By Arts Team at CITR Reneltta Arluk talks about her one woman show, Tumit (“tracks”) – the story of Sara and her family through the generations, their hardships and triumphs, and the challenges of the future. Reneltta is an accomplished storyteller and thespian, performing and leading professional development at the 2013 Talking Stick Festival. Reneltta plays Sara of many …
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By Vancouver Metro Is February getting you down? Are you yearning for some warm weather? Are you still mad that Justin Bieber didn’t get a single Grammy nomination? If you answered “yes” to the first two questions, I’ve got some good news: spring is just around the corner. If you want proof just look at your calendar. The corner …
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By Tony Montague at Georgia Straight Margo Kane feels that the wheel has come around, a cycle completed. For many years in the ’80s and ’90s the founder and director of the Talking Stick Festival—the only annual festival of aboriginal arts in Canada—toured relentlessly as a solo performer. So she’s particularly excited to see three one-person theatrical shows at this …
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By John Jane at Review Vancouver Ahh, the sweet sound of sisters singing. Leela Gilday, Nive Nielson and Diyet are solo aboriginal musicians who came together two years ago as a quartet (Silvia Cloutier from Nunavut was originally in the line-up, but recently dropped out after the birth of her child) to form the collaboration of Circumpolar Soundscape. They …
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