Direction and Dramaturge by Weyni Mengesha
Presented by Theatre Passe Murialle/Great Canadian Theatre Company
Written by D’bi Young Anitafrika
Featuring D’bi Young Anitafrika
Set Designer: Camellia Koo
Costume Designer: Camellia Koo
Lighting Designer: Michelle Ramsay
Musical Director: Waleed Abdulhamid
BLOOD.CLAAT
5 Dora Award Nominations including Best Direction and won 2 awards, one of which for Best New Play
As director and dramaturge Mengesha worked with d'bi.young.anitafrika, her long time friend and creative collaborator, for three years developing blood.claat. Starting as a workshop production at the New York Hip Hop Theatre Festival, it has subsequently played across Canada to much acclaim.
“Weyni Mengesha directs the show with great imagination and flair...[5/5 stars]”
Eve Weekly
“blood.claat is a gripping example of how Canada’s cultural mosaic is rich with stories...an intense burst of theatre, about 100 minutes of incredibly accomplished stagecraft”
The Vancouver Sun
“...The direction, by Weyni Mengesha, is imaginative and superbly tight. When the show comes back, don’t, as I so nearly did, miss it.”
The National Post
