The Thunderbird Sharing Ceremony is a Coast Salish Canoe Landing Ceremony adn Free Community Celebration Performance. Experience a collaborative performance with Aeriosa Dance and Spakwus Slulem/Eagle Song at its heart.
Date/Time: Jul 15 2017, 12:00 am to 6:00 pm
Vancouver, Stanley ParkCost: Free
EVENT DESCRIPTION
This shared ceremony journeys from the sandy shores of Stanley Park to the heights of its ancient forest. Witness celebrations and ceremony with local Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh artists, and Aeriosa aerial dancers.
THUNDERBIRD SHARING CEREMONY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
***Performance times and performers may be subject to change***
11:00-12:00 Audience Greeting Kiosk open for information and orientation. Meet at the Stanley Park Bus Loop (near Stanley Park Railway entrance).
12:00-1:00 Canoe Landing Ceremony at X̱wáýx̱way (Whoiwhoi) Beach
1:00-2:00 Social Break
2:00-2:15 Thunderbird Procession to X̱wáýx̱way (Whoiwhoi) Overlook
2:15-3:00 X̱wáýx̱way (Whoiwhoi) Welcome by Robert Yelton, Guest Performances by Orchid Ensemble, Butterflies in Spirit
3:00-3:15 Procession to Thunderbird Performance Grove
3:15-3:30 House open
3:30-4:30 Thunderbird Performance - Spakwus Slulem - Aeriosa - Git Hayetsk
4:30-5:00 Artists/Audience Mingle
CREDITS
Collaborating Artistic Directors: Bob S7aplek Baker & Julia Taffe
Canoe Receivers: Chief Ian Campbell, Gabrielle George, Larry (Shucks) Nahanee
Welcome Speaker: Robert Yelton
Spakwus Slulem Eagle Song Dancers Chief Bill Williams, Mark Williams, Jenny Williams, Lacey Baker, Rebecca Campbell, Willie Louis, Wes Nahanee
Git Hayetsk Dancers: Mique’l Dangeli, Mike Dangeli, Nick Dangeli, Duane Grant, Helen Stephens, Shane Watts, Standish Martin, Krystal Loverin, Bill McCoy, Woody Morrison, Dee Doolan & Anthony Doolan
Aeriosa Dancers: Julia Carr, Meghan Goodman, Thoenn Glover, Chandra Krown, Nina Medina, Cara Siu Alia Saurini & Alex Tam
Aeriosa Crew: Colin Zacharias, Jason Kruk, Peter Jotkus, Catherine Green
Butterflies in Spirit: Lorelei Williams, Billie Jeanne Sinclair, Lisa Monchalin, Maranda, Johnson
Orchid Ensemble: Lan Tung, Jonathan Bernard & Guests
Creative Contributors: Quelemia Sparrow, Margo Kane, Deneh’Cho Thompson
Stanley Park -- meet at bus loop
We would like to formally acknowledge this event will be held on the unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.
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