White actors singing slave songs? It’s right that this play was cancelled | Emer O’Toole

Western art cannot be ‘intercultural’ without including the historically marginalised people that it claims to represent

As artistic director of Ex Machina, creator of some of Cirque du Soleil’s best-loved shows, and a major name in international theatre, Robert Lepage is Quebec royalty. He has been making beautiful, influential theatre art for 40 years.

He’s also had his latest two productions cancelled because of (divisive terminology klaxon) cultural appropriation.

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