For those who have taken a peak at our social media in the last few days, you might have noticed something a little different. Can you guess what it is? It’s the #TSF2017 artwork! This year’s artwork was created by the fabulous Jay Havens. Havens is an artist of Haudenosaunee Mohawk and Scottish Canadian ancestry from the Six Nations of …
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It’s November and we’re gearing up for the 2017 Talking Stick Festival. In the next few weeks, you’ll be receiving news and updates about all things TSF. In the meantime, enjoy our TSF2016 highlight reel directed and produced by the talented, Damian Eagle Bear. And don’t forget to save the dates for next year’s Talking Stick Festival, running from February 16th-26th, …
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By April Johnson at APTN National News Tamara Voudrach studied film in Vancouver for two years before returning to Inuvik. The emerging Inuvialuit filmmaker is proving with hard work northern stories can shine on the big screen. So it made sense to return to Vancouver to show her first film Stargazers as part of the Talking Stick Festival in Vancouver last …
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By Alexander Varty at Georgia Straight In an oral culture, tales handed down from time immemorial are more than just myths and legends: they’re also maps for living. “Traditional stories contain our laws and our moralities,” explains N’lakap’amux actor and playwright Kevin Loring, on the line from the Fraser Canyon community of Lytton. “They’re all parables, right?” Uncovering the truths embedded …
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By Stuart Derdeyn at The Province The Talking Stick Festival, which explores aboriginal culture through the arts, was founded by performance artist Margo Kane in 1992. The Full Circle First Nations Performance artistic managing director has worked tirelessly to present a wide range of creative disciplines in specialized settings, and there is no question that the careers of many First …
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By Alexander Varty at Georgia Straight If ever there was a revelatory performance, this was it—and the revelation that I had at the jam-packed York Theatre is that Tanya Tagaq’s music is deeply, thrillingly normal. Now, before you assume that I’ve lost my few remaining marbles, let me explain. Normal isn’t necessarily ordinary: Tagaq and her accompanists Jesse Zubot and …
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By Alexander Varty at Georgia Straight Scientists have practically traced the human genome all the way back to our unicellular ancestors, but our pesky genes are still not above playing the occasional trick. Falen Johnson, for instance, was born on the Six Nations reserve in southern Ontario to parents of Mohawk and Tuscarora descent. Somewhere in the colonial past, however, …
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By The Georgia Straight The Talking Stick Festival takes place at the Roundhouse Community Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews) and various Vancouver venues today (February 17) until to March 1. Presented by Full Circle First Nations Performance, the 14thannual festival celebrates the creative works and artistic wealth of Aboriginal arts, including theatre, dance, drumming, music, spoken word, visual arts, and multimedia …
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By Remy Scalza at Insider Vancouver One of Canada’s biggest celebrations of Aboriginal music, art and theatre is coming to Vancouver. The 14th Talking Stick Festival is on Feb. 17-March 1. Dozens of events and performances throughout the city highlight everything from traditional dancing and drumming to contemporary spoken word and multimedia performances. Here’s a look at 5 can’t-miss events at …
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By Aboriginal Tourism BC The 14th Annual Talking Stick Festival, presented by Full Circle First Nations Performance, will be taking place in various venues throughout Vancouver from February 17 – March 1. All areas of the performing arts are represented from theatre, dance, drumming and music to spoken word and multimedia performance. These artistic disciplines celebrate Aboriginal culture and showcase …
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