Being seen is the message’: At the Pan Am Games, Aboriginal performers take a … – National Post
July 8, 2015
‘Being seen is the message’: At the Pan Am Games, Aboriginal performers take a crucial step into the spotlight
In the cultural bustle that will accompany the Pan Am Games in Toronto this summer, one the Games’ non-competitive events is also among its most important. From July 10-26 and August 7-9, the Aboriginal Pavilion at Fort York Garrison Common and Harbourfront Centre will draw performers, athletes, artists, artisans, and voices from across the Americas, as Indigenous communities mount a platform to tell their own stories at the Games.
Musical programming, carefully planned along with the Pavilion’s wide-ranging workshops, dance and theatre performances, as well as art, craft, and culinary offerings, will pull Aboriginal artists from across Canada to ultimately create one of the summer’s surest bets for boundary-pushing and forward-thinking performances.
