3 days! 3 plays!
blood.claat, benu, & word! sound! powah!

Join us in a panto dub theatre griot posse workshop presentation of d’bi.young anitafrika’s acclaimed trilogy at the Summerworks Festival, featuring a dynamic mix of mid-career and emerging artists at the Summerworks Festival, presented by the Watah Theatre.

August 13, 6:00 PM - blood.claat
August 15, 9:00 PM - benu
August 17, 1:00 PM - word! sound! powah!

Venue: The Theatre Centre, Franco Boni Theatre, 1115 Queen St W, Toronto

Tickets: Pay-What-You-Can $15 / $30 / $45

THE SANKOFA TRILOGY is d’bi.young anitafrika’s two-time Dora Award-winning premiere triptych of biomyth monodramas, featuring the plays blood.claat, benu, & word! sound! powah! Reimagining with an expanded cast, it journeys through extraordinary stories of three generations of powerful Jamaican womxn – Mudgu Sankofa, her daughter Sekesu, and her granddaughter Benu – and their resolute belief in blood, truth, and r/evolution.

blood.claat was nominated for 5 Dora Awards including Outstanding Design, Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Production. Since its debut, THE SANKOFA TRILOGY expands into a dynamic multi-cast production.

Production Team:
Playwright & Director: d’bi.young anitafrika (@dbiyounganitafrika)
Producer: Sue-Tanya Lee (@suetanyalee)
Stage Weaver: Sofia Di Cicco (@sodicicco)
Sound Designer: Stephon Smith (@spliffon_)
Choreographer: Ern In Motion (@erninmotion)
Marketing: Sashoya Simpson (@sashoyasimpson)

Griot Posse:
Chris Otchere (@chris.otchereee)
d’bi.young (@dbiyounganitafrika)
Elle de Lyon (@elledelyon)
Josemar (@itsjosemar)
Kabrena Robinson (@kabrenathestoryteller)
KayGeni (@kaygeni)
Keira Forde (@keira___marie)
Nadine ‘Nadsboogie’ Brown (@official_insidenadinesworld)
Sam Banton (@sam_bant)

Summerworks Festival @summerworksfun