, and a passion for exploring the intersection between media and technology. Also in 2021, Makram will spend his time at the Citadel Theatre developing his skills as a director and he is a participant of Generator’s Artist Producer Training program. In 2020, Ayache completed Factory Theatre’s Mechanicals Actors’ Enhancement Training in Toronto and co-created and performed in Azimuth Theatre’s ALL THAT BINDS US in Edmonton.Ĭurrently, his play THE HOOVES BELONGED TO THE DEER is commissioned by the Alberta Queer Calendar Project which will be workshopped and recorded for online public viewing, directed by Peter Hinton, in January 2021. Most recently, HARUN won the Playwrights’ Guild of Canada’s annual Tom Hendry Award in the RBC Emerging Playwright Category. He often endeavours to bridge complex and interlocking political struggles to the very intimate and real experiences of the people impacted by them.Īyache has been nominated for four Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards for his plays HARUN (2018) and THE GREEN LINE (2019). His playwriting explores meaningful representations of queer Arab voices. Makram Ayacheis a community-engaged theatre artist and educator who splits his time between Edmonton and Toronto. She and Harper also performed a duet of John Lennon’s song “Imagine.” On March 29, 2011, Aragon performed “Born This Way” at her home for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. American talk show host Ellen DeGeneres took notice of her from emails and petitions requesting for Aragon’s appearance on the show and eventually invited Aragon to appear on her show on February 21, 2011, where Aragon again performed “Born This Way” on the piano earning a standing ovation from the audience. Aragon later rejoined Lady Gaga and her team of back up dancers for an uptempo finale version of “Born This Way”. On March 3, 2011, Aragon joined Lady Gaga on stage at the Air Canada Centre, where they performed an acoustic duet of “Born This Way” with Aragon sitting on Gaga’s lap, playing piano, singing and Lady Gaga working the pedals. In Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 99.9 Virgin Radio called Aragon and offered to fly her to Toronto for free. Lady Gaga then invited an already surprised Aragon to perform “Born This Way” with her at The Monster Ball Tour concert in Toronto. As of October 2015, the video had over 58 million views.ĭuring an interview on HOT 103 in Winnipeg, Lady Gaga called into the show to tell Aragon how moved she had been by her performance. In a week, her video reached over 11 million views. The video caught Lady Gaga’s attention when entertainment blogger Perez Hilton sent Gaga her “Born This Way” cover, and she was so impressed by Aragon’s performance that she retweeted a link to the video. Aragon gained fame after a YouTube video of her performing Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” went viral.On February 16, 2011, a video of Aragon performing a cover of “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga was posted to her sister’s YouTube channel to showcase her talent to friends and family. Maria Aragon is a Canadian singer of Filipino descent. Learn more about our 23 participating artists below: NoteWorthy is offered with the generous support of Program Sponsor TD Bank Group and Leading Light Andrew Gillespie. The program will also be led and facilitated by a completely BIPOC artistic team with top international facilitators leading discussions for artists coast to coast.
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All participating artists will receive access to the program for free as well as an honorarium to help them reserve the necessary time required for participation in this two-month program. The 2020-21 NoteWorthy program is exclusively supporting BIPOC artists from across Canada. NoteWorthy allows composers, lyricists and playwrights from across Canada to build foundational skills through master classes and guided collaborative writing assignments. This week, we’re thrilled to announce the artists who will be taking part in the 2020-21 edition of our NoteWorthy program, offered in association with Prime Mover Theatre Company.