The Banff Centre presents:

Tanya Tagaq: Nanook of the North

Friday, October 09, 2015 @ 7:30 PM
Margaret Greenham Theatre, The Banff Centre - 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, BANFF, AB
$25 General | $22 Senior/Student | $12.50 Child

n this live concert with film, Polaris prize-winning Tanya Tagaq fuses her voice with other musical talents to create a mesmerizing and original soundscape for the controversial 1922 silent film Nanook of the North in order to portray Inuit culture in a contemporary new light. Tagaq’s powerful throat singing combines with violinist Jesse Zubot, percussionist Jean Martin, and composer Derek Charke’s original score.

Also featured: Re(Claim) is our brand new interdisciplinary program that ‘reclaims’ the era of silent films made about Indigenous peoples through live performance, bringing a fresh new voice to an era of silence. Performing are eight Indigenous artists from Canada, USA, Sweden and New Zealand - Ora Barlow-Tukaki (New Zealand), Nicholas Galanin (USA), George Leach (BC), Maxida Marak (Sweden), Mutya Macatumpag (BC), Melody McKiver (ON), Kim Halliday (New Zealand), Renae Morriseau (BC), and Ziibiwan Rivers (ON).

Please note Nanook of the North is rated PG (Parental Guidance) for scenes of survival and mild nudity.

Film Director & Producer: Robert J. Flaherty
Soundscape Composer: Derek Charke Live 

Indigenous Arts is generously supported by RBC.

Special Ticket Offer
Purchase a ticket to both Backbone (August 27, 28, 29) and Tanya Tagaq: Nanook of the North (October 9, 10) and save $5 off the full ticket price for each event. 

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