Governor General's Award for Drama
GPTKB entity
Properties (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
award
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Canadian_authors
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| gptkbp:awardedBy |
excellence_in_Canadian_drama
|
| gptkbp:category |
literature
|
| gptkbp:criteria |
artistic merit
originality contribution_to_Canadian_culture |
| gptkbp:firstAwarded |
1949
|
| gptkbp:frequency |
annually
|
| gptkbp:governing_body |
gptkb:Canada_Council_for_the_Arts
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Governor General's Award for Drama
|
| gptkbp:impact |
encourages new works
promotes cultural exchange strengthens community ties encourages collaboration among artists encourages critical discourse highlights social issues recognizes cultural diversity celebrates artistic achievements supports artistic development encourages artistic experimentation supports the preservation of cultural heritage encourages audience diversity increases audience engagement fosters international recognition encourages mentorship opportunities advances the dialogue on contemporary issues advocates for gender equality in theatre encourages the exploration of new themes fosters a sense of national identity fosters innovation in theatre influences theatre education promotes the importance of storytelling supports bilingual productions supports emerging playwrights supports the development of new audiences advances_the_arts_in_Canada enhances_the_quality_of_Canadian_theatre enhances_visibility_of_Canadian_drama promotes_Canadian_playwrights promotes_Indigenous_voices |
| gptkbp:notableWinners |
gptkb:Wajdi_Mouawad
gptkb:David_French gptkb:David_Mamet gptkb:Judith_Thompson gptkb:Colleen_Murphy gptkb:Tomson_Highway gptkb:Marina_Nemat gptkb:Michael_Healey gptkb:Linda_Griffiths Catherine_Banks |
| gptkbp:presentedBy |
gptkb:Governor_General_of_Canada
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Governor General's Awards
performing arts literary awards Canadian_theatre |