Karen K. Burrows

@karenkburrows

TV and stage producer, developer, occasional writer (Be With Zee, Corner Gas Animated, Jeremy & Jazzy, Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, Louise Lives Large). Fan of things. Lifts heavy shit. she/her 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈

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Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· 12d

Chirp, o Muse, a complicated man

A screen grab that reads: “Authors similar to Madeline Miller” with author photos of Homer and Rachel Reid

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· 25d

I'm here to ask the important #CanCon questions, like: to what extent is the new Shania Twain track "Stranger Things" in conversation with Robert Service's "The Cremation of Sam McGee"?

Shania Twain, "Stranger Things"

How'd he go from couldn't be to could he be the one?
Stranger things have happened underneath the midnight sun
He's giving me that feeling and that feeling can't be wrong
Stranger things have happened underneath the midnight sun
Oh, stranger things have happened underneath the midnight sun

Have you ever seen the green and blue of the northern lights?
When the summers come and gone they shine like lasers off the ice
While the million dreams rise up at the scene
And melt your heart like a Klondike bar in June, ooh

Robert Service, "The Cremation of Sam McGee"

There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
That would make your blood run cold;
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
But the queerest they ever did see
Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
I cremated Sam McGee.

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Jun 9

I don't know why some people say they find it difficult to see themselves reflected in the books they read. I feel very seen. (Gaudy Night, Dorothy L. Sayers)

a screengrab reading: Miss Burrows screamed "The Library!"

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Jun 8

And the laureates all seemed to be moved - which is the whole point! 📸 : Dahlia Katz

Costumes designed by Susan Benson for Stratford productions of Iolanthe (1984) and The Woman (1979), with Marjory Fielding and Gayle Trebick

A display of costumes from Stratford, including pictures of Maggie Smith as Hippolyta from A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1977.

Celeigh Cardinal singing "My Heart will Go On" for James Cameron

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Jun 8

All of the tributes were exceptional. 📸 : Dahlia Katz

Machine de Cirque performs circus acrobatics in the opening number

Carolyn Maule and Russell Braun perform O, du mein holder Abendstern for Barbara Hannigan

Vanesa Garcia Ribala Montoya and Jaeyoung Chong for Tonya Williams (not pictured: John Kofi Dapaah)

Luce Dufault and Louis-Julien Durso for Daniel Lavoie

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Jun 8

I'm especially pleased that we got to send off Her Excellency Mary Simon with a truly warm reaction from the audience and heartfelt thanks from Lori Marchand and Kevin Loring of NAC's Indigenous Theatre. 📸 : Dahlia Katz

Her Excellency Mary Simon, Lori Marchand, Kevin Loring

Her Excellency Mary Simon, Lori Marchand, Kevin Loring, surrounded by photos from the GGPAA ceremony at Rideau Hall

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Jun 8

The 2026 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards are over for another year! It is always incredible to produce this show, alongside the amazing teams at the National Arts Centre, the GGPAA Foundation, Rideau Hall, the NFB, and more.

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· May 18

yes.

A busy park with green trees, surrounded by buildings. The top of the CN Tower pokes above one in the background against a cloudless blue sky.

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· May 5

Feels timely.

Arbour was the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal for Ontario and a former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. From 2009 until 2014, she served as President and CEO of the International Crisis Group.[1] She made history with the indictment of a sitting head of state, Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milošević, as well as the first prosecution of sexual assault as a crime against humanity. From March 2017 to December 2018 she was the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for International Migration. She is currently in private practice in Montreal.

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· May 4

You know what, I'll take it

You are T'Ana!

If you got T’Ana, you are a wise and experienced person who values tradition and honor. You are highly skilled and knowledgeable in your field, but can be a bit gruff and intimidating at times. You have a dry sense of humor and a no-nonsense attitude, but are also very caring and supportive of your friends.

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Apr 25

Rain and fog!

A photo looking down King Street from under an umbrella. It is raining and foggy

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Feb 28

Well, I do try.

Screencap of the page of a book, saying: "I think, being a TV producer, you might be a sneering fucker yourself these days."

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Feb 20

Catching up on The Daily Spell and they're really just taking the piss now, aren't they

A five-line scrambled message with the letters mixed up above it

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Feb 12

Tremendously excited to be producing the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards tribute show again this year, honouring these incredible laureates: Tonya Williams, James Cameron, Susan Benson, Sylvain Émard, Sae Hoon (Stan) Chung, Daniel Lavoie, and Barbara Hannigan. June 6, Ottawa! Be there!

The announcement banner for the 2026 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, featuring headshots of the laureates: Tonya Williams, James Cameron, Susan Benson, Sylvain Émard, Sae Hoon (Stan) Chung, Daniel Lavoie, and Barbara Hannigan.

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Jan 30

Bet you five internet dollars this means they shifted the eligibility window to let the hockey show qualify. (Absolutely no judgement in that observation; they've done it before and it's smart marketing)

CBC, Bell Media, and Corus come together to broadcast The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards on May 31
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced today a landmark partnership that will bring three of Canada’s top broadcasters together to simulcast The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards, a first-of-its-kind award show that will extend this annual celebration of Canadian film and television to more Canadians than ever.

Happening on May 31 at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto, The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards will broadcast and stream at 8:00 PM ET on CBC, CBC Gem, Crave, CTV, Global, and STACKTV.

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Jan 27

I honestly don't know enough to judge this one for me :P Opinions? www.idrlabs.com/dungeons-dra...

Screenshot of the D&D class test showing my highest stat is 80% Warlock (followed by 75% for both Bard and Ranger).

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Jan 16

SHUT UP, there's a Cheronian cadet in the background here 😂 (from "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield," which is obviously proof that Star Trek has never been woke)

Holly Hunter as Nahla Ake stands in the middle of a party. Starfleet academy cadets in uniform behind her include a Cheronian who is half-white (on her left side) and half-black (on her right side).

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Jan 16

This is my phone screen, but I also have a print framed in my bathroom. By Hackney Dave.

A screen print that says JUST A ENTLE REMINDER TO STOP FUCKING ABOUT AND MAYBE START DOING THAT THING THAT WILL PROBABLY MAKE YOU A MUCH HAPPIER PERSON

Karen K. Burrows@karenkburrows· Dec 22

Genuinely cackled at the suggestion that a simultaneous release should override the simple question of, you know, who makes the show. (I think Crave/Tierney should ask the Canadian Screen Awards for an eligibility exception to be considered in this year's race, though; it's worked before.)