Thurga Kanagasekarampillai (She/They) is Tamil Deaf Non-Binary Genderqueer artist. She has worked as Deaf Interpreter and ASL performer for “The Enchanted Loom” (2016); Red Dress Production for “Drift Seeds” (2017); Million Billion Pieces (YTP 2019); The Holy Gasp (July 2020); Speculation (2018, 2019, 2021); Ministry of Mundane Mysteries with Outside the March (2020, Sound Off Festival 2021, 2022); At This Hour (2021/2023).
She is also an actress and was in ‘The Tempest’ at Citadel Theatre as Miranda in Edmonton in April – May 2019. She was the one of three founders of Deafies’ Unique Time with Ali Saeedi, and Ralitsa Rodriguez. Deafies’ Unique Time – ‘Eye So Twisted’ (Rhubarb Festival / Sound Off Festival 2019), Deafies Detective Agency (Sound Off Festival 2020.) In March 2024, we presented the workshopped stage reading of the Door project that I am currently working on the full process of the project to help Deaf youths to find their ways. Thurga is currently working with Dr. Joanne Weber at University of Alberta as research assistant since July 2024.
I believe that this would help me to be on my path with more supports and new perspectives to succeed my goals in the future.