Canoe (2023)
Produced by
Native Earth Performing Arts and The Toronto Consort and Theatre Passe Muraille and Unsettled Scores
Librettist: Spy Dénommé-Welch
Composer: Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan
Directors: Spy Dénommé-Welch and Moynan King
Venue
Trinity St. Paul’s – Sanctuary/Jeanne Lamon Hall
Run
September 12th, 2023 – September 16th, 2023
Synopsis
Canoe is a captivating tale of two sisters from Northern Ontario, their ancestral tree, and an old, but familiar, visitor from the past. Through a minimalist aesthetic, this poignant work breaks free from Eurocentric operatic structures, creating an accessible and safe space for diverse audiences to experience the transformative power of Indigenous storytelling and opera. (passemuraille.ca)
Cast
| Michelle Lafferty | Debaajimod |
| Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuk | Tree Spirit |
| Nicole Joy-Fraser | Gladys |
| Kristine Dandavino | Constance |
Creative Team
| Spy Dénommé-Welch | Librettist / Storyteller |
| Spy Dénommé-Welch | Composer |
| Catherine Magowan | Composer |
| Spy Dénommé-Welch | Director |
| Moynan King | Director |
| Catherine Magowan | Musical Director |
| Montana Summers | Choreographer |
| Benjamin Stein | Assistant Director |
| Siobhán Sleath | Lighting Designer |
| Lindy Kinoshameg | Set Designer |
| Sherri Hay | Costume Designer |
Music
| Benjamin Stein | Lute & Theorbo |
| Alison Melville | Recorders |
| Kathleen Kajioka | Violin |
| Margaret Jordan-Gay | Cello |
| Paul Jenkins | Harpsicord |
Production
| Meghan Speakman | Stage Manager |
| Angela Mae Bago | Assistant Stage Manager |
| David Fisher | Head Technician |
| Aden Altamirano | Production Manager |
| David Fisher | Technical Director |
| Ulla Laidlaw | Producer for Unsettled Scores |
| Aurora Judge | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Camille Rogers | Surtitle Creator/Operator |
| Janis Mayers | Audio Describer |
| James McKenzie | Audio Describer |
| Catherine Longboat | Production Knowledge Holder |
| Morris Lessard | Production Knowledge Holder |
| Deandra Wells | Hair and Makeup Artist |
| Katey Wattam | Community Support Person |
| Landon Altamirano | Production Driver |
| Josiah Galloway | Production Driver |
| Deanna Di Vito | Production Driver |
| Mitchell Ayres | Crew |
| Kim Schaedlich | Crew |
| Zev Shoag | Crew |
| Ainsley Naylor | Crew |
| Chris Herbert | Crew |
| Anthony Allan | Crew |
Staff
| Gord Peck | Venue Technician |
