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2023Johannas123 — 2023 Johannas winners and protégés. L-R standing: Roydon Tse, Sami Anguaya, Raoul Wilke, Keith Barker, Shirsha Chakraborty, Suba Sankaran, John Kameel Farah, and Evan Pointner. L-R kneeling: Natasha Powell and Chris Mejaki. Photo: Kalila Snow Jan

Celebrating the 2023 Johannas

2023

On November 29, 2023, we announced the recipients of the 2023 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes/Les Prix Johanna-Metcalf des Arts de la scène (Johannas) at a ceremony at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto. From the 15 finalists, five winners were selected who each received a prize of $25,000. Each winner named a protégé who was awarded $10,000 as a way of celebrating early career artists who are showing formidable promise. Starting this year, each of the remaining 10 finalists received a prize of $2,000. In total, $195,000 in prizes were awarded.

The Johannas is one of the largest unrestricted prizes for artists in Ontario, celebrating mid-career artists across the disciplines of dance, theatre, and music/opera.

2023 Johannas Winners & Protégés

Keith Barker & Chris Mejaki
John Kameel Farah & Evan Pointner
Natasha Powell & Raoul Wilke
Suba Sankaran & Shirsha Chakraborty
Roydon Tse & Sami Anguaya

Metcalf staff Adriana Beemans, Andre Vallillee, Annie Rawlings, Sandy Houston, Michael Trent, Gabrielle Applewhaite, Heather Dunford, and Jennie Tao. Photo: Kalila Snow Jan

The team from The Office of Gilbert Li, who provided art direction and design for the 2023 Johannas, and Shalan and Paul, who provided principal photography for the winner and protégé portraits. Photo: Kalila Snow Jan

Kirsten Hanson and Nancy McNee. Photo: Kalila Snow Jan

Adriana Beemans and Liz Forsberg. Photo: Kalila Snow Jan

Michael Trent, Carolyn Gloude, David Parsons, Soraya Peerbaye, Michael Murray, Robert Sirman. Photo: Kalila Snow Jan

Shirsha Chakraborty with her parents and Suba Sankaran. Photo: Kalila Snow Jan

2023 Johannas protégé Shirsha Chakraborty and winner Suba Sankaran. Photo: Kalila Snow Jan

Suba Sankaran with her family. Photo: Kalila Snow Jan

Ceremony Credits

METCALF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sandy Houston
President and CEO

Kirsten Hanson
Chair

Peter Hanson
Treasurer

John McNee
Luke Metcalf
Pamela Robinson
Ken Rosenberg
Robert Sirman

PRIZE ADVISORS

Tova Arbus
Fringe North

Herbie Barnes
Young People’s Theatre

Iskwē
Musician and 2021 Johannas Winner

Umair Jaffar
Small World Music

Ange Loft
Jumblies Theatre

Karine Ricard
Théâtre français de Toronto

Heidi Strauss
adelheid dance projects

Maud Houston

EVENT PRODUCTION

Speaker
Kirsten Hanson

Award Design
Thomas Aitken & Kate Hyde

PR Consultant
Ashley Belmer, B-Rebel Communications

Metcalf Foundation
Gabrielle Applewhaite & Heather Dunford

Photography
Kalila Snow Jan

Translation
Dominique Denis

Producer & Host
Michael Trent

Associate Producer
Jennie Tao

BRAND CREATIVE

Art Direction & Design
The Office of Gilbert Li

Signature Lettering
Jessica Hische

Principal Photography
Shalan and Paul

Vase Photography
Paul Weeks

Make Up and Grooming
Romy Zack

Wardrobe Styling
Sara Roberts

Certificate Printing
Passion Letterpress

Imaging
Paul Jerinkitsch

Thanks especially to the Ontario Arts Council team for their enormous contribution to the delivery of the prizes: Carolyn Gloude and Rohana Buzamlak.

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