First Peoples Festival Programming for August
In Montréal, under a giant tipi, the largest Wampum in the world shall be unveiled, and the Place des Festivals, for the space of a weekend, will be transformed through Native art and its animal symbols. Within this vibrant décor, unforgettable performances will take place: Loto Québec’s Boréades de la danse, with Indigenous dances from Canada to Bolivia to Mexico; two projections/concerts of Nanook of the North accompanied by Inuit throat singers, with eight performers on stage, under the direction of world-renowned composer Gabriel Thibaudeau; demonstrations of visual arts and craft techniques practised since the earliest human occupation of the Americas; and to conclude, in collaboration with Amnesty International, words of wisdom for living in harmony with Mother Earth.
All these activities in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the First Peoples Festival are presented free of charge, August 6, 7 and 8, 2010, at the Place des Festivals.
Information: http://www.nativelynx.qc.ca
Loto Québec’s Boréades de la danse
Saturday, August 7 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Nanook of the North
Friday, August 6 and Saturday, August 7th at 9:00 p.m.
Composer Gabriel Thibaudeau shall conduct an octet, including Inuit performers of katajak (throat singing), accompanying the projection of Robert Flaherty’s immortal classic.
Artisans Promenade
Sunday, August 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Wood and stone sculpture, basket-making, flint-cutting, beadwork, etc.
The largest Wampum in the world
Sunday, August 8 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Words of wisdom for Mother Earth (in association with Amnesty International)
