The Silicone Diaries
The Silicone Diaries makes the critics picks for shows to see in Vancouver 11/12 theatre season, Sept 2011
The Silicone Diaries in Ottawa, June 2011
The poster for The Silicone Diaries at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, June 2011
Press release for The Silicone Diaries at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, May 2011
“Nina… Nina… Nina…!”, Outlooks – Canada’s National LGTB Magazine, March 2011
Les Monologues du Plastiques, La Presse, Montreal, Dec 2010
“Arsenault uses herself to both stunning and ruthless effect”, by Sasha Van Bon Bon, Montreal Mirror, Dec 2010
Switchcraft: transsexual performer Nina Arsenault masters the art of becoming – Toronto Life’s Spotlight Artist, Toronto Life, Dec 2010
I was Barbie
“I think [my work] is political… That is important. But the staring point is much more visceral.” – interview with MONOmagazine.net, Aug 2010
”The more [authenticity] I can reveal in my performance, the more chance there is of someone in the audience saying, ‘How did she know that about me?’”, by Chris Dupuis, interview with Xtra Magazine, Aug 2010
Queer Art Diva
” I’m interested in talking to people who are hungry for new ideas, interested in people who want to explore the complications of life, their mind, their body, their being”, Imprint – the official University of Waterloo newspaper, Nov 2011