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==Early work==
Ruth worked for many years as a [[Scenic design|theatre designer]], at professional
In 1991, Ruth was invited by Dale Hamilton to be a designer for the ''Spirit of Shivaree'' in [[Rockwood, Ontario]], a project inspired by the British work of the Colway Theatre Trust with director Jon Oram. This introduction to the [[Community theatre|community play]] form, which combines high-calibre art making on an epic scale with a practice of wholehearted social inclusion and an astonishing capacity for social change, has inspired the course and nature of her work ever since.
Ruth went on to design community plays in Canada and the U.K.
==Jumblies Theatre==
Ruth founded [[Jumblies Theatre]] in 2001 to support what had evolved as an approach of establishing multi-year residencies in urban neighbourhoods leading to large-scale, participatory, performance
[[Jumblies Theatre|Jumblies]] has since undertaken residencies in five communities and created a series of highly acclaimed productions, including "Once A Shoreline"in Davenport West (2004); "Bridge of One Hair" in Central Etobicoke (2007); "Oy Di Velt Vet Vern Yinger (Oh the world will grow younger)" at
Ruth has also mentored and supported many emerging artists and organizations. Jumblies' residencies
In 2013, Jumblies moved to a downtown Toronto Location (The Ground Floor). From here, Ruth and Jumblies undertook a multi-year exploration of Toronto's layered, Indigenous and colonial histories, leading to the 2017 "Touching Ground Festival" of new works, two national tours ("Train of Thought" and "Four Lands"), and "Talking Treaties", a project led by Associate Artistic Director, Ange Loft.
Ruth has produced many other projects with and outside of [[Jumblies Theatre]], including:
* a one-year residency at [[Lawrence Heights]], ending with an outdoor production called
* "the Toronto Seder", an adapted secular Passover Seder telling an urgent story of Toronto's Indigenous history (2014);
* "Being Margolia", a choral work commissioned and performed by the Toronto Children's Chorus, composed by Martin van de Ven, libretto by Ruth Howard, based on the Camp Naivelt Jewish commune re-enactment project (2010)
* "Grounds For Goodness", an interdisciplinary exploration of 'social goodness' (2019).
==Publications==
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* Consultant for [[Art Gallery of Ontario|AGO]] Arts Access/ Collection X Project (2005 to present)
* Toronto Arts Council (Board Member and Chair of Community Arts Committee 2009-14)
* FixtPoint (Board Member 20012 to
==Awards==
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