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F E ST I V A L 2019
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TA LK I NG ST I CK
F E ST I VA L 2019
PROGRAMMING
hən’əm’stəxw tə syəθ (Using Tradition) Festival Welcome 4
tə syəθ - Tradition: Reality, Allegory, Dimension Visual Exhibit 7
Wax hoks en Shqalawin (Open Your Hearts) 8
Theatre 9
Dance 11
Film: Reel Reservations Cinematic Indigenous Sovereignty Series 13
Métis Fair – 14
Festival Schedule 16
Indian Acts: Staged Reading Series 20
Muyuntsut ta Slulum (Immerse Yourself in Music) Music 22
REaD Words - Pages 22
2 Spirit Performance 24
Knowledge Sharing 25
Pop-Up Events & Closing Night Celebration 28
hən’əm’stəxw tə syəθ (Using Tradition) Industry Series 29
Huy Chexw A (Thank You) 31
Programming subject to change.
For the latest tickets + info, visit talkingstickfest.ca
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Activating Indigenous World Views
Whether it is on the street, within the art studio, or in our
everyday lives, Indigenous peoples are voicing their concerns
and perspectives in every area of life. We are gaining
momentum as we uphold the principles of our Ancestors and
the Traditional Knowledge that has sustained them and will
sustain us as we move into the future.
[using tradition ]
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TA LK I NG ST I CK
F E ST I VA L 2019
Welcome to the 2019 Talking Stick Festival, proudly presented on the traditional unceded territories
of the Coast Salish People. This festival of extraordinary Indigenous performance and art features
some of the best emerging and established Indigenous artists Turtle Island has to offer. It provides a
stage for artists from a variety of artistic expressions – theatre, storytelling, writing, music, spoken
word, dance, and visual arts. It celebrates the traditional performance of many communities, as well
as the contemporary and interdisciplinary work of Indigenous creators.
We have many people and organizations to thank for Culture Lab. The ever-popular From Talking Stick to
making our 18th Talking Stick a reality – and we ask Microphone night will be held at Café Deux Soleils
you to join us in recognizing the generous support of and we’re excited to see the fabulous work by local
our volunteers, sponsors, and funders who, along with teens from the Urban Native Youth Association in
the many others, have given their time and energy to Indigenuity. Family audiences can enjoy Tales
this festival. of Nanabush from Debajehmujig Storytellers of
Manitoulin Island, attend a Métis Fair or participate in
Our 2019 festival is an open invitation to Explore
the inter-tribal dances during our annual Celebration
Indigenous Culture through the Arts and we
of Indigenous Dance while browsing the Indigenous
welcome back some of our favorite artists and
Artisan Fair.
companies who are developing international and
national reputations of their own. Children of God This year also sees the return our Industry Series;
hən’əm’ stəx tə syəθ (Using Tradition), a gathering
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by Urban Ink’s Artistic Director, Corey Payette will
see another run at The Cultch and one of our long- of presenters, artists and community members from
time partners, Virago Nation, an all-Indigenous across the country who are working to move forward
Burlesque company of artists, will once again grace the future of contemporary Indigenous performing
our stages and workshops. Yvonne Chartrand’s V’ni arts.
Dansi in partnership with Dancing Earth’s Rulan
These talented artists join others whose careers are
Tangen present the next stage of development of
just emerging. All share a passion for the creative
their new work Michif Medicines, and we host several
spirit – and a belief in the power of artistic expression
staged readings by Indigenous playwrights, including
to illuminate, renew, and transform.
past festival alumni such as Lisa C. Ravensbergen
with Delinquent Theatre and Savage Society’s It is the talent and hard work of these artists that bring
Kevin Loring, along with past ensemble members to life ancient stories, and point us towards roads not
Tai Grauman and Taran Kootenhayoo. We are also yet traveled. We welcome you and invite you to take
thrilled to feature our new Music program Muyuntsut in all our festival has to offer. Thank you for joining
ta Slulum (to submerge/sink/immerse yourself in us on this exciting journey.
songs/music) and musical artists like Sandy Scofield,
Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Blue Moon Marquee, and
Wey chewx yu,
Curtis Clearsky and New Constellationz at various
musical hotspots throughout the city. Our burgeoning Margo Kane,
independent film programming, Reel Reservations is Artistic Managing Director
back at Vancity Theatre, SFU Cinema, and the Vancity Full Circle: First Nations Performance
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tə syəθ: Tradition - Reality, Allegory, Curator Talks
Dimension Visual Art Exhibit February 24, 3pm
February 19 - March 2, Daily March 1, 5pm
Roundhouse Community Centre Roundhouse Community Centre
Exhibition Hall (181 Roundhouse Mews) Exhibition Hall (181 Roundhouse Mews)
Cur atorial Statement
by Richard Heikkilä-Sawan
“Tradition is not the worship of ashes,
but the preservation of fire.”
—Composer Gustav Mahler
The visual arts exhibition of the Talking Stick 1977 created from rawhide mannequins
Festival 2019, “Tradition (tə syəθ): Reality, and string, wood, wax, glue, and paint; to
Allegory, Dimension”, immediately invokes a Sydney Pickering’s complex “Pala7míntwal’ I
sense of curiosity. It activates, questions, and úcwalmicwa múta7 ti tmícwa” (2018), a work
essentially breaks from tradition. And that is created from the simple materials of yarn and
the point. twist ties.
For this exhibition Indigenous artists have The work of the group of artists is diverse,
been gathered to address the notion of contemporary, and provocative. At once
activating, of questioning, of interpreting, complex and simple, it accomplishes what
of telling stories in new ways—from Adrian it sets out to do in uncomplicated terms—
Stimson’s sculptural “Naked Napi’s Afterbirth activating Indigenous world-views using
of Canada’s Indians” (2018) inspired by Harold tradition. Preserving fire.
Cardinal’s The Rebirth of Canada’s Indians
yəx ̌ wəθət “Free oneself “ a third generation artist and Vancouver’s
current Cultural Artist in residence at
An evening to “ yəx̌ wəθət” free oneself,
the Stanley Park A Frame. Followed by
unwind and enjoy stories and songs on the
Christie Charles, Vancouver poet Laureate
land of malí. Join artists talks & musical
and Musician, will share poems/songs.
performances from:
Throughout the evening enjoy hand drum
Following the ways, a welcome to the land. presentations & greetings from the people
Presentations from weaver, educator Debra of the land.
Sparrow and her sister Robin Sparrow who
February 20, 6-8pm
also plays a key role in the revitalization
of coast Salish weaving. As well as
Musqueam Cultural Centre
multidisciplinary artist Chrystal Sparrow, 4000 Musqueam Ave
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opening gala
Wa
Waxx hoks
hoks en
en shq
shqalawin
alawin (open
(open your
your hearts)
hearts)
The Talking Stick Opening Gala Celebration is always a crowd pleaser!
Gather in our hən’əm’stəxw tə syəθ Using Tradition Visual Arts Exhibition and sample
selections of festival performances while you enjoy a buffet dinner. This year will
feature music from Emily Wurramara; originally from Groote Eylandt in the Northern
Territory of Australia, Emily sings original music both in English and Anindilyakwa.
Join us for a night of celebration as we dance with the Louis Riel Dancers and launch
another year of Western Canada’s premiere Indigenous Arts festival!
February 21, 7pm
Roundhouse Community Centre, Exhibition Hall (181 Roundhouse Mews)
$45 Adult / $35 Student & Senior
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THEATRE
“Children of God is must-see
theatre for Canadians”
— The Globe and Mail
Children of God
A musical by Corey Payette. An Urban Ink co-production with the Segal
Centre (Montreal), Presented with The Cultch
In this powerful musical, the children of an Oji-Cree family are sent to
a residential school in Northern Ontario. This is a story of redemption:
for a mother who was never let past the school’s gate, and her kids,
who never knew she came. Children of God offers a thrilling blend of
ancient traditions and contemporary realities, celebrating resilience
and the power of the Indigenous cultural spirit.
February 22 – March 2
The York Theatre (639 Commercial Drive)
Tickets at thecultch.com
Contains swearing and sexual content. 2 hrs 20
minutes including intermission. Each Children of
God performance will be followed by 30 minute
facilitated community conversation.
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THEATRE FAMILY FUN! (ALL AGES!)
Every year, Talking Stick Festival programs fun, all-ages FAMILY FUN! shows, either for or by youth
(like our UNYA’s Overly Creative Minds Program); showcasing the stories, ideas, and talents of Indigenous youth!
Tee-Pee
Theatre
Young performers wearing traditional regalia
sit inside small tee-pees to present traditional
First Nations stories in their own words. The
audience makes their way around the theatre
to hear the stories told through theatre, story-
telling, movement, and mask work.
February 23, 12–5pm
March 2, 12–4pm
Roundhouse Community Centre, Exhibition Hall
(181 Roundhouse Mews)
FREE
Nanabush
Stories
What do a rabbit, InDiGenuity!
raccoon, chipmunk, and dancing ducks all
from UNYA: Urban Native Youth Association
have in common? They all know the trickster
UNYA’s Overly Creative Minds Program (OCM)
Nanabush and are part of these dynamic
is helping youth to find and strengthen their
stories told by Debajehmujig Storytellers, a
voice through the arts. OCM is a showcase
multi-disciplinary arts organization dedicated
of emerging young artists’ work from
to the revitalization of the Anishnaabek culture,
Vancouver’s Indigenous community. Come
language, and heritage located on Manitoulin
bear witness to what our youth have to say
Island in Ontario.
through the performing arts!
Feb 18, 1pm, 3pm *Special Family Day Performances
February 28, 7pm / March 2, 2pm
50 Minutes
Vancity Culture Lab (1895 Venables Street)
Vancity Culture Lab (1895 Venables Street)
Pay-What-You-Can
Suggested Donation: $6/child, $15/adult
to reserve tickets email culture@fullcircle.ca
10FAMILY FUN! (ALL AGES!) DANCE
Celebration of
indigenous Dance
++ indigenous
indigenous artisan
artisan fair
fair
Fun for the whole family. Enjoy a brilliant display of
traditional and contemporary dance exhibitions from
across Turtle Island featuring Kwakwakwa’wakw
Urban Dance Group, Eastern Sky Ambassadors,
Oceanside Dakota, Immigrant Lessons and more.
Join in on the social dances! Visit the cultural artisans,
vendors and Tee-pee Theatre in the exhibition hall.
February 23, 12–5pm
Roundhouse Gymnasium (181 Roundhouse Mews)
Pay-What-You-Can
11DANCE
dancing across
generations
Join us for a night of exciting works from Barbara
Kaneratonni Diablo, Jo Clancy, and V’ni Dansi in
partnership with Dancing Earth
Sky Dancers: Bridges: In 1907 when the Quebec
Bridge collapsed during construction, 33 Mohawk
ironworkers from the small reserve of Kahnawake fell
to their deaths. Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo, a direct
descendant of one of the victims, pays honour to those
lost, their families, and the community. She brings the
Calling the
past to the present in a universal story that will haunt
you, charm you, and remind us of the resilience of our
people as we build our “bridges” across generations
and cultures.Music: Michael Diabo featuring The Red
Tail Spirit Singers and Emily Kahente Diabo
dancestors
Yindyang by Jo Clancy. A SLOW MEDIA dance and Created by Virago Nation
video work by Australian First Nations Wiradjuri
Join Virago Nation, Turtle Island’s first all-
dancer and choreographer Jo Clancy and Wiradjuri
Indigenous burlesque group in an evening of
filmmaker Jamie Murray guided by Métis Vancouver
dance, comedy, storytelling, and striptease set
based filmmaker Gregory Coyes. The work captures
to an all-Indigenous soundtrack. See the how
sights and sounds from Walls Cave on Darug and
music by Redbone, Kinnie Starr, Link Wray, as well
Gundungurra country in the Blue Mountains NSW
as other established and emerging Indigenous
intertwined with song from Darug singer songwriter
musicians, influence the captivating narratives
Jacinta Tobin. The images and movements are fluid
explored by burlesque. Using this as their
and slow. They pay homage to Aboriginal women’s
inspiration, Virago Nation aims not only to reframe
connection to water and tell an often hidden story of
Indigenous contributions to western music by
hard labour and domestic slavery endured by these
earmarking them specifically as Indigenous but
strong and resilient women.
also deepen community ties, creating something
Michif Medicines: A work-in-progress contemporary new by recognizing the accomplishments of our
dance inspired by cultural ancestral knowledge of ancestors and cousins.
Michif medicine plants. An international Indigenous
collaboration between V’ni Dansi (Vancouver) and March 1, 8pm
Dancing Earth (Santa Fe / San Francisco). Roundhouse Community Centre, Exhibition Hall
February 28, 7pm (181 Roundhouse Mews),
Roundhouse Community Centre, Performance Centre $20 Adult / $15 Student & Senior plus service charges & fees
(181 Roundhouse Mews)
$20 Adult / $15 Student & Senior plus service charges & fees
12presented by FILM
Reel Reservations: Cinematic Indigenous Sovereignty Series holds space, both virtual
and physical, to be a refuge and canvas for Indigenous artists; programming some of the
most exciting film screenings in Western
Canada, promoting both veteran and
emerging Indigenous filmmakers.
Falls
Around Her
Tantoo Cardinal stars as Mary, a renowned
Anishinaabe musician who returns to
Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation in
northern Ontario to rest and recharge — only
to discover that fame and the outside world are
not easily left behind. A survivor by nature, Mary
2018 Best Canadian Feature chooses to thrive in her environment and allows
- Vancouver Film Critics Circle herself to be healed by love, community, and,
especially, the land.
SGAAWAAY Feb 28, 6:30pm. Red Carpet Gala Presentation &
Reception. VIFF’s Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour Street)
K’UUNA
Tickets at www.viff.org $13/Regular, $11/Student &
Seniors, $9/VIFF Plus
EDGE
EDGE OF
OF THE
THE KNIFE
KNIFE
A film by Hluugitgaa Gwaai Edenshaw, Jaada Short Films
Yahlangnaay Helen Haig-Brown. Some of the best shorts from across Canada and
2018 Best Canadian Feature - Vancouver Film Turtle Island!
Critics Circle. Haida Gwaii, 1800’s. At a seasonal March 1 at 7:30pm. Vancity Culture Lab (1895
fishing camp two families endure conflict Venables Street). Pay-What-You-Can
between the nobleman Adiits’ii and his best
friend Kwa. SGaawaay K’uuna Edge of the Knife
was filmed in Haida Gwaii, is based on Haida
storytelling elements, and is inspired by the Anori (Wind)
lands and waters where Haida thrive.
Director PIPALUK K. JØRGENSEN
For High School Group bookings only.
From the first female Greenland director to have
No single tickets available.
a feature film produced from Greenland, Anori
To book your school group, visit viff.org
brings two myths to modern life. Greenlandic
Feb 27, 28, 1pm with English subtitles.
VIFF’s Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St.)
March 2, 7pm, SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
In Haida language with English subtitles.
Greenlandic with English subtitles. Tickets at
talkingstickfest.ca. $13 Adult / $11 Student & Senior
FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS TO EACH VENUE, VISIT TALKINGSTICKFEST.CA 13MÉTIS FAIR
Métis Fair
The afternoon includes lively Métis tunes played on fiddle,
guitar and keyboard. You can sit in on workshops on
quill making, finger-weaving, and medicine tea making as
well as a lesson on how to play the spoons and of course
jigging! Enjoy exciting performances by the Louis Riel
Métis Dancers and others. Vendors, soup and bannock
will also be available. Fun for the whole family!
March 2, 12-4pm
Roundhouse Community Centre, Exhibition Hall
(181 Roundhouse Mews)
Pay-What-You-Can
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MONDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
FEB 18, 2019 FEB 20, 2019 FEB 21, 2019 FEB 22, 2019 FEB 23, 2019 FEB 24, 2019
NANABUSH NANABUSH NANABUSH nanabush Celebration children of
1pm & 3pm, 10am & 1pm 10am & 1pm 10am & 1pm of indigenous god
Vancity Culture Lab Vancity Culture Lab Vancity Culture Lab Vancity Culture Lab dance 2pm, The York Theatre
(theatre) (theatre) (theatre) (theatre) 12–5pm, Roundhouse (theatre)
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(family fun)
TUESDAY y x̌ t Wa x hoks en children of god The Seventh
FEB 19, 2019 Free oneself 8pm, The York Theatre
Shq alawin children of god Fire
6–8pm (theatre)
Opening Gala 2pm, 8pm, The York Theatre 4pm, Roundhouse
Musqueam Cultural Centre
NANABUSH 7–10pm, Roundhouse (theatre) (indian acts)
(music) TSF Live @ The
10am & 1pm
Vancity Culture Lab Chief Joe Little Red Rez Kids in the
children of
(theatre) children of 8pm, Chief Joe Centre
god preview Warrior and House
god preview (music) 8pm, Roundhouse
8pm, The York Theatre his Lawyer
t sy : 8pm, The York Theatre (music)
(theatre) 7pm, Roundhouse
Tradition - Reality, (theatre) From Talking
Allegory, Dimension (Indian acts)
7:30pm, Roundhouse
Stick to
Original Microphone
(theatre) Roundhouse
Waves 8:30pm, Cafe deux soul
8pm , 8EAST Soleils 8pm, Roundhouse
(music)
(music)
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE TA LK I NG ST I CK
Check our website at talkingstickfest.ca
for POP-UP programming and events. F E ST I VA L 2019MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
FEB 25, 2019 FEB 26, 2019 FEB 27, 2019 FEB 28, 2019 MAR 1, 2019 MAR 2, 2019
Pop Up Musical Kw’achmixwts Kw’achmixwts SGAAWAAY K’UUNA Indigi-Word- Métis fair
Bistro Chexw Hants Chexw Hants EDGE OF THE KNIFE scapes 12–4pm, Roundhouse
7–10pm, Roundhouse 6pm, Roundhouse 6pm, Roundhouse 1pm, Vancity Theatre 6pm, Roundhouse (family fun)
(music) (show & tell) (show & tell) (reel reservations) (REaD Writers)
CHILDREN OF GOD
LGBTQ+2 REsidential You use to call Kw’achmixwts Falls around 2pm & 8pm, The York
Points of View school plays me Marie Chexw Hants Theatre (theatre)
her
5–7pm 7pm, Roundhouse 7pm, Roundhouse 6pm, Roundhouse 7:30pm, Vancity Theatre
Roundhouse (Indian Acts) (Indian Acts) (show & tell) (film) InDiGenuity!
(2 Spirit round table) 2pm, Vancity Culture Lab
Children of God Children of God Dancing Across (theatre)
CHILDREN OF GOD
Keeping the 8pm, The York Theatre 8pm, The York Theatre Generations 8pm, The York Theatre
Fire Burning (theatre) (theatre) 7pm, Roundhouse (theatre) white noise
7pm (dance) 3pm, Roundhouse
Roundhouse looking for SGAAWAAY K’UUNA (Indian acts)
Calling the
(Indian Acts) tiger lily EDGE OF THE KNIFE Indigenuity! Dancestors
8:30pm, Roundhouse 1pm, Vancity Theatre 7pm, Vancity Culture Lab 8pm, Roundhouse Anori (Wind)
(2 spirit performance) (reel reservations) (theatre) (Burlesque) 7pm, Goldcorp CFA
(reel reservations)
Guilty Grooves Children of God
9pm, Guilt & Co. (music) 8pm, The York Theatre Ab-Original
(theatre) Cabaret
8pm, The Ironworks
(closing night celebration)
17Proud to Support the
2019 TALKING STICK FESTIVAL
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18CONNECTING BC ARTISTS TO THE WORLD
19INDIAN ACTS PLAY READINGS
All readings are Pay-What-You-Can and presented at
Indian Acts:
Roundhouse Community Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews).
Staged Reading series
February 23, 7pm February 24, 4pm
Little Red Warrior & His Lawyer The Seventh Fire
Written & Directed by Kevin Loring. Presented by Created by Lisa C. Ravensbergen. Project facilitated by Lisa
Savage Society. A satirical fable about power, C. Ravensbergen, Laura McLean, and Christine Quintana.
politics, and procreation. Little Red is the last Produced by Delinquent Theatre. Set in the present,
remaining member of his tribe. One day while past, and future, it tells the story of a woman’s return
heading into town, Little Red discovers that the to the Ojibwe community she believes has rejected
development firm Smith, Smyth and Goldsmithe her. She discovers her destiny is tied to prophesy when
has violated his traditional territory. Enraged, she becomes pivotal to the community’s survival. The
he attacks one of their engineers, is arrested Seventh Fire takes place in four time signatures, and
and assigned a court-appointed lawyer. Since above and below the earth, as sisters Daanis and Nimise,
Red no longer has a place to stay, the lawyer and grandmother Nokomis reach through time and space
and his wife invite him to stay with them. But as to be together where the horizon and land meet.
they soon find out, when you invite a coyote into Talkback to follow.
the coop, don’t be surprised if he walks away
with your chickens. This project is made possible
February 25, 7pm
through the generous support of the BC Arts
Council, Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des Keeping the Fire Burning
Arts du Canada and The Cultch residency program.
by Margo Kane (Joined by Squamish women, the Mathias
Talkback to follow.
Entertainers). We are called to the Fire, a woman keeps it
burning; she waits for others to join. While she waits, her
memories drift around the fire. Her hopes and desires, her
February 27, 7pm
fears and her sorrows conjure stories for us to witness.
You Used to Call Me Marie She is not alone.
Written by Tai Amy Grauman. Two souls in six
different Métis love stories move through six March 2, 3pm
different distinct periods in history. The souls
first begin their journey in the pre-colonial time
White Noise
within the plains Cree community, and spend Written by Taran Kootenhayoo. Directed by Renae Morriseau.
their final life as two young Métis people where Presented by Savage Society. A comedy about two
the man marries a non-Indigenous woman, Canadian families who have dinner together for the first
disrupting the bloodline. You Used to Call Me time during the Truth and Reconciliation week, White
Marie explores ancestor’s history and the ways Noise explores what it means to live in Canada from two
in which a young woman inherits trauma from different paradigms. How do we deal with internalized
the matriarchs in the family. racism? Do we keep pushing it away and pretend to live
safely in our day-to-day? This project is made possible
through the generous support of the BC Arts Council,
Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des Arts du Canada
and The Cultch residency program.
20Indian Act is a tribute and thank you to those who
survived the Indian Residential School system so
February 26, 7pm
that future generations could be free to pursue
Indian act: their lives unhindered by educationally enforced
residential school plays lowered expectations and institutionalized abuse.
Seven plays by contemporary First Nations
Join playwrights Melanie J. Murray and Curtis
and Métis playwrights cover the broad scope
Peeteetuce in conversation. Melanie and Curtis will
of residential school experiences, all kinds of
be reading from their plays A Very Polite Genocide
characters, and no stereotypes, giving voice to
or The Girl Who Fell to Earth and kihēw, included
those who could not be heard.
in the anthology Indian Act: Residential School
Plays, edited by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and Presented in partnership with the Playwrights
published by Playwrights Canada Press. Following Guild of Canada’s Pathways to PGC program.
the readings the playwrights will take part in Presented in partnership with the Playwrights Guild
a moderated discussion about their work and of Canada’s Pathways to PGC program.
inspiration.
BUY NOW
“BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE”
—The Georgia Straight
taxes included
By Raes Calvert and Sean Harris Oliver
Mar 7–31 In partnership with Citadel Theatre
and Hardline Productions
goldcorp stage at the bmo theatre centre
COMMUNITY PARTNER | 2018–19 SEASON
21MUSIC HEADLINERS
Muyuntsut ta Slulum
(Immerse
(Immerse Yourself
Yourself in
in Music)
Music) Series
Series
Featuring headliners Emily Wurramara (Australia)
and the Snotty Nose Rez Kids
22MUSIC EVENTS
MUSIC
Original Waves. New experimental sound-based works
presented in partnership with Skwachàys Lodge Indigenous
Artists in Residence Program New works and collaborations by
Edzi’u, Gillian Thomson, Jeneen Frei Njootli, Sarah Charles-
DeCarlo, Taran Kootenhayoo and Cheyenne LeGrande.
February 20, 8–10pm, 8EAST (8 E Pender St), Pay-What-You-Can
TSF Live @ The Chief Joe. The Talking Stick Festival
travels to the Chief Joe Recreation Centre on the Squamish
Nation for a night of musical entertainment featuring Emily
Wurramara, Bitterly Divine, DJ O Show, and some surprise
guests. February 22, 8–11pm, Chief Joe Mathias Centre
(100 Capilano Rd, North Vancouver), Pay-What-You-Can
Roundhouse Soul. It’s the first Saturday night of
the festival so come join us for a fantastic evening of music
featuring Emily Wurramara, Caitlin Goulet, & DJ O Show. ReAD WORDS
February 23, 8–10pm, Roundhouse Community Centre,
Exhibition Hall (181 Roundhouse Mews). $20 Adult / $15 Talking Stick to Microphone
One of our most beloved events! Jo Billows
Student & Senior - plus service charges and fees
(Northern Coast Salish) pulls together a
slamdunkin’ evening in honour of “East
Rez Kids in the House . Polaris nominated Snotty Van ghetto poet” Zaccheus Jackson Nyce
Nose Rez Kids take the stage at the Roundhouse for a must-see
(Blackfoot), the original curator of this
show. Come early as Mamarudegyal MTHC, one of Vancou-
event. This evening will showcase a variety
ver’s finest hip-hop performers, opens. February 24, 8–10pm, of poets and poetic styles. Be prepared to
Roundhouse Community Centre, Performance Centre. $20 Adult laugh & be moved by their powerful words!
/ $15 Student & Senior - plus service charges and fees. 19+ February 22, 8:30pm, Cafe deux Soleils
(2096 Commercial Dr) Pay-What-You-Can
Pop Up Musical Bistro. This is mid-festival social
is a can’t miss event with a catered feast, cash bar and the
Indigi-Wordscapes:
live music of multi Juno nominated Sandy Scofield, the
featuring Tommy Pico
funky sounds of Curtis Clearsky and the Constellationz,
Join us for an evening of tantalizing poetry
an eclectic mix of poets, and visiting artists. February 25,
with Indigenous poets Jo Billows, Brandi
7–10pm, Roundhouse Community Centre, Exhibition Hall (181
Bird, Jessica Johns, and Tommy “Teebs”
Roundhouse Mews). $25 Adult / $20 Student & Senior - plus Pico (Kumeyaay Nation), winner of the
service charges and fees 2018 American Book Award, and 2018
Whiting Award for Poetry. Hosted by Jaye
Guilty Grooves. Another night of amazing music as Simpson.
the Talking Stick Festival brings back two festival favorites, March 1, 6:30pm
Blue Moon Marquee and Murray Porter, at one of Vancouver’s Roundhouse Community Centre,
hottest live music venues. February 26, 9–late, Guilt & Co. (1 Performance Centre (181 Roundhouse
Alexander St), Pay-What-You-Can. 19+ Mews) Pay-What –You-Can
232 SPIRIT PERFORMANCE
Looking for
Tiger Lily
Join us for an opening act hosted by drag queen Jaylene Tyme featuring
the talents of burlesque dancer RainbowGlitz and more!
Starring Anthony Hudson – the human vessel for Portland’s premiere
drag clown Carla Rossi – LOOKING FOR TIGER LILY utilizes song,
dance, drag, and video to put a queer spin on the ancestral tradition of
storytelling. Asking what it means for a queer mixed Native person to
experience their heritage through white normative culture as they recount
growing up watching the 1960 production of “Peter Pan” featuring Sondra
Lee’s blonde, blue-eyed “Indian Princess” Tiger Lily, Anthony (and Carla)
draw from a songbook stretching across Disney’s “Pocahontas” to Cher’s
“Half-Breed.” Not just autobiography, LOOKING FOR TIGER LILY is a
coming-of-age story that’s more than cowboys versus Indians.
February 26 at 8:30pm
Roundhouse Community Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews)
$20 Adult / $15 Student & Senior - plus service charges and fees
24KNOWLEDGE SHARING
Knowledge Sharing
Workshops presented by
Date Time Workshop who Where
Sat, Mob Bounce: Hip Hop and a Full Circle Studio, 4th
12–2pm Mob Bounce
Feb. 09 Sacred Space Floor, 268 Keefer St
Holiday Inn & Suites
Sat, Music Professional Development Rob Thomson, Music Curator
10am–5pm Downtown, 1110
Feb. 16 Day Full Circle and Guests
Howe St
Featured guests include Sharon
Sustaining Sound: Ecology in the
Sat, Kallis, Giorgio Magnanensi, Tina UBC, CIRS Building,
10am–4pm Creation & Production of New
Feb 23. Pearson, Rob Thomson, and UBC 2260 West Mall
Music
Hildegard Westerkamp.
Creating, Knowing and Sharing, Holiday Inn & Suites
Sun,
1–3pm Canada Council for the Arts Suzanne Keeptwo Downtown, 1110
Feb. 24
Indigenous Funding session Howe St
Facilitated by: Meena Natarajan
Whose art is it? An exploration
Sun, & Dipankar Mukherjee of World Art Room SFU,
1–3:30pm of cultural appropriation vs
Feb. 24 Pangea World Theatre, 149 W Hastings St
equitable exchange
Minneapolis, MN
Roundhouse
Sun,
3–4pm Visual Arts Curator Talk Richard Heikkilä-Sawan Exhibition Hall, 181
Feb. 24
Roundhouse Mews
Facilitated by DJ O Show Mezz Meeting
Mon, LGBTQ+2 Points of View (2 Spirit Panelists: Tyler Jacobs, Room (2nd floor),
5–7pm
Feb. 25 Round Table) Jaibrend Johnson-Baker, Roundhouse, 181
Anthony Hudson Roundhouse mews
"Not Your Auntie's Crafting Class,
Mon, Full Circle Studio, 4th
7–8:30pm with Scarlet Delerium" (Burlesque Scarlet Delerium
Feb. 25 Floor, 268 Keefer St
Workshop)
Wed, "Dangerous Curves, with Sparkle Full Circle Studio, 4th
6–7pm Sparkle Plenty
Feb. 27 Plenty" (Burlesque Workshop) Floor, 268 Keefer St
"KISS: Keep It Simple Showgirl,
Wed, 7:00 - Full Circle Studio, 4th
with Ruthe Ordare" (Burlesque Ruthe Ordare
Feb. 27 8:00pm Floor, 268 Keefer St
Workshop)
Roundhouse Ex Hall,
Fri,
5–6pm Visual Arts Curator Tour Richard Heikkilä-Sawan 181 Roundhouse
Mar. 01
Mews
Kraul Studio, The
Sat, 10:30am–
Master Class: Feeling Country Jo Clancy Dance Centre 677
Mar. 02 12pm
Davie St
Full Circle Studio,
Sat, 10am – Social Media Masterclass for
Vanessa Cito 4th Floor, 268
Mar. 02 12pm Artists
Keefer St
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Festival Closing Night Celebration: Ab-Original Cabaret
Join us for a closing night celebration full of music, comedy, theatre, song, and spoken
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the final event of the festival and dance the night away!
March 2, 8pm. The Ironworks Studio (235 Alexander Street) 19+ $20 Adult / $15
Student & Senior plus service charges and fees
Kw’achmixwts Chexw Hants (Show ‘n’ Tell)
Translated, Kw’achmixwts Chexw Hants means “Show Me, Tell
Me”. Gather for a pre-show Show ‘n’ Tell of short performances
featuring some of our region’s most engaging performers.
February 26, 6pm - Kwakwakwa’wakw Urban Dance Group
February 27, 6pm - Kwhlii Gibaygum Nisga’a Dancers
February 28, 6pm - Xwélmexw Shxwexwó:s Salish Thunderbird
Roundhouse Community Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews)
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Activating Indigenous World Views Industry Series
February 22–25, 2019
In partnership with Simon Fraser University Woodward’s Cultural
Programs and the Primary Colours/Couleurs primaires Initiative
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to build upon the previous Industry Series events, further
imagining and demonstrating the strength, significance, and
importance of Indigenous performing arts.
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Series is $200.00. This includes four days of all-access to
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session rates and daily rates are available. Bursaries are
available for those with financial restrictions.
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coordinator Phay Moores at industry@fullcircle.ca.
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Cultural Trade Routes
Indigenous Arts Self-Directed
Multidisciplinary Residency
Photo: Artists Elder Buddy July 30 – August 31
Wesley and Jason Botkin.
Photo by Jessica Wittman.
Explore reconciliation through creative
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This program aims to rebuild and reclaim
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