Native Earth to Present 30th Annual WEESAGEECHAK BEGINS TO DANCE

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Broadway World, article by BWW News Desk:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/Native-Earth-to-Present-30th-Annual-WEESAGEECHAK-BEGINS-TO-DANCE-20171019

“Rounding out the first week, multi-disciplinary artists and Dora-nominated Spy Dénommé-Welch (Algonquin) and Catherine Magowan of An Indie(n) Rights Reserve return with HATE MAIL and Irreconcilable Trolls, a piece that explores people who hide behind fake usernames, spoofed emails and anonymous comment boards which is presented as a sonata with contrabassoon and piano.”

We’re all tied up in it: Dance-opera Bearing aims to show we are all residential schools survivors

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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.”

Dance-opera Bearing makes art out of residential-school ashes

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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.”

Andrea’s Five Fun Things To Do This Weekend

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CBC News (Kitchener-Waterloo), article by Andrea Bellemare:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/andreas-five-fun-things-1.4006520

“The Nota Bene Baroque Players are holding a multimedia concert that features words, images and music celebrating the Grand River. The music includes works from Vivaldi, Telemann and Handle, and the world premiere of a new composition, Bottlenecked, from Canadians Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan.”

Musical Event Inspired by the Grand River

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The Record, article by Valerie Hill:

https://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/7162276-musical-event-inspired-by-the-grand-river/

“Written by Canadian composers Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan, the music comes from an indigenous perspective, following the journey of a single drop of water from its source to its final destination, which sadly ends in a water bottle. Hence the song’s title (Bottlenecked).”

Region of Waterloo Arts Fund awards six 15/150 Grants plus the regular 18

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Exchange Magazine:

http://www.exchangemagazine.com/2017/week3/Tuesday/17011708.htm

“Nota Bene Baroque Players, $8,000, for A Grand Journey: a Celebration of the Grand River, in Words and Music, a multidisciplinary project drawing together the artistic worlds of music, visual art and storytelling in a concert presentation. Based on traditional aboriginal stories of life in the Grand River watershed, the performance will feature the premiere of a new work by Indigenous composer Spy Dénommé-Welch.” http://www.notabenebaroque.ca/