Fri, October 17, 2014 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. https://tickets.ubc.ca/Online/seatSelect.asp. A passionate and public environmental activist since childhood, Severn Cullis-Suzuki is also an author, television host of the APTN series Samaqan – Water Stories, scientist and mother.
As a musician, Tanya Tagaq has brought traditional Inuit throat singing to the mainstream with her unique and dazzling performances. She has just released a new album entitled Animism (which won the 2014 Polaris Music Prize), and has also ventured into film as a composer, narrator, actor and writer, most recently on the award winning short Tungijuq. She will be joined onstage by acclaimed violinist Jesse Zubot.
Join these two fascinating women for a captivating joint performance in the Telus Studio Theatre that reflects on their respect for the land and heritage that forged them.