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NIIMI’IWE
March 30, 2017
$40
INDIGENOUS DANCE DOUBLE BILL
Light Breaking Through BROKEN
a creative collaboration by
Margaret Grenier and Karen Jamieson
Peeling back the layers of the unknown, and forging a path to understanding, Light Breaking Through BROKEN is the personal journey of two artists reconnecting with language, culture, and identity. With different cultural perspectives and individual histories, Grenier and Jamieson use their distinct dance styles to push each other’s boundaries and find an opening to the light. Read More
the NDN way
Created by Brian Solomon
Interpreted by Brian Solomon and Mariana Meinke
In 1974, a budding artist created her first CBC documentary after finding inspiration in the synthesis of the Cree world views by Ron Evans. Inspired by the same original recording of the Cree storyteller, Solomon’s the NDN way re-imagines, remixes and interprets these philosophies about medicine teachings, pipe ceremonies, sweat lodges and death in a highly theatrical, visual art-warp. Read More
