CBC News, article by Nigel Hunt:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/bearing-dance-residential-schools-1.4171844
“The production features nine dancers (including three who are Indigenous), Indigenous opera singer Marion Newman, a chorus and an orchestra of classical musicians performing pieces by J.S. Bach, Claude Vivier and a new composition and libretto by Indigenous composer Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan.”
Hamilton Spectator, article by Lauren La Rose:
https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/7384988-dance-opera-bearing-explores-legacy-of-canada-s-residential-school-system/
“The third act features “Sojourn, a work commissioned from Anishinaabe librettist Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan.”
The Toronto Star, article by Carly Maga:
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2017/06/21/from-a-painful-past-bearing-looks-ahead-wednesday-matine.html
“Bearing breaks down into three acts: J.S. Bach’s “Jesu, meine Freude”; Claude Vivier’s “Wo bist du Licht!” and a piece commissioned for the work, “Sojourn” by Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan.”
The Globe and Mail, article by Martha Schabas:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/dance-opera-bearing-makes-art-out-of-residential-school-ashes/article35401964/
“It’s a work in three parts: The first is set to a Bach motet, the second to music by Québécois composer Claude Vivier and the third to a commissioned score by Anishinaabe co-composer and librettist Spy Denommé-Welch and composer Catherine Magowan.”
Ludwig van Toronto, article by Joseph So:
https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2017/06/19/critics-picks-10-concerts-you-should-absolutely-see-this-week-2/
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