My current research explores the history of performance in the lands commonly known as Canada.  Ongoing research includes:

Gatherings: Archival and Oral Histories of Canadian Performance
See https://gatheringspartnership.com A project dedicated to the exploration and promotion of archival and oral historical research into performance in Canada. Its goal is to extend performance research to include a broad definition of modes of performance, under-researched regions and cultural groups, and in particular to extend the idea of the pertinent archive–since performance documents might rest anywhere. Outcomes will include Symposia in Toronto, Victoria and Lethbridge; a Website including model research, with a map of performance archival locations; and a publication about the project at its conclusion. I am involved as Principal Investigator, Administrator, and Executive Committee Chair for this project. It includes Co-Investigators from universities across the country, and Institutional partners including Dance Collection Danse, the Canadian Theatre Museum, and Playwrights Canada Press. Funded through a 3 year SSHRC Partnership Development Grant.
See https://gatheringspartnership.com

Canada West: Performance Culture in Southern Ontario / Cross Border Blackface: Traditions and Legacies of American Minstrelsy in Ontario / On the Road Again: Tracking Itinerant Performance Through Time An ongoing database and analytical study of performance culture in pre- and post- confederation ‘Canada West’ (Ontario), focusing on issues of immigration and settlement, race, gender, political ideology, and the profound effect of a strengthened, technologically driven American ‘show business.’ This database houses the accumulated data from the research project Cross Border Blackface: Traditions and Legacies of American Minstrelsy in Ontario (funded 2012-17). In turn, this is part of a larger database project, On the Road Again: Tracking Itinerant Performance Through Time, in collaboration with others using performance calendars and databases to build a research archive. See the following links: http://library2.utm.utoronto.ca/otra/canadawest/ http://library2.utm.utoronto.ca/otra/

Gatherings:  A Chapbook Series
Co-editor, Publisher of a forum for theatre and performance scholars to explore creative work that is inspired by their work as researchers, and more generally to explore the relationship between artistic creation and the work of the academy.  It is affiliated with the Gatherings project listed under ongoing research.  See https://gatheringspartnership.com/maingatherings

Completed projects and publications can be found elsewhere on this site.