Following the Ghomeshi trial many conversations opened up about why survivors of sexual violence do or do not come forward, and the conversation has continued as we discuss sexual assault and violence on university campuses. In this scene from The Ghomeshi Effect, three interviews explore the reality of coming forward with allegations of sexual violence, from the perspective of survivors and lawyers.
By: Leah Archambault (Occasional Punk Singer and Dancer #3 from the right) On Friday November 4th, I had the opportunity to perform excerpts of The Ghomeshi Effect at Canterbury High School. This performance is part of a larger conversation our director Jessica Ruano has started with Ottawa-area high school students about consent, sexual assault and…
by Angela Psimenatos It takes courage for people to share experiences of sexual violence. I say “people” because it is not only women who are assaulted: men, children, people of colour, LGBTQ and people with disabilities experience sexual violence, too. Courage is the strength of those who share their trauma and it is the strength…
Between finalizing the script, starting up regular rehearsals, taking the conversation about sexual assault into local Ottawa high schools, and starting our fundraising campaign, it’s been a busy couple of weeks here at The Ghomeshi Effect! Click here to read our second newsletter.
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The Ghomeshi Effect fights back against Twitter harassment with MEAN TWEETS fundraiser Since submitting a grant application to the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) in early August 2016 for her project titled The Ghomeshi Effect, local theatre director/producer Jessica Ruano has been repeatedly harassed on Twitter (see screenshots below). Now she is fighting back with Mean Tweets LIVE: The…
RISE UP against sexual violence and victim blaming in Ottawa The Ghomeshi Effect takes part in fundraiser event for the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre at Orange Art Gallery on August 19th, 2016 RISE UP is a night to raise awareness and dispel myths around sexual assault and raise our voices in support of survivors while celebrating their…
The Ghomeshi Effect is looking for 5 Ottawa-based performers (of all genders, ages, orientations, body types, and cultural backgrounds) who can ‘move and speak at the same time’ to participate in this project. This is PAID work. AUDITIONS: Thursday June 9 and Friday June 10 from 6pm to 8:30pm at Origin Studio, 57 Lyndale Avenue in Wellington…
The Ghomeshi Effect is a verbatim dance-theatre piece that tackles sexual violence in Canada, particularly how it is handled in the justice system, through an edited series of documented interviews, and uses dance to inform and interrogate the language used in the discussion of sexual violence. People who’ve never had to go through any kind of…
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