{"id":180875,"date":"2023-09-19T12:10:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=180875"},"modified":"2024-02-05T12:11:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T17:11:33","slug":"the-world-premiere-of-canoe-set-for-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/the-world-premiere-of-canoe-set-for-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"The world premiere of Canoe set for Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-0\">Toronto has a<\/span> new opera: <em>Canoe<\/em> is a new two-act opera that aims to defy conventions in the genre.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-1\"><\/span><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-1\">Unsettled\u00a0Scores co-founders and<\/span> composers Spy D\u00e9nomm\u00e9-Welch and Catherine Magowan say they have explored medium of opera to tell the captivating tale of two sisters from Northern Ontario, their ancestral tree, and old but familiar visitors in the new opera. <span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-root-2\"><\/span><span id=\"speechify-first-word-listening-nudge-2\">They add that they aim to break<\/span>\u00a0Eurocentric operatic structures, redesigning a safe space for diverse audiences to experience the transformative power of Indigenous storytelling and opera.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='dt-gallery-container gallery galleryid-180875 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover\" href='https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/the-world-premiere-of-canoe-set-for-toronto\/1220jpg-1\/'><img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1220jpg-1-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A headshot of a woman wearing a black dress. She sits on a red couch.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-180877\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-180877'>\n\t\t\t\t\tUnsettled Scores co-founder Catherine Magowan (Hungarian-Jewish). Photo by Lady Luck Photography \/ Jennifer McCready.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover\" href='https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/the-world-premiere-of-canoe-set-for-toronto\/1242jpg-1\/'><img width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1242jpg-1-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A headshot of a man wearing a blue suit and red tie. He sits on a red couch.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-180879\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-180879'>\n\t\t\t\t\tUnsettled Scores co-founder Dr. Spy D\u00e9nomm\u00e9-Welch (Indigenous Algonquin-Anishnaabe). Photo by Lady Luck Photography \/ Jennifer McCready.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>For more information on Canoe and other productions\/art pieces by Native Earth Performing Arts, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeearth.ca\/\">nativeearth.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more about Spy D\u00e9nomm\u00e9-Welch and the Opera\u00a0<em>Canoe<\/em>, listen below:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto has a new opera: Canoe is a new two-act opera that aims to defy conventions in the genre. 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