Kiviuq Returns: An Inuit Epic (2019)
Produced by
Presented by
Director: Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory
Playwrights: Madeline Ivalu and Susan Avingaq and Miriam Aglukkaq and Quanaq Mikigak
Venue
Run
January 4th, 2019 – January 27th, 2019
Synopsis
Journeying across the vast expanse of the Arctic, beset by treacherous creatures wreaking havoc on his world, Kiviuq gathers strength from his ancestors and spirit guides as he defends his people and fights his way home. Music, drumming, dance, and storytelling combine in this thrillingly modern evocation of the legendary figure of Kiviuq: hero, seeker, wanderer. Kiviuq Returns is performed entirely in Inuktitut, with English overviews of the Inuit epic stories provided in the programme and on our website. Before the play begins, there is also an English explanation of the importance of Inuktitut to Canadian theatre. (tarragontheatre.com)
Cast
| Keenan Carpenter | Bully / Seagull / Polar Bear / Lead Goose Dancer |
| Vinnie Karetak | Hunter / Kiviuq / Wolf / Gosling Dancer |
| Avery Keenainak | Seal / Orphan / Fox Woman / Skeleton / Goose Wife |
| Charlotte Qamaniq | Huter / Angakkoq / Raven / Bee Woman / Gosling Dancer |
| Christine Tootoo | Sea Woman / Bully / Kiviuq / Gosling Dancer |
| Natar Ungalaq | Kiviuq / Wolverine / Skeleton |
| Jerry Laisa | Understudy |
Creative Team
| Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory | Director |
| Madeline Ivalu | Elder |
| Susan Avingaq | Elder |
| Miriam Aglukkaq | Elder |
| Quanaq Mikigak | Elder |
| Avery Keenainak | Music for Fox Song |
| Rebecca Picherack | Lighting Designer |
| Agaaqtoq Etak | Music for Fox Song |
| Looee Arreak | Costume Designer |
| Jamie Griffiths | Projection Designer |
| Chris Coleman | Sound Designer |
| Taqralik Partridge | Poetry for Sea Woman |
Music
| Avery Keenainak | Accordion |
| Christine Tootoo | Accordion |
Production
| Jamie Griffiths | Technical Director |
| Natashia Allakariallak | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Jerry Laisa | Running Crew |
| Scarlett Larry | Stage Manager |
| Rico Manitok | Assistant Technical Director |
Staff
| Carla Ritchie | Production Manager |
| John Thomson | Technical Director |
| Robyn Clarke | Interim Head of Wardrobe |
| Shaw Forgeron | Interim Head of Properties |
| Noel Wraight | Head Carpenter |
| Jennifer Laws | Mainspace Technician |
