Nagamoona-Un cabaret Cri/Songs in the key of Cree
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Award-winning Cree playwright, composer and musician Tomson Highway presents Nagamoona – Un cabaret Cri / Songs in the key of Cree, a retrospective of his repertoire from the past thirty years. This cabaret evening will delight Book Fair audiences with songs performed in Cree, French and English by Peruvian and Canadian Patricia Cano, accompanied by Tomson Highway on piano and Marcus Ali on the saxophone.
About the author and composer
Tomson Highway was born to a family of nomadic hunters and fishers on the Manitoba-Nunavut border and raised in two languages: Cree and Dene. After earning a Bachelor of Music and the equivalent of a B.A. with an English major, he spent seven years in the field of indigenous social work.
Today, he enjoys an international career as playwright, novelist, pianist and song writer. He is best known for The Rez Sisters, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, The (Post) Mistress, the best-selling novel Kiss of the Fur Queen, his memoir Permanent Astonishment and his children’s books, Caribou Song, Dragon Fly Kites and Fox on the Ice.
For many years, he was the artistic director of Toronto-based Native Earth Performing Arts, from which emerged a generation of playwrights and theatre artists. He has received many literary awards, eleven honorary doctorates and the Order of Canada.
« Turns out the man [Highway] is as ridiculously talented as a musician as he is a scribe. » – Karen Fricker, Toronto Star
- Refunds
- Until May 4th 2022
- Exchanges
- No exchanges
- Free for children
- Free for 18 years old and under
- Access for persons with mobility impairment
- Yes
Award-winning Cree playwright, composer and musician Tomson Highway presents Nagamoona – Un cabaret Cri / Songs in the key of Cree, a retrospective of his repertoire from the past thirty years. This cabaret evening will delight Book Fair audiences with songs performed in Cree, French and English by Peruvian and Canadian Patricia Cano, accompanied by Tomson Highway on piano and Marcus Ali on the saxophone.
About the author and composer
Tomson Highway was born to a family of nomadic hunters and fishers on the Manitoba-Nunavut border and raised in two languages: Cree and Dene. After earning a Bachelor of Music and the equivalent of a B.A. with an English major, he spent seven years in the field of indigenous social work.
Today, he enjoys an international career as playwright, novelist, pianist and song writer. He is best known for The Rez Sisters, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, The (Post) Mistress, the best-selling novel Kiss of the Fur Queen, his memoir Permanent Astonishment and his children’s books, Caribou Song, Dragon Fly Kites and Fox on the Ice.
For many years, he was the artistic director of Toronto-based Native Earth Performing Arts, from which emerged a generation of playwrights and theatre artists. He has received many literary awards, eleven honorary doctorates and the Order of Canada.
« Turns out the man [Highway] is as ridiculously talented as a musician as he is a scribe. » – Karen Fricker, Toronto Star
- Refunds
- Until May 4th 2022
- Exchanges
- No exchanges
- Free for children
- Free for 18 years old and under
- Access for persons with mobility impairment
- Yes
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