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“I don’t see race and other white lies”. Robert Lepage and the cancellation of his two plays: Slav and Kanata

By Capital Critics Circle | August 5, 2018

Quebec theatre director Robert Lepage’s play SLĀV was cancelled in Montreal after accusations of racial insensitivity because it featured few Black actors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Article by Corrie Scott, Updated July 26, 2018 published in The Conversation.
Associate professor, University of Ottawa

No one white really wants to talk about being white.

Lately, the “colour-blind” approach to race has been a hot topic in Canada. Soon after his plays SLĀV and Kanata were cancelled because of racial insensitivity, Québec director Robert Lepage admitted he might have made an error in judgment but continues to defend his right to create. …