Giiwedin Trailer #1 Video

Giiwedin

Written by Spy Dénommé-Welch
Co-composed by Catherine Magowan and Spy Dénommé-Welch

Co-produced by Native Earth Performing Arts and An Indie(n) Rights Reserve

April 8 - 24th, 2010
at Theatre Passe Muraille, Mainspace
16 Ryerson Avenue, Toronto ON

Synopsis:

Giiwedin (The North Wind), written by librettist and co-composer Spy Dénommé-Welch with co-composer Catherine Magowan, is an ambitious new opera that blends baroque and traditional Indigenous music and aesthetics with a powerhouse cast. Written in English, French and Anishnaabemowin.

Set in Northeastern Ontario prior to the development of the railroad, when the canoe and steamer were the common mode of transportation, the story follows a 150 year old Aboriginal woman, Noodin-Kwe, from the late 19th century to the 1950s, where a legacy is born from within the confines of an institution.

Graduating from being an adventurous Young Voices presentation to one of the most ambitious productions in Native Earth's history, this is the first major co-production for An Indie(n) Rights Reserve.

Single tickets 416.504.7529 or online at www.artsboxoffice.ca
Info, group bookings or educational programs 416.531.1402

For more information:

www.nativeearth.ca
www.anindienrightsreserve.com

Giiwedin Opera Trailer produced by An Indie(n) Rights Reserve
copyright 2009