Founded
in
2004,
MT
Space
is
the
Waterloo
Region's
first
and
only
multicultural
theatre
company.
Its
mandate
is
to
create,
produce,
and
present
high
quality
artistic
performances
and
cultural
events
reflective
of
the
people
who
live
here.
Please
join
us
for
a
conversation
between
Pam
Patel
(Artistic
Director,
MT
Space)
and
Dr.
Lamees
Al
Ethari
(Department
of
English
Language
and
Literature) as
we
discuss
the
role
of
MT
Space
in
fostering
meaningful
interaction
through
art
and
culture
in
our
communities.
Pam
Patel is
an
actor
who has
toured
nationally
to
cities
including
Montreal,
Toronto,
Edmonton,
Vancouver,
and
Victoria,
and
has
traveled overseas
to
perform
in
Jordan,
Syria,
and
Lebanon.
She
is
a
graduate
of
Wilfrid
Laurier
University's
music
program.
Pam's
creative
work
has
focused
on
improvisation in both
music
and
physical
theatre,
and
she
has
had
her
talents
showcased
at
the
Vancouver
International
Jazz
Festival
and
the
Stratford
Summer
Music
Festival.
Pam
has
been
an
Artistic
Associate
at
MT
Space
since
2009,
and
was appointed
Artistic
Director
in
July
2016.
Lamees
Al
Ethari,
Ph.D.,
is
a
faculty
member
in
English
Language
and
Literature
at
the
University
of
Waterloo.
Her
collection
From
the
Wounded
Banks
of
the
Tigris was
recently
published
with
Baseline
Press.
Her
book
Waiting
for
the
Rain:
A
Memoir,
on
the
2003
U.S.
invasion
of
Iraq,
is
due
for
publication
in
2019.
Her
work
is
also
published
in
The
New
Quarterly,
About
Place Journal,
The
Malpais
Review,
and
the
anthology
Al
Mutanabbi
Street
Starts
Here and
has
been
printed
as
broadsides.
She
is
currently
completing
her
book,
Resistance
and
Memory
in
Iraqi
Women’s
Life
Narratives.
