On The River with Asani and Maria Dunn
When
Occurs on
Friday November 8 2024
Approximate running time: 2 hours
Venue
The Arden Theatre ›
5 St. Anne Street
St. Albert
AB
T8N 3Z9
Event Notes
INDIGENOUS/ROOTS/DOCUMENTARYFriday, November 8, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Pay what you choose
On The River is a 60-minute live performance of music and video (video ballad) that tells the story of the Cree, Dene and Métis peoples’ community of Fort McKay, on the Athabasca River, north of Fort McMurray. The community has experienced tremendous changes in the past 70 years. On The River explores these changes, telling the story through the lens of the life of former chief Dorothy McDonald-Hyde.
On The River combines new songs, written and performed by award-winning musicians Asani (Debbie Houle, Sarah Pocklington, Sherryl Sewepagaham) and Maria Dunn, with video interviews from people who knew Dorothy McDonald-Hyde (filmed and edited by Don Bouzek of Ground Zero Productions).
On The River presents a crucial contemporary Canadian story: the struggle between pursuing resource development and sustaining the traditional ways of life for Indigenous peoples. The story is delivered in a way that connects the audience directly to the voices of people in Fort McKay through video interviews and footage, while listening to songs that further explore the emotion of those voices and the experiences they express.
A vital element of the Truth and Reconciliation dialogue requires understanding our past and our present, particularly with regards to our country’s history of colonization. On The River is a potent way of sharing that history and encouraging dialogue throug music and video,particularly video that brings the voices of an Indigenous community on the frontlines of resource development directly to the ears, eyes and hearts of their fellow Canadians.
A brief moderated panel discussion will take place following the performance.
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Please Note: Discounted rates do not apply to Pay What You Choose performances, Corb Lund Acoustic Trio, Matt Andersen, The Great Canadian Road Trip 2.0, and St. Albert Children’s Theatre’s Beauty and the Beast.
