Donald Carr, who played the title role in last year’s ATE
production, Death and the King’s Horseman is widely known as an
actor, dancer, director, choreographer, writer and storyteller. Born
and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, he trained as a dancer with Toronto
Dance Theatre, Alvin Ailey Dance Company, Martha Graham Dance Company
and the National Ballet of Canada, and danced with the Pavlychencko
Dance Theatre and Isintu African Dance Company.
As an actor/director, he began working with Black Theatre
Canada, going on to perform in Paris, Amsterdam, London, Munich and
Johannesburg. His stage credits include the title role in R. Murray
Shaffer’s Ra (Toronto, Holland), the title role in Oedipus
(Festival d’Avignon, France), Duke of Buckingham in Shakespeare’s Richard
III, Jesus in The Gospel According to St. John and Joe in
Trevor Rhone’s Smile Orange. Donald Carr has written and
directed a steady stream of creative works that have progressively
explored the boundaries of dance and theatre. Most recent works are On
the Melodies of Flying Fishes, Urgent SOS, Soul Strata,
and Absent Fathers, Vanishing Sons. Last year, he received a
Harold award for his contributions to Canadian theatre and dance.
Donald Carr, who played the title role in last year’s ATE
production, Death and the King’s Horseman is widely known as an
actor, dancer, director, choreographer, writer and storyteller. Born
and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, he trained as a dancer with Toronto
Dance Theatre, Alvin Ailey Dance Company, Martha Graham Dance Company
and the National Ballet of Canada, and danced with the Pavlychencko
Dance Theatre and Isintu African Dance Company.
