Savage is a Word in the English Dictionary

From the artist: My piece plays with memory, history, and stories that live larger than life in my mind as I sift through facts that are stranger than fiction as a mixed- race Indigenous woman who grew up watching too much TV.

October 12, 2021 at 7:00 PM

About the artist

Brefny Caribou is a Cree/Irish-Settler performer and creator from Toronto, ON. She holds an MFA in Acting from York University. With curiosity, patience, and lots of humour, Brefny focuses her attention on works surrounding identity, culture, decolonization, and strives to interrogate and evolve her artistic practice on the regular. Brefny was apart of Cahoots Theatre’s 2018/19 Hot House Creators Unit and is co-creator of The Solitudes (Aluna Theatre/Nightwood Theatre), a collective creation piece centred around the histories of 8 ensemble members inspired by the world of 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcias Marquez, which had its world premiere in January 2020.