A Celebration of Aboriginal Performance & Art
February 20-March 4, 2012
Vancouver, BC - Full Circle First Nations Performance is very excited to present the 11th Annual Talking Stick Festival from February 20-March 3, 2012. This vibrant citywide festival provides a stage for extraordinary Aboriginal artists; established and emerging, national and international, performing live music, dance, theatre, multi-media, storytelling and performance art.
The festival will have performances and workshops that will take place in the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, The Cultch, Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites Vancouver Downtown and Grandview School.
11th annual Talking Stick Festival.
A Celebration of Contemporary and Traditional Aboriginal Arts & Culture
A 2 week, citywide celebration of Aboriginal performance and art running February 20th -March 4th, 2012. The Festival will open at the Roundhouse in Yaletown, then expand into the Commercial Drive area of East Vancouver and will feature world class local, national and international artists in a variety of cabaret, music, dance, theatre, storytelling and visual arts. Highlights include:
Our ever popular A Taste of the Festival Gala Opening, Feb 20th
* Our inaugural community Celebration of the Pow Wow Culture! Feb 26th
* Wish Come True Writers' Challenge, Feb 27th
* Aboriginal Choreographers featuring dance artist and choreographer Rulan Tangen (New Mexico), Brian Solomon and Tanya Lukin-Linklater plus a number of emerging choreographers.
* Utopia Fest - Women in Digital Culture at W2
* Talking Stick to the Microphone - slam poets go head to head! March 2nd
* All Our Relations Festival Wrap Party, March 4th
Plus the Vancouver premieres of:
* Metis Mutt, written and performed by Sheldon Elter, Feb 21-22
Plus much much more! Stay tuned for updates and programming details.
The festival also provides an assortment of workshops and Artist Talks - providing the opportunity to get up close and personal with many of our esteemed artists.
More Information Coming Soon!
http://www.fullcircleperformance.ca/content.asp?ChapterID=2&SubchapterID=5&PageID=4&portal=1
