The Cultch Presents: Ūtszan (to Make Better)
A heart story about reclaiming language and letting go
Date/Time: May 12 2023, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Vancouver, Vancity Culture Lab1895 Venables St.
P: 604-251-1363
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Cost: $29.00
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FEMME FESTIVAL
Ruby Slippers Theatre (Vancouver)
Written and performed by Yvonne Wallace
ūtszan (to make better) is a one-woman show performed by the playwright/actor Yvonne Wallace about first language reconnection and reclamation. Auntie Celia is at the end of her days. She has suffered from a heart attack and realizes that she has very little time left in this world. She makes a decision to have others accommodate her by refusing to speak English. Margaret, her niece, is about to discover that a lifelong path is starting to unfold. Taken to task, Margaret learns how to think and speak in her Ancestral first language, Ucwalmícwts. Love will give her the strength she needs to let go as she realizes that the language is easy and it’s the life that is hard.
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