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MT Space makes theatre…

~ to centralize marginalized voices
~ to address social issues
~ to nurture vibrant intercultural communities

Majdi Bou-Matar, founding artistic director of MT Space and IMPACT, at Impact 17. Photo taken by Only1AndyWright.

Remembering Majdi –
Living Memorial Page

In late June 2022, our beloved friend, colleague, and founder of MT Space, Majdi Bou-Matar, passed away unexpectedly. A trailblazer in our industry, Majdi touched many lives through his work and his love for the community.   

This page is dedicated to Majdi Bou-Matar as an open, living, online memorial — a communal celebration honouring the life of a giant in Canadian and international theatre. 

Majdi acting, with his long hair tied back, and wearing a black blazer and red tie, with red hankerchief spilling out of his coat pocket

Honouring a Legacy –
The Majdi Bou-Matar Bursary

MT Space launched this bursary in collaboration with the family of Majdi Bou-Matar to commemorate our visionary, founding Artistic Director. An ongoing fundraising campaign is in place to establish an endowment fund to ensure the longevity of the Majdi Bou-Matar Bursary, and donations towards the fund can be made through CanadaHelps. 

20 years
filling the empty space

MT Space is dedicated to theatre that centralizes marginalized voices to address social issues and constitute a vibrant intercultural community.

Founded in 2004 by Majdi Bou-Matar, MT Space has grown from producing one show every year to a touring company that also presents a season of theatre and a biennial international theatre festival called IMPACT.

Now under the leadership of Pam Patel, MT Space continues to engage and challenge audiences, bringing different communities together to create a community of difference.

Characters Amal and John sing to a passing turtle in production AMAL

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Acknowledge the Land & People

With gratitude and appreciation, MT Space acknowledges that we live, learn, and benefit on the traditional territory of
the Chonnonton, Anishinaabeg (Ojibway, Mississauga, Chippewa, and Algonquin), and Haudenosaunee Confederacy
(Six Nations including the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, Oneida, and Tuscarora Nations).

This includes disputed territory known colonially as the Haldimand Tract,
which originally included six miles on each side of the Grand River, from the river’s source to Lake Erie.

We acknowledge our responsibilities to share land and resources peacefully
under the ‘Dish with One Spoon’ and ’Two Row’ covenants.

We honour that these Nations of people have been living on, working on, and caring for
this place from time immemorial and continue to do so today.

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