VIRTUAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST HUB
Artwork by Dawn Marie Marchand // Music - "Karpay Ceremonia" by Willka Pacha Band with Musical Direction by Pachakuteq Espinoza Bravo // Motion Design by Amelia Scott // Video Editing by Patrick Lundeen
ABOUT
Dreamspeakers and Punctuate! Theatre present THE VIRTUAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST HUB. We are bringing together diverse communities to celebrate and appreciate local Indigenous art virtually.
The Hub will feature nine video interviews, hosted by local multidisciplinary Métis performer Rebecca Sadowski, and profile the work of some of our community’s most exciting Indigenous artists.
Also check them out on our Youtube Channel!
ARTISTS INVOLVED
THE VIRTUAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST HUB features a superb selection of interviews with Indigenous artists from across Alberta, Canada, and from South America, including:
Dawn Marie Marchand (Visual Artist, Smoky Lake)
Josh Languedoc (Playwright, Edmonton)
Ayla Modeste (Dance Artist, Edmonton)
Joleen Ballendine (Improviser/Screenwriter, Edmonton)
Tai Amy Grauman (Theatre Artist, Vancouver)
Skye Demas (Dance Artist, Edmonton)
Theresa Cutknife (Theatre Artist, Edmonton)
Pachakuteq Espinoza Bravo (Audio-Visual Artist, Peru)
Elders Jo-Ann and Jerry Saddleback (Maskwacis/Edmonton)
Hosted by Rebecca Sadowski
Rebecca is an Edmonton-based Métis performer, choreographer, and dance instructor. She recently joined the Good Women Dance Collective as the dance programming curator for the Nextfest Festival and currently teaches dance with Mile Zero Dance Outreach, dancED Movement Projects, and the City of Edmonton.
She has recently performed with Punctuate! Theatre, Alberta Aboriginal Arts, Good Women Dance Collective, Northern Light Theatre, Thou Art Here Theatre, and Catch the Keys Productions. She has also performed in Toronto with Solar Stage Children’s Theatre and the Lower Ossington Theatre. Her original choreography has been presented by Mile Zero Dance, Expanse Festival, Nextfest Festival, Alberta Culture Days, and the Edmonton Fringe Festival with Alberta Opera.
Upcoming this season, Rebecca will be joining the Good Women Dance Collective and vocal quartet, Femme, in their ongoing collaboration of The Beginning of Happiness. Rebecca will also be making her Citadel performance debut in Bears, by Matthew MacKenzie, as well as choreographing After the Fire, at the Citadel presented with Punctuate Theatre and Dreamspeakers. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Ryerson University, and continues to deepen her connection to her Métis roots by learning Métis jigging and the traditional skill of finger-weaving sashes.
MEDIA
Meet nine exciting artists at The Virtual Indigenous Artist HubPosted on July 2, 2020 by Liz Nicholls -
Virtual Indigenous Artist Hub wheels out the best: Alberta artists showcase their work and vision - Jun 28, 2020 2:00 PM By: Anna Borowiecki -
CKUA’s Lisa Wilton spoke with executive director Christine Sokaymoh Frederick about the motivation behind the project:
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Artwork by Dawn Marie Marchand