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• Dal alum's life鈥慶hanging illness spurs commitment to making the performing arts more accessible
  There was a time when Maeghan Tavener (BA鈥�19) thought they might have to give up dance and theatre due to chronic illness. They found a way back to their passion and are making space for more disabled artists like them.
  
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  Dr. Harvey Amani, a professor of history at Dal and King's and author of the award-winning Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes, opens up about some of the ways Black people experienced bondage in Canada and where to learn more.
  
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  Dal alum and current Interdisciplinary PhD candidate shalan joudry鈥檚 short film 鈥渨elima'q鈥� will have its world premiere this September at the Toronto International Film Festival.
  
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