Waka/Ciimaan/Vaka
Co-produced by Raven Spirit Dance (Canada) & Tawata Productions (New Zealand)
Co-presented by Simon Fraser University and SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts (SCA) and SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs (SFUW).
Waka/Ciimaan/Vaka is a new international collaboration that brings together Indigenous artists from Canada, Cook Islands and Aotearoa (NZ).
FREE workshop showing followed by an artist talk and reception
Date: Saturday August 20, 7:30 pm
Location: SFU Woodwards Building 149 West Hastings – Studio D (Second Floor), Vancouver
Waka/Ciimaan/Vaka
means canoe in three of our languages, and implies the understanding that the waters of the world connect us, and what affects the Maori in Aotearoa affects the First Nations of Canada. It speaks to the global crisis that faces all people, the destruction of the environment, global warming and the commodification of water. Underlying these global issues is the understanding that everything is connected. And from this shared understanding across oceans, resources and tools are gathered, skills are put to use and Waka/Ciimaan/Vaka is built, offering a vision into the future as it cuts through the water.
Miria George(writer/performer)
Hone Kouka (writer/director)
Jamie McCaskill (writer/performer)
Mark McEntyre (set design)
Te Hau Winitana (choreographer/perfomer)
Michelle Olson (choreographer/perfomer)
Michaela Washburn (performer)
Brandon Oakes (performer)
Jeanette Kotowich (performer)
Starr Muranko (performer)
Yvette Nolan (writer)
Generously supported by Canada Council, Creative New Zealand, City of Vancouver, and Presentation House Theatre
