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The quest to be a warrior: an Indigenous story gets a powerful telling in Redpatch. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the striking opening moments of Redpatch a masked prophet in a pyramid of light asks “what is life?” and then vanishes into mist. It’s a question with legs (and vast reservoirs of imaginative and aerobic … Continue reading
From Nootka Sound to Vimy Ridge: Redpatch, an Indigenous soldier’s tale comes to the Citadel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You could do a lot of exhuming in the archives, in novels, diaries, war poetry, and never discover this striking and mysterious fact: more than four thousand Indigenous Canadians signed up to fight in the First … Continue reading
Onstage: a weekend theatre update
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Your weekend could include a musical. There’s a couple to choose from, and though both are a challenge (for very different reasons) for the form, they’re at opposite ends of the musical spectrum •One of the … Continue reading
A coming-of-age play called Métis Mutt comes of age: a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s always started with jokes. A lot of jokes. “What do you call an Indian on a bike?” And since the man onstage is remembering his time as a teenage stand-up comic, empowered by audience laughter, … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, indigenous theatre, Métis Mutt, Ron Jenkins, Sheldon Elter, solo shows, Theatre Network at the Roxy
Shakespeare reimagined into Cree cosmology: Pawâkan Macbeth
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Whenever you do indigenous theatre, it’s never just theatre,” says Reneltta Arluk. “It’s theatre and….” The Inuvialuit Cree Dene actor/ playwright/ director/ artistic director — and the Banff Centre’s new head of indigenous arts — is … Continue reading
Posted in Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Akpik Theatre, Cree culture, Edmonton theatre, indigenous theatre, Macbeth, Theatre Prospero, Wihtiko
