From September 23 to October 12, 2025, d’bi.young anitafrika presents a virtuosic three-week repertory production celebrating the 20th anniversary of the critically acclaimed Sankofa Trilogy, a Watah Theatre production featuring the plays blood.claat, benu and word! sound! powah! at The Theatre Centre.
Starring d’bi.young anitafrika, this production of The Sankofa Trilogy presents a new vision on the classic works, with each play running for one week and all three plays running in rep for a marathon, culminating weekend featuring a dancehall session at the end of Saturday night (Oct 11, 2025).
In blood.claat, Mudgu Sankofa, the 15-year-old protagonist, navigates their relationship with their menstruation, the blood of the violence they witness, and the cycles of love, life and death in their family.
In the second play, benu, Sekesu Sankofa, Mudgu’s offspring, battles postpartum depression while navigating the alienation, invisibility and abuse Black womyn experience in the healthcare system.
And in the final play, word! sound! powah!, set amidst the socio-political upheaval based on Jamaica’s 1980 election, Benu Sankofa (Mudgu’s grandchild) joins a collective of radical poets, and together they use dub poetry to challenge systemic injustice, wielding words as weapons against the political corruption that they witness every day.
Experience theatre as ceremony, as pedagogy, as power. Join Watah Theatre for this once-in-a-generation celebration.
Dates: September 23 – October 12, 2025
Times: Tuesday – Saturdays @ 8:00 PM & Sunday matinees @ 2:00 PM
October 11-12: Marathon Weekend features all three shows back-to-back @ 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Tickets: Individual tickets are $45.00 / Experience the entire Trilogy for $105.00.
See the website for details, tickets, discounts, specials and more! *Discounts are available for anyone who may be looking for financial accessibility.
Location: The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
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