30-06-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com

The Week in Review: Appropriation, isolation and evacuation

Catch up on all the big stories that happened this week in Montreal.
SLĀV, one of the jazz fest’s most popular show, provoked protests about cultural appropriation
The show, “a theatrical odyssey based on slave songs,” is directed by Robert Lepage and stars Betty Bonifassi, both of whom are white. About 75 protesters outside Tuesday night’s performance said that white people shouldn’t be profiting from the history, culture and pain of black people. Lepage and B
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