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What? A land claim comedy? The surprising geniality of Cottagers and Indians at Shadow Theatre. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s no accident that the first sound you hear in Cottagers and Indians is laughter (with some accompaniment from amused birds). The Drew Hayden Taylor play with the cheeky title that’s running in the Shadow … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Drew Hayden Taylor, Edmonton theatre, indigenous theatre, Shadow Theatre, Varscona Theatre
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‘Who were we before life got hold of us?’ Thoughts on Ayita at the SkirtsAfire festival
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca To walk into the Westbury Theatre these days is to find yourself in a world that’s mysterious but familiar, calm but in perpetual motion. Whittyn Jason’s captivating design puts us in the centre of a wave … Continue reading
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Theatre rooted in the land: Ayita, premiering at SkirtsAfire. Meet creator Teneil Whiskeyjack
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The mainstage centrepiece of the 10th anniversary edition of SkirtsAfire — the multidisciplinary arts festival devoted to celebrating and showcasing women and non-binary artists — is a new play. Distinctively Indigenous in its inspiration, creation, and … Continue reading
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A journey of transformation into the heart of nature: Bears hits the big stage
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Six years ago, in a tiny theatre space deep inside the Arts Barn, we watched a man set forth on a journey from the city into the heart of Nature — through mountains to the sea … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, indigenous theatre, Métis Nation of Alberta, Punctuate! Theatre, Soulpepper Theatre, Trans Mountain Pipeline
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Living between cultures, with a legacy of secrets: Feast, a Fringe review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Feast (Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre) In Feast, you will see an Indigenous man in a T-shirt that says “You Are Living On Stolen Land” dancing gamely with a settler woman to ABBA’s The Winner Takes … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Anishinaabe medicine wheel, Edmonton Fringe 2021, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, indigenous theatre
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Making real space: péhonán, a venue for Indigenous artists at the Fringe
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The name, in Cree, means “meeting place.” That’s how Josh Languedoc explains pêhonân, the Fringe incarnation of the Roxy on Gateway (temporary home of Theatre Network). “And not just gathering…. It’s a waiting place that’s welcoming, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe 2021, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, indigenous theatre, Josh Languedoc, péhonán
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How does it feel to have your face misrepresented? Whiteface, the play and now the film
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At the outset of Whiteface, a smug chalky-faced couple chat over dinner about their culinary and entertainment options.“Here we go,” sighs the woman, overcome with ennui and exasperation. “We’re always the monsters….” The man rolls his … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton film, Edmonton theatre, Everett Sokol, Indigenous film, indigenous theatre, Telus StoryHive, Whiteface
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From story to myth: Lake of the Strangers asks “how do we heal?”
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In Lake of the Strangers, the solo play that premieres this week at the Backstage Theatre, you’ll meet two Indigenous brothers, 10 and seven, on a mission out in the natural world. “It’s their last summer … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Backstage Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Fringe Theatre Adventures, Hunter Cardinal, indigenous theatre, Jacqueline Cardinal, Nehayawin
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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
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Hardline Productions, indigenous theatre, Vancouver Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver theatre
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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
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Hardline Productions, indigenous theatre, Vancouver Arts Club Theatre, World War I
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