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Commotion: Our favourite season? ✨Awards✨

Today on Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud: Governor General's Performing Arts Award winner James Kudelka, and Canada Reads Champion Tasnim Geedi

Today on Commotion: James Kudelka and Tasnim Geedi

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Dancers Anna Bekirova and Rae Srivastava from Ballet BC perform in honour of Crystal Pite, and a book cover of a woman in a maroon dress sitting in front of green wallpaper and a close-up photo of a young woman with glasses
Dancers Anna Bekirova and Rae Srivastava from Ballet BC perform in honour of Crystal Pite, TikTok star Tasnim Geedi is championing the novel Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. (George Pimentel Photography, CBC)
25:00Our favourite season? ✨Awards✨

Today on Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud:

  • The 2023 recipients of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards were announced today. One of the honourees, James Kudelka, joins Elamin to talk about what it feels like to be recognized for his contributions to Canadian culture.

  • With only five weeks to go until Canada Reads, champion and #BookTok star Tasnim Geedi stops by to tell us why Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is her pick for the great Canadian book debate.

You can also find today's episode on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

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