Join us for a 40-minute conversation with dancer and choreographer Cameron Fraser-Monroe about art, story telling and environmental sustainability.
Cameron Fraser-Monroe brings his classical ballet training, knowledge of traditional Coast Salish, Grass, and Hoop Dance, and experience as a contemporary dancer to taqəš [tawKESH], which means “to return something” in Ayajuthem, the language belonging to the Homalco, Klahoose, K’omoks, and Tla’amin Nations. Set to several songs by Polaris Prize-winning composer and singer Jeremy Dutcher, taqəš follows the traditional story “Raven Returns the Water,” centred around ῤoho (raven) and walθ (frog).
taqəš will be performend at the Port Theatre on Friday September 29th. Here is a link to the Ballet Kelowna performance and a video link featuring taqəš and Cameron: https://www.porttheatre.com/event/spotlight-ballet-kelowna/
This event is a collaboration among the Port Theatre, City of Nanaimo's Sustainability team and Culture & Special Events team. Many thanks to the Port Theatre for hosting this event.
