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>> Saturday, September 4, 2010 "Aiya!" Tanya Lukin Linklater will create and exhibit a sound performance utilizing her amplified voice. Her vocabulary draws on experimental song, gutteral sounds, and deconstructed words from Alutiiq language to create a soundscape emanating from her body. About Tanya Lukin Linklater (performer/creator) Tanya Lukin Linklater (M. Ed.) originates from the Native Villages of Port Lions and Afognak in the Kodiak archipelago of southwestern Alaska. Now based in northern Ontario, she is a practicing choreographer, performance artist, and writer. Tanya trained in theatre and Native American Literature as a Mellon Fellow at Stanford University, where she received the Louis Sudler Prize in the Creative and Performing Arts. She has trained in contemporary Aboriginal Dance at The Banff Centre, the Centre for Indigenous Theatre in Toronto, and in modern dance and Noguchi Taiso at Mile Zero Dance. She has shown her choreographic and performance art works at LIVE Biennale in Vancouver, Art Nomade in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Expanse Movement Arts Festival in Edmonton, at "Acts of Transfer: Women and Performance in the Americas" at UCLA, at La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario's Fair of Alternative Art Sudbury, Visualeyez: Latitude 53's Festival of Performance Art, Nozhem First Peoples Performance Space at Trent University, and Mile Zero Dance's Salon Series. She is also a member of Aanmitaagzi, a collective of multidisciplinary artists based in Nipissing First Nation. She is a former board member of Latitude 53, and currently serves on the board of the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective. DATE/ TIME: Saturday September 4th, 2010 @ 6 pm VENUE: WARC Gallery (Women's Art Resource Centre) 401 Richmond St. Suite 122 (corner of Spadina/Richmond West) Toronto, Ontario COST: $7 at the door only >> Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Catalyst Cafe with Ryan Cunningham Join us to learn more about a new generation of contemporary Aboriginal Playwrights and Theatre creators in Canada. Actor/writer/co-producer Ryan Cunningham will be performing excerpts from new contemporary Aboriginal plays. Ryan will share how Aboriginal theatre introduced him to Aboriginal ceremony and tradition. He will discuss the current landscape of Aboriginal Theatre in Canada, and the new generation of contemporary Aboriginal Playwrights and Theatre creators in this country. About Ryan Cunningham Ryan Cunningham is a member of the Metis Nation of Alberta and a board member of the national IPAA (Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance). He has been a professional actor in theatre, film and television for 14 years, and has been very active in the creation, development and production of new Aboriginal plays. In 2009, Ryan moved back to Edmonton and co-founded a theatre company Alberta Aboriginal Theatre. This year, Ryan began writing his very first play, They Shoot Buffalo, Don't They? Ryan has performed at numerous venues including: The National Arts Centre (The Ecstasy of Rita Joe), Theatre Project Manitoba (Stretching Hide), Native Earth Performing Arts (Annie Mae's Movement, Dreary & Izzy, Julius Ceasar: Death of a Chief, Weesageechak Begins To Dance festival of new works XVI, XVII, XVIII, XXII), Firehall Arts Centre (playing Bobby Strong in URINETOWN: The Musical. Jessie award for Best Production), Caravan Farm Theatre (I.O.U. Land), Roseneath Theatre (Danny, King of the Basement), Citadel Theatre (Oh, What a Lovely War), For Film and TV: Mixed Blessings, Blue Murder, Earth: Final Contact, Sir Parker, Spinning Out of Control, Mentors. This spring Ryan will begin filming the WWI feature film, Four Saints with Famke Janssen. WHERE: Free Times Cafe, 320 College Street (College & w. of Spadina) WHEN: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 7 pm COST: $5 at the door Food and Refreshments are available on the menu. >> Wednesday, January 13, 2010 A Voice Intensive for Aboriginal Women led by Pura Fe in Toronto The Voice Intensive workshop is open to 12 Aboriginal women who are emerging and established singers, musicians, songwriters and music enthusiasts. Participants will explore singing as physical experience, solo and group composition, and learn more about the music industry. Led by renowned singer/songwriter Pura Fe, the participants will receive practical hands-on development that will enhance their confidence and skills as singers. Participants in the voice intensive will be able to experience first-hand the power of live performance by singing as a group during the concert. About Pura Fe Juno-nominated and Nammy award winning singer, songwriter & musician Pura Fe has brought contemporary Native music to the forefront of the mainstream music. Her lush and soulful voice mixes with her lap steel guitar as she fuses the blues with her Indigenous influence. DATE: Wednesday January 13, 2010 WHEN: 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm WHERE: Art Bar, The Gladstone Hotel (Gladstone & Queen W) COST: Registration Fee is $25, Space is Limited to 12 women REGISTRATION: Call 416-598-4078 or info@nativewomeninthearts.com Concert with Pura Fe in the Evening Up Close and Personal with Pura Fe Wednesday January 13, 2010 The Gladstone Hotel, Ballroom 1214 Queen Street West (Queen W and Dufferin) 8:00 pm (doors open 7:00 pm) $25.00 Tickets: Call 416-598-4078 or at the door. >> Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Native Women in the Art Presents Up Close and Personal with Pura Fé Juno-nominated and Nammy award winning singer, songwriter & musician Pura Fé has brought contemporary Native music to the forefront of the mainstream music. Her lush and soulful voice mixes with her lap steel guitar as she fuses the blues with her Indigenous influence. DATE: Wednesday, January 13 TIME: 8pm (doors open at 7pm) VENUE: The Gladston Hotel, North Ballroom 1214 Queen St. West (Queen West and Dufferin) ADMISSION: $25 >> Sunday, October 18, 2009 Native Women in the Arts and ImagineNATIVE Presents Six Miles Deep Director: Sara Roque Canad, World Premiere (45 mins) Director will be in Attendance This intimate portrayal celebrates the role of clan mothers from past to present, while giving voice to the hopes and dreams of an entire community. This is a courageous and uncompromising look into the lives and hearts of women who stood behind the lines of Caledonia and Six Nations. AND Shimasani (Grandma) Director: Deidra Peaches USA (4 mins) A Navajo Grandmother reflects on her past, while contemplating the future of generations to come in this beautiful film celebrating life and loss. Please join us. Everyone is welcome. DATE: Sunday, October 18th TIME: 3-5pm VENUE: Al Green Theatre (inside the Miles Nadal Jewish Canadian Centre) 750 Spadina Ave, Toronto (southwest corner of Spadina and Bloor) ADMISSION: Adults $5, Students/Seniors , FREE for Festival Access Passholders. PASS PRICES: All Access Festival Pass $100, Student/Senior Pass $60 www.imaginenative.org >> Thursday, August 27, 2009 (Re)representation a Youth Exhibit Hosted by Kerry Potts (Re)representation was a youth exhibit held at the Art Gallery of Ontario that showcased young artists expressing their own identity and reclaiming their right to define who they are. The exhibition was organized by the One Nation in Unity Youth Program at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto with assistance from Bernard Leroux and Tannis Nielsen. Come join us for an intimate evening of lively conversation with several of the young and upcoming artists featured in the exhibit and explore how Indigenous artists are using art to revision their identity, the importance of art in creating an Aboriginal presence in the city, and catch a glimpse of some of the exciting work coming from young Indigenous artists in Toronto. This cafe also welcomes other young artists in attendance to share their work through poetry, song, and video for a fun and interactive evening. WHEN: Thursday August 27th at 6:30pm WHERE: Function 13 Gallery , Toronto www.function13.ca 156 Augusta Ave, just north of Dundas W. in Kensington Market ADDMISSION: $5 Per Person Food and refreshments provided. Everyone welcome. Song Creation: a Three-day Voice Intensive From March 31 – April 2, 2006, 15 Aboriginal women participants explored traditional and contemporary song creation, singing as physical experience, breath control and capacity, resonance, and care of the voice. In this practical, hands-on experience, the Voice Intensive participants explored solo and collaborative compositions. Friday March 31, 2006: 2 pm – 7 pm Saturday April 1, 2006 : 12 noon – 6 pm Sunday April 2, 2006 : 12 noon – 6 pm Living Earth Studio, Toronto $75 fee for intensive Ten Thousand Waves: a Dance Intensive and Collaboration From March 27 – April 1, 2006, twelve Aborginal women and men participated in the first phase of a new dance project, Ten Thousand Waves. Ten Thousand Waves focused on Aboriginal women’s relationship to the natural world and especially to water – seas, oceans, rivers, fresh lakes, waterfalls and streams. Ten Thousand Waves is interested in exploring this centuries old connection by linking contemporary Aboriginal dance expression to ecological knowledge and integrity. This one week intensive workshop was open to 12 Aboriginal women dancers, choreographers and performers. March 27 – April 1, 2006 from 11 am – 4 pm Dovercourt Penthouse, Toronto $80 fee Songs from Above the Treeline On Wednesday March 29 and March 30, 2006, two concerts introduced the rarely heard sounds, sights and talents of Inuit and Dene women artists who are from the north: above the treeline. These top artists represent traditional, electronic, rock, folk and contemporary musical genres all influenced by their distinct northern cultures. Included in this innovative line-up were Tanya Tagaq, Lucie Idlout, Nukariik Throat Singers and Leela Gilday. Wed March 29 and Thurs March 30, 2006 Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West (at Gladstone Ave.just east of Dufferin Ave) Toronto 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30pm) COST: $20 These concerts were part of an exciting city-wide initiative from Live With Culture. Live With Culture is a 16-month celebration of Toronto’s extraordinary arts and cultural communities, shining a spotlight on the vibrant and diverse activities happening in the city each and every day. From September 2005 until the end of 2006, Live With Culture showcased the vast scope of the city’s culture of creativity and inspires culture in Toronto to become a daily part of everyone’s life. Igniting the Spirit - Native Women in the Arts celebrated ten years of artistic discovery, perseverance and excellence on Wednesday May 28, 2003 to a packed house of 500+ people at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto. This spectacular evening paid tribute to Native Women in the Arts' outstanding achievement and contribution to arts and culture. The stellar line-up included: two-time Juno Award Winner singer and songwriter Susan Aglukark; internationally acclaimed filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin; 2003 World Champion hoop dancer Lisa Odjig; singer Lucie Idlout; Inuit girl throat-singers Kendra Tagoona and Emily Karpik; Kanenhi:io Singers; jingle dress dancer Karen Pheasant & grass dancer Matthew Pheasant; award-winning poet Chrystos; and special guests, jazz artist Jane Bunnett and blues dynamo Jackie Richardson. The evening resounded with cheers, laughter, tears, ignited spirits and a sense of occasion. My Home as I Remember, a landmark volume, co-produced with Natural Heritage Publishers, celebrates the exceptional talents of 62 First Nations, Inuit and Metis women writing from the heart on identity and place at the turn of the 21st century. To date, NWIA has published over 155 Aboriginal women from Canada, the United States, Mexico and New Zealand. Red Spring Sisters, an extraordinary evening of diverse vocal and instrumental music, took center stage at Toronto's prestigious Glenn Gould Studio in May 2002. This concert marked a distinct offering to both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal audiences, and offered multigenerational talent rarely seen on Toronto's stages. Song Creation, in conjunction with the concert, was a three-day voice intensiveincorporating traditional and contemporary styles of singing, exploring group and solo composition, and moving toward an awareness of vocal, emotional, and physical through specific voice and body training techniques. Seed 2 Stage, an unprecedented evening of dance expression of Aboriginal women dancers and choreographers at Dancemakers in May 2001 was listed as Critic's Choice in The Globe and Mail. Dance performances ranged from Jingle Dress to Inuit Mask Dance to Aboriginal contemporary dance; our special guest was Japanese Butoh dancer Denise Fujiwara. 2003's Moving Towards Effective Leadership featured facilitators Sylvia Maracle and Vern Douglas. This two-part leadership intensive encouraged women and men to realize their potential through highly interactive exploration of Aboriginal models of leadership, confidence building and cultural revitalization. Catalyst Café, a monthly participatory café launched in 2002, stimulates creative courage and civic engagement. This innovative series offers artists, community workers and the general public the opportunity to discuss important topics, facilitated by an artistic or community leader. Such facilitators include Chrystos, Sylvia Maracle, Shelley Niro, Shannon Thunderbird, Simon Ortiz, Kateri Damm, and Aboriginal Australian Kenny Laughton, among others.



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