Andréa Ledding

Andréa Ledding is a Canadian writer, poet, and playwright based out of Saskatchewan.[1] Her literary work often focuses on themes of indigeneity, Métis identity, and Canadian history, and incorporates both English, French, Michif and Cree languages.[1]

Career

Dominion, Ledding's first play, opened Toronto's 2012 Weesageechak Festival, and was the inaugural work staged at the Aki Studio Theatre in Toronto. Dominion is a critical commentary on Canada's history of colonization and oppression of Indigenous peoples.[2] The five-person play is set in a home where a couple, representing European colonizers, moves into a home and forces its previous occupants to live in the bathroom. Dominion's first director, Curtis Peeteetuce, described Ledding's work as:

"It’s like a big poem, to be honest. The language is beautiful, it’s fluid, it’s very, very abstract."[2]

In 2013, Ledding received an Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Writing from the University of Saskatchewan as part of the university's inaugural MFA class.[3]

Ledding is frequent contributor to the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, and Eagle Feather News, and has also written for Canadian Geographic, a magazine of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society.[4][5]

Awards

In 2013, Ledding was a nominee for the Lieutenant Governor Arts Award (LGAA).[6]

In 2016, Ledding was long-listed, short-listed, and won $1000 for three poems in the CBC Literary Prizes for Poetry.[7]

In 2016, Ledding was also shortlisted in Room Magazine’s 2016 poetry contest, judged by Marilyn Dumont.[8]

References
  1. "About". Andréa Ledding. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  2. Fuller, Cam (October 12, 2017). "A house divided: Poem-play Dominion symbolizes colonial Canada". thestarphoenix.com. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  3. "the paper podium" (PDF). MFA in Writing Newsletter, Interdisciplinary Centre for Culture and Creativity at the University of Saskatchewan. 2. 2014.
  4. "Andréa Ledding | Saskatoon StarPhoenix". Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  5. rosano (2019-06-06). "Andréa Ledding". Canadian Geographic. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  6. "Tenille Campbell & Andréa Ledding: "through laughter and song" | NATIVE EARTH PERFORMING ARTS". Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  7. ""kîwetinotahk pimâcihowin - northern journeys" by Andréa Ledding". May 12, 2017.
  8. "Andréa Ledding". Andréa Ledding. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
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