The musical was a co-production of Urban Ink presented at the Cultch and BC tour in 2019
Urban Ink Productions (Vancouver) is excited to announce that Corey Payette’s musical Children of God earned The Segal Centre for Performing Arts (Montreal) a Grand Prix nomination, one of nine finalists, for its co-production with Urban Ink. The 35th edition of the Grand Prix du Conseil des arts de Montréal award celebration, which recognizes the excellence of a Montreal artistic organization and its remarkable achievements and highlights the artistic vitality of creators from Montreal, will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. Each finalist will each receive a $5,000 cash award offered by generous Montreal donors and the winner will receive a $30,000 cash award and an artwork by a Montreal artist.
“We are gratified of the work we’ve done touring Children of God over the last few years. It means so much to us that this work is being recognized for transforming the communities we visit”, stated Payette. “We are so proud of the collaborative partnership we created with the Segal Centre and the local Indigenous community who supported us so beautifully during our run. We look forward to celebrating everyone’s hard work at the awards ceremony in March!”
The nomination of Children of God is the ultimate example of Segal’s many years of inclusive practices, its expertise in musical theatre, and of programming dealing with social issues of all kinds. The music, text, directing, and the courageous and authentic performances in Children of God and collaborative community-based approach of the project with its many ancillary activities reached a broad audience with the deeply sensitive subject of residential schools, and built bridges between the stories and people from all communities.
