On Common Ground Festival (2018)

Role: Site and stage management, artist management, partnership liaison

On Common Ground is the annual festival hosted and produced by Fort York National Historic Site. A family-friendly event with crafts, outdoor activities, a citizenship ceremony, First Nations processional welcome, dance and music performances (the performance is by Sandra Laronde’s Red Sky), craft vendors, and historically authentic food from the 1800s, the event makes use of internal and external spaces at the historic site. A key element of this project includes collaborating with The Bentway, and taking into consideration the concerns of working within a public, outdoor and indoor historically designated venue.