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It can be difficult to talk to kids about what's happening in the world – especially when it involves civil unrest, illness and death. But Tomson Highway wants to make it a little easier. The renowned Cree author, musician and playwright joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss his new musical children's book, Grand Chief Salamoo Cook is Coming to Town!, and explains why bringing laughter to dark situations can sometimes be the best medicine.
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist's Gregg Carlstrom about the latest in the Israel-Hamas war, Cree writer Tomson Highway explains the importance of laughter in dark times, The Atlantic's Amanda Mull explains how the tools that should make us more informed shoppers are actually leaving us more confused, Kathryn Harrison and Simon Dalby analyze Canada's climate commitments and the intersection between climate change and conflict, and Rachel O'Dwyer explores what the rise of tokens tells us about money. For more, visit https://cbc.ca/sunday.
Trudie Mason, Louis-André Bertrand, John Moore, Tom Mulcair, Dr. Mitch Shulman, Tomson Highway, Sarah Deshaies
Cette semaine à mâmawi musique, Moe Clark nous présente l'oeuvre de Tomson Highway, un important auteur et compositeur cri originaire du Manitoba qui fait rayonner la culture, la spiritualité et la joie autochtone depuis déjà plusieurs décennies à l'aide de sa musique, de ses pièces de théâtre et de ses écrits. Avec Danika St-Laurent Maheux, assistante à la recherche.
When Europeans colonized North America, they brought very specific ideas about gender and sexuality. Following the 2022 CBC Massey Lectures, Tomson Highway joined panellists to discuss Indigenous sexuality in the aftermath of colonialism — from Cree mythology to the Vancouver dating scene.
John discusses the announcement by Nancy Pelosi that she is stepping down as Speaker of the House and the future of what will happen in the House of Representatives now that Republicans have control as of Jan 1st. Then he speaks with Paul in New Jersey about what he will remember most about Nancy as Speaker and Ivan from Texas calls and is concerned about Republicans in the House hurting Biden's agenda. Next he chats with Professor Corey Brettschneider on Trump's announcement and the judge blocking DeSantis law on barring ‘woke' education. Then finally he takes calls from Mark in Canada on Native American Month and Indigenous Canadian playwright Tomson Highway and The Massey Lecture series, Rich in Indiana talks about thyroid health and what to look out for, and Bill in New Jersey talks about Melania divorcing The Donald when his money runs out.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tomson Highway's final Massey lecture is an uplifting and joyous conclusion to his series — a message that the worldview of Indigenous people suggests ways of seeing and believing that make our journey on Earth joyous, hilariously funny and rich in diversity.
In his fourth Massey lecture, Tomson Highway explores some of the limits monotheism imposes our understanding of the human body and gender. In the world of Indigenous peoples, Highway writes, "the circle of pantheism has space for any number of genders" — an idea with fresh relevance for understanding our own times.
In his third CBC Massey lecture, Tomson Highway invites us into the Cree world of scatological, wild laughter. He invokes the Trickster — a central figure to mythologies of many Indigenous communities across Turtle Island. The audience is invited to experience the world through joy and laughter.
In his 2022 CBC Massey Lectures, acclaimed Cree writer Tomson Highway explores fundamental questions of human existence through the lens of Indigenous mythologies, and contrasts them with the ideas from ancient Greece and Christianity. In the first lecture, Highway argues that language shapes the way we see the world. Without language, we are lost creatures in a meaningless existence — which is why we tell stories.
Internationally renowned Indigenous playwright, novelist, musician, songwriter, and member of the Order of Canada – drew a large crowd to Showplace Performance Centre on Thursday, October 12 as he delivered this year's W.L. Morton Lecture as part of the University's 50th anniversary celebrations for the School for the Study of Canada. ‘An Evening with Tomson Highway,' featured Highway taking on the role of raconteur as he told of his upbringing in northern Manitoba. His colourful and moving tale included early life with a nomadic caribou-hunting family, attending residential school, the hardships of his childhood and the power of music and art to heal as he went on to become an internationally acclaimed playwright, author, musician and multilingual speaker (Cree, French and English). We talked with him before the show/
Bob and Blake Vermilyea talk about finding themselves taking over the family's dairy and crop operation while in their twenties. We then hear from Bob's son Blake who talks about where farming is heading in the future; Daemin Whetung is one of the organizers of the Mnoominkewin Gathering being held at Curve Lake First Nation, to celebrate wild rice and indigenous food sovereignty; Tomson Highway, one of Canada's most treasured storytellers, came by our studio. He will be delivering this year's Massey Lectures – ‘Laughing With The Trickster: On Sex, Death – and Accordions'.
Author and playwright Tomson Highway talks about his new memoir, Permanent Astonishment, and shares how his childhood was "uniquely Canadian." Writer Saeed Teebi discusses his debut story collection, Her First Palestinian, which shines a light on the varied experiences of Palestinian Canadian characters navigating their way through life in their new home country. Music journalist Sharine Taylor and entertainment editor Morgan Mullen react to the pending sale of Toronto's Now magazine, plus the larger repercussions the changing media landscape is having on arts and entertainment coverage in Canada. Show business legend Barbra Streisand explains why after nearly 60 years in music, she decided to revisit her personal archives and share unreleased songs on a new compilation album, Release Me 2.
The St. John's Morning Show from CBC Radio Nfld. and Labrador (Highlights)
Author and playwright Tomson Highway about his 2022 Massey Lecture “Laughing With The Trickster”, which will be making its way to St. John's on September 9th.
Information Morning Moncton from CBC Radio New Brunswick (Highlights)
The CBC's Jeanne Armstrong speaks with Tomson Highway. He'll be in Fredericton September 7 to deliver this year's CBC Massey Lecture. It's called "Laughing with the Trickster: On Sex, Death and Accordions.
Information Morning Saint John from CBC Radio New Brunswick (Highlights)
The CBC's Jeanne Armstrong speaks with Tomson Highway. He'll be in Fredericton September 7 to deliver this year's CBC Massey Lecture. It's called "Laughing with the Trickster: On Sex, Death and Accordions.
Information Morning Fredericton from CBC Radio New Brunswick (Highlights)
The CBC's Jeanne Armstrong speaks with Tomson Highway. He'll be in Fredericton September 7 to deliver this year's CBC Massey Lecture. It's called "Laughing with the Trickster: On Sex, Death and Accordions.
This month Ojibway playwright, author, and television host Drew Hayden Taylor joins Jennifer to talk about Tomson Highway's classic play Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing. First staged in 1989, the award-winning drama is widely considered one of the most influential theatrical works in history. Also in this episode, Waubgeshig explains his role on the jury for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize, which will take him away from Storykeepers occasionally this year.More on Dry Lips:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_Lips_Oughta_Move_to_KapuskasingMore on Drew Hayden Taylor:https://www.drewhaydentaylor.com/biography/
Don't miss this conversation between Elaine Bomberry, arts activist, promoter, producer, and former General Manager of Native Earth Performing Arts, and her big-hearted and joyful friend Tomson Highway, one of Canada's most acclaimed Indigenous writers and performers. We are thrilled to welcome Tomson back to the Festival to celebrate the launch of his memoir, Permanent Astonishment . Tomson Highway was born in a snowbank on an island in the sub-Arctic, the eleventh of twelve children in a nomadic, caribou-hunting Cree family. Growing up in a land of ten thousand lakes and islands, Tomson relished being pulled by dogsled beneath a night sky alive with stars, sucking the juices from roasted muskrat tails, and singing country music songs with his impossibly beautiful older sister and her teenaged friends. Surrounded by the love of his family and the vast, mesmerizing landscape they called home, his was in many ways an idyllic far-north childhood. But five of Tomson's siblings died in childhood, and Balazee and Joe Highway, who loved their surviving children profoundly, wanted their two youngest sons, Tomson and Rene, to enjoy opportunities as big as the world. And so when Tomson was six, he was flown south by float plane to attend a residential school. A year later Rene joined him to begin the rest of their education. In 1990 Rene Highway, a world-renowned dancer, died of an AIDS-related illness. Permanent Astonishment: Growing Up in the Land of Snow and Sky is Tomson's extravagant embrace of his younger brother's final words: "Don't mourn me, be joyful." His memoir offers insights, both hilarious and profound, into the Cree experience of culture, conquest, and survival. Books are available from our friends at Perfect Books. The Ottawa International Writers Festival is supported by generous individuals like you. Please consider subscribing to our newsletter and making a donation to support our programming and children's literacy initiatives.
Host Rosanna Deerchild speaks with Tomson Highway, a world-renowned Cree playwright, novelist, and concert pianist, about his new memoir Permanent Astonishment, which just won the 2021 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction worth $60,000.
Eternals star Lauren Ridloff talks about playing Marvel's first Deaf superhero and what she learned about fighting for what she needs on set as a Deaf actor. Back Home Again director Michael Mankowski discusses his new kid-friendly animated short film about the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire — and how he got stars like Eugene Levy, Jeremy Renner and Martin Short to lend their voices to it. Author and playwright Tomson Highway talks about his new memoir, Permanent Astonishment, and shares how his childhood was "uniquely Canadian."
Governor General award-winning playwright, musician and novelist Tomson Highway is headlining the Devour! Food Film Fest. Hear about his favourite food film, Indigenous cuisin and his new memoir.
Author and playwright Tomson Highway talks about his new memoir, Permanent Astonishment, and shares how his childhood was "uniquely Canadian." Actor Brent Spiner discusses his semi-fictional novel, Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir: Inspired by True Events, all about his time starring as Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Matthew Ricketts (b. 1986, British Columbia) is a Canadian composer currently based in New York City. His music moves from extremes of presence and absence, from clamor to quietude, at once reticent and flamboyant. Matthew's music has been called “lyrical, contrapuntal, rhythmically complex and highly nuanced” (The American Academy of Arts and Letters) and is noted for his “effervescent and at times prickly sounds,” “hypnotically churning exploration of melody” (ICareIfYouListen) as well as its “tart harmonies and perky sputterings” (The New York Times). He is a 2020 Gaudeamus Finalist and a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow. In 2018 Ricketts' multilingual opera Chaakapesh: The Trickster's Quest (written in collaboration with renowned Cree playwright Tomson Highway) opened the Montreal Symphony's 84th season to great critical acclaim and went on to tour Indigenous communities throughout Québec. Matthew is the recipient of fellowships from Civitella Ranieri (2020/2021), The American Academy of Arts and Letters (2020), MacDowell (2019), the Tanglewood Music Center (2018 Elliott Carter Memorial Fellowship) and the Aspen Music Festival (2017), in addition to the 2016 Lili Boulanger Memorial Fund Prize, the 2016 Jacob Druckman Prize (Aspen Music Festival), the 2016 Mivos/Kanter Prize, the 2015 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award, a 2013 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award and eight prizes in the SOCAN Foundation's Awards for Young Composers.Matthew holds degrees in music composition and theory from McGill University's Schulich School of Music (B.Mus. 2009) and Columbia University (DMA 2017). Matthew's principal mentors include Brian Cherney, John Rea, Chris Paul Harman, George Lewis and Fred Lerdahl. He was a Core Lecturer at Columbia University from 2017-2020.Musical excerpt:Adrift (2020), concerto for clarinet and orchestraPhilharmonisches Staatsorchester HamburgRupert Wachter, clarinetKent Nagano, conductorMore about Matthew RickettsSUPPORT THIS PODCASTPatreonDonorboxORDER SAMUEL ANDREYEV'S NEWEST RELEASEIridescent NotationLINKSYouTube channelOfficial WebsiteTwitterInstagramEdition Impronta, publisher of Samuel Andreyev's scoresEPISODE CREDITSPodcast artwork photograph © 2019 Philippe StirnweissSupport the show (http://www.patreon.com/samuelandreyev)
Support Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/janettestv?fan_landing=true Shop with Janette: www.janetteburke.com/shop Protect your Privacy with Express VPN. Find out how you can get 3 months free by clicking the link below. https://www.xvbelink.com/?a_fid=janette Connect with Janette! Take Janette's short Media Training survey & book a 1:1 Strategy Call with her where she'll discuss with you the 3 things you must have in place to become a sought-after media guest or speaker on world stages and gain more media, pod/webcast & speaking opportunities than you ever imagined possible. She will also tell you how you can reach her Janette's TV & Podcast audience of over 5 million with her signature Brand Showcase Package. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY & BOOK YOUR CHAT! https://forms.gle/ySU5bmxLdLVjpYR37 https://www.janetteburke.com/book-online Located in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, Stratford Festival is North America's largest classical repertory theatre company. Each season, they present a dozen or more productions in four distinctive venues. Productions range from the classics to contemporary dramas and musicals, with special emphasis on the plays of Shakespeare. In this Janette's TV & Podcast episode, Janette takes you on a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Stratford Festival Warehouse where they design, create, and hold the costumes & props for all productions. Meet Publicity Director, Ann Swerdfager, Head of Wardrobe, Michelle Barnier, and Head of Props, Dona Hrabluk. Planning starts months in advance with no detail overlooked. Pieces are created from the finest fabrics & finishing's and are also leased by Hollywood's Film & TV Industry, Broadway, advertising agencies, commercials, and local theatre companies. COVID has brought many changes to the Festival. For the 2021 Summer Season, the Festival is transforming into an outdoor festival offering six plays and five cabarets reflecting on the theme of Metamorphosis, with performances held under beautiful canopies that will hark back to the Festival's founding under a tent back in 1953.This includes two Shakespeares, Romeo and Juliet – called simply R + J for this production – and A Midsummer Night's Dream; two plays from the 2020 playbill, Edward Albee's Three Tall Women and Tomson Highway's The Rez Sisters; and two new plays, one about race and royalty, Serving Elizabeth by Marcia Johnson; and one, a musical, about the playwright to whom the Festival is dedicated, I Am William, with text by Rébecca Déraspe, and music by Chloé Lacasse and Benoit Landry. Learn more and purchase tickets by visiting www.stratfordfestival.ca.
Charlie Sykes on where the Republican Party will go after Trump, what the lack of police action during the Capitol Hill riot reveals about race and privilege, an infectious disease expert tackles people's vaccine questions one Zoom call at a time, Google workers get a union, what a glimpse at Peter Jackson's new Beatles documentary tells us about the final days of the Fab Four, Tomson Highway on his pandemic work-from-home life and more.
Discussion sur les proches qui s'enfoncent dans une théorie du complot; chronique cinéma avec Georges Privet sur les films abordant la crainte d'un coup d'État; entrevue avec l'écrivain cri Tomson Highway; entretien avec Chantal Petitclerc et Guy Amalfitano; présentation du livre Éléonore: une aventure moderne de chercheurs d'or; et recette de galette aux pommes.
La Dre Caroline Quach-Thanh fait le point sur la situation de la COVID-19; Yara El-Ghadban vient présenter son coup de cœur de l'heure, l'essai « Pour l'amour du multilinguisme », de l'écrivain et dramaturge cri Tomson Highway; Normand Voyer, chimiste et professeur-chercheur au Département de chimie de l'Université Laval, explique la chimie de la voile; et Alan Côté, directeur général et artistique de Village en chanson de Petite-Vallée, déplore les incongruités dans les règles qui encadrent les festivals.
Christine Malec joins us in the Blind Abilities studio to talk about the Listen Party from the Luminato Festival in Toronto Canada. You may know Christine from her Curious Minds segment on the Kelly and Company show on AMI Audio. Be sure to check that out as well. Christine gives us a bit of Luminato Festival history and tells us about the 2 Listen Party events being put on Live for anybody around the world to join in and actively participate in the pre and post show events. Here is a link to the festival page describing the listening parties. You can attend these events for free and be sure to register and kick back and enjoy! Below is a link to register, a schedule and description of each piece. Here is a link to register for the May I Take Your Arm? Event. 7:00pm (EDT): Check-In Host Christine Malec will welcome guests to zoom and provide a brief overview of the production. Audio describer will provide preshow notes to prepare listeners for the experience. 7:30 – 8:30pm (EDT): May I Take Your Arm? *Audio description provided 8:30 – 9:00pm (EDT): A conversation with artist with Alex Bulmer, facilitated by Christine Malec for the Zoom audience. Advanced registration is required. May I Take Your Arm? Emerging from audio recorded walks between blind artist Alex Bulmer and storytellers who provided sighted guide, in the original production, the artist ‘takes us by the arm’ to walk, listen, and share stories of place in this tactile installation. May I Take Your Arm? is being re-imagined for this new world. Here is a link to register for The Cave event. 7:30pm (EDT): Check-In Host Christine Malec will welcome guests to zoom. Audio describer Rebecca Singh will provide preshow notes to prepare listeners for the experience. 8:00 – 9:15pm (EDT): The Cave with an introduction from Tomson Highway *Audio description provided 9:15 – 9:30pm (EDT): A conversation facilitated by Christine Malec for the Zoom audience. Advanced registration is required. The Cave The Cave is a cabaret event that is as entertaining as its themes are timely: a group of animals hide in a cave while a forest fire rages around them. They sing about their memories, their growing anxiety, and their condemnation of the human race for evicting them from their homes. This year, Luminato’s virtual festival features the recorded live-stream of the original production presented at Luminato 2019. Contact Your State Services If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by email or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361. To find your State Services in your State you can go to www.AFB.org and search the directory for your agency. Contact: You can follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities On the web at www.BlindAbilities.com Send us an email Get the Free Blind Abilities App on the App Storeand Google Play Store. Check out the Blind Abilities Communityon Facebook, the Blind Abilities Page, the Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Assistive Technology Community for the Blind and Visually Impaired. and the Facebook group That Blind Tech Show.
Hola que tal! Les habla Pablo Gómez Barrios y es un gran placer estar con ustedes. Hoy en la represa cibernética, con Leonora Chapman, Paloma Martínez y Leonardo Gimeno les presentamos El Castor Cibernético de este viernes 18 de enero en vivo y en directo por Facebook Live, Youtube y en nuestro sitio rcinet.ca. Escuche ES_Entrevue_2-20190118-WIS20 Ward, de 10 años, vive en el zoológico de Toronto © (Foto: Universidad de Toronto LA MÚSICA Patricia Cano nació en Sudbury, provincia de Ontario, donde creció en el seno de una familia originaria de Perú. Diplomada de la Universidad de Toronto en Teatro y Literatura española. Después de sus estudios viajó a París, donde trabajó con la célebre compañía de teatro francesa Le Théâtre du Soleil. Ella tuvo una gran influencia musical de Tomson Highway, primer dramaturgo y compositor indígena Cri de Canadâ. Patricia le ha dado la vuelta al mundo a su lado e interpreta sus canciones y sus historias en un espectáculo Cabaret Cri. Los temas que nos interpreta en nuestro Castor de hoy son todos compuestos por Tomson Highway. Del álbum THE (POST) MISTRESS, escuchamos primero When Last I Was in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Seguido por MAD TO LOVE y terminamos con el tema THE WINDOW. LOS TEMAS QUE DESTACAMOS ESTA SEMANA Leonora Chapman nos habla de una nueva perspectiva para los trabajadores temporales que sufren abusos aquí en Canadá. Foto: Noé Arteaga Ottawa ha anunciado que planea permitir que los trabajadores migrantes, con acusaciones comprobadas de maltrato, encuentren empleo en otro lugar de Canadá sin temor a ser penalizados o regresados a sus países. Eso significa en la práctica que con un permiso de trabajo abierto, el trabajador podría buscar un nuevo trabajo de inmediato y escapar de la situación difícil a la que lo sometía su empleador. Con estas nuevas regulaciones propuestas, se reduciría la probabilidad de que los trabajadores migrantes no tengan otra opción que el maltrato o el abuso. Paloma Martínez Mendez nos habla de una nueva ley que protege a los niños indocumentados. (Foto: © iStock/FatCamera) En 2018, Quebec dio un paso muy importante al modificar la Ley de Educación Pública para proporcionar una educación universal y gratuita a “todo niño cuyos padres (o tutores) tengan su residencia habitual en Quebec hasta el final de su educación secundaria (o hasta los 18 años de edad)”, independientemente de su situación migratoria. Cuando publicamos nuestro reportaje 8 años sin escuela, hoy los hermanos Gamboa reescriben su historia, les hablamos de los desafíos a los que se enfrentaron Mark, Mathew y James Gamboa,quienes después de que se les negara el asilo político, no pudieron asistir a la escuela secundaria en su condición de menores indocumentados. Y ésto, a pesar de que los padres de los jóvenes tuvieran un estatus de inmigrantes recibidos. Leonardo Gimeno se pregunta si Facebook e Intragram están manipulando a los usuarios con Desafío del Décimo Aniversario. Getty Images / Sean Gallup / Lachlan Cunningham La moda de hacer desafíos mediante las redes sociales no es nueva. Estos retos virales se hicieron populares desde hace ya varios años y algunos tuvieron muchísima repercusión, como por ejemplo el “Mannequin Challenge” que fue furor a fines del 2016 y el “Ice Bucket Challenge” que nació como una estrategia publicitaria solidaria para con los enfermos de esclerosis lateral amiotrófica. En los últimos días, un nuevo desafío surgió, el llamado #10YearChallenge, que consiste en que los usuarios de las redes compartan un montaje de dos fotos de su rostro con diez años de diferencia entre ellas. Algunos analistas indican que esta iniciativa podría tener impactos inesperados, como por ejemplo, la posibilidad que Facebook esté recopilando datos para un nuevo sistema de reconocimiento facial en desarrollo. Yo por mi parte, los invito a escuchar un reportaje sobre la detección del cáncer de mama solo con una prueba de saliv...
Hola que tal! Les habla Pablo Gómez Barrios y es un gran placer estar con ustedes. Hoy en la represa cibernética, con Leonora Chapman, Paloma Martínez y Leonardo Gimeno les presentamos El Castor Cibernético de este viernes 18 de enero en vivo y en directo por Facebook Live, Youtube y en nuestro sitio rcinet.ca. Escuche ES_Entrevue_2-20190118-WIS20 Ward, de 10 años, vive en el zoológico de Toronto © (Foto: Universidad de Toronto LA MÚSICA Patricia Cano nació en Sudbury, provincia de Ontario, donde creció en el seno de una familia originaria de Perú. Diplomada de la Universidad de Toronto en Teatro y Literatura española. Después de sus estudios viajó a París, donde trabajó con la célebre compañía de teatro francesa Le Théâtre du Soleil. Ella tuvo una gran influencia musical de Tomson Highway, primer dramaturgo y compositor indígena Cri de Canadâ. Patricia le ha dado la vuelta al mundo a su lado e interpreta sus canciones y sus historias en un espectáculo Cabaret Cri. Los temas que nos interpreta en nuestro Castor de hoy son todos compuestos por Tomson Highway. Del álbum THE (POST) MISTRESS, escuchamos primero When Last I Was in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Seguido por MAD TO LOVE y terminamos con el tema THE WINDOW. LOS TEMAS QUE DESTACAMOS ESTA SEMANA Leonora Chapman nos habla de una nueva perspectiva para los trabajadores temporales que sufren abusos aquí en Canadá. Foto: Noé Arteaga Ottawa ha anunciado que planea permitir que los trabajadores migrantes, con acusaciones comprobadas de maltrato, encuentren empleo en otro lugar de Canadá sin temor a ser penalizados o regresados a sus países. Eso significa en la práctica que con un permiso de trabajo abierto, el trabajador podría buscar un nuevo trabajo de inmediato y escapar de la situación difícil a la que lo sometía su empleador. Con estas nuevas regulaciones propuestas, se reduciría la probabilidad de que los trabajadores migrantes no tengan otra opción que el maltrato o el abuso. Paloma Martínez Mendez nos habla de una nueva ley que protege a los niños indocumentados. (Foto: © iStock/FatCamera) En 2018, Quebec dio un paso muy importante al modificar la Ley de Educación Pública para proporcionar una educación universal y gratuita a “todo niño cuyos padres (o tutores) tengan su residencia habitual en Quebec hasta el final de su educación secundaria (o hasta los 18 años de edad)”, independientemente de su situación migratoria. Cuando publicamos nuestro reportaje 8 años sin escuela, hoy los hermanos Gamboa reescriben su historia, les hablamos de los desafíos a los que se enfrentaron Mark, Mathew y James Gamboa,quienes después de que se les negara el asilo político, no pudieron asistir a la escuela secundaria en su condición de menores indocumentados. Y ésto, a pesar de que los padres de los jóvenes tuvieran un estatus de inmigrantes recibidos. Leonardo Gimeno se pregunta si Facebook e Intragram están manipulando a los usuarios con Desafío del Décimo Aniversario. Getty Images / Sean Gallup / Lachlan Cunningham La moda de hacer desafíos mediante las redes sociales no es nueva. Estos retos virales se hicieron populares desde hace ya varios años y algunos tuvieron muchísima repercusión, como por ejemplo el “Mannequin Challenge” que fue furor a fines del 2016 y el “Ice Bucket Challenge” que nació como una estrategia publicitaria solidaria para con los enfermos de esclerosis lateral amiotrófica. En los últimos días, un nuevo desafío surgió, el llamado #10YearChallenge, que consiste en que los usuarios de las redes compartan un montaje de dos fotos de su rostro con diez años de diferencia entre ellas. Algunos analistas indican que esta iniciativa podría tener impactos inesperados, como por ejemplo, la posibilidad que Facebook esté recopilando datos para un nuevo sistema de reconocimiento facial en desarrollo. Yo por mi parte, los invito a escuchar un reportaje sobre la detección del cáncer de mama solo con una prueba de saliv...
Canadian playwright, novelist, and composer Tomson Highway shares observations and insights from his writing life in the Margaret Laurence Lecture. He details his introduction and appreciation to Canadian literature, the emergence of Indigenous authors in Canadian publishing during the last 40 years, and the differences between languages, particularly between English, one of his adopted language, and Cree, his first language. The lecture was recorded in Toronto’s Fleck Dance Theatre during the 2018 Canadian Writers’ Summit.
Gwen Benaway & Katherena Vermette | Wednesday, April 18, 2018 The Koffler Centre of the Arts and Ben McNally Books are thrilled to present Anishinaabe and Métis poet Gwen Benaway, in conversation with Métis writer and artist Katherena Vermette. A trans girl poet described as “the spiritual love child of Tomson Highway and Anne Sexton,” Gwen Benaway has published two collections of poetry, Ceremonies for the Dead and Passage. Katherena Vermette is the award-winning, bestselling author of North End Love Songs and The Break. Vermette’s most recent book, Pemmican Wars – a sci-fi graphic novel that follows a 13-year-old girl who discovers her Métis history through time travel – is the first volume in the young adult series A Girl Called Echo. kofflerarts.org | koffler.digital
Join us today as Victor and Simon discuss the Shining Host LARP books; "The Shining Host" and "The Shining Host Player's Guide". What worked, what didn't, what we loved, what we found confusing, and what we might use in our table-top games. The readings in this conversation were from Crazy Jane and Jack the Journeyman by William Butler Yeats, Interlude 2: Lady Fiona’s Curse by Rocio Vega, Kiss of the Fur Queen, by Tomson Highway, The Shining Host by Mind’s Eye Theatre, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. The music in this episode was Traveling by Madeline, You Yourself and the Main Character by Komiku, Staring at the Void Between Me and the Wall by Mon Plaisir, At the Edge of Dawn by Parvus Decree, and LSD by Mon Plaisir. To purchase Changeling the Dreaming as well as a wide array of other role playing texts go to DriveThruRPG.com. We have a blog now! Come read some of our more fully developed thoughts about playing and playing with the Changeling: the Dreaming rules and setting at Parting the Mists. Portions of the materials are the copyrights and trademarks of White Wolf Publishing AB, and are used with permission. All rights reserved. For more information please visit white-wolf.com.
Our special guest today is Micah Barnes. Micah is a former member of A Cappella group The Nylons, best known for their covers of pop songs such as The Turtles' "Happy Together", Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". As a solo artist, Micah had the #1 international club hit "Welcome To My Head". Micah is now a top jazz vocalist and a vocal coach, and has a series of critically acclaimed solo recordings including his most recent “New York Stories” which pays homage to the rich musical history of the Big Apple. Josh and Micah discuss his profound personal and musical journey and how his long relationship with René Highway - brother of acclaimed playwright Tomson Highway and a Canadian dancer and actor of Cree descent who sadly passed in 1990 - influenced his spirituality.
Peter speaks with Iris Turcott, Dramturg for BILLY TWINKLE, Requiem for a Golden Boy and for Ronnie Burkett's internationally acclaimed Theatre of Marionettes.. Iris has been the company dramaturge at the Canadian Stage Company, and she has been a freelance dramaturge, director and actor, working with playwrights from coast to coast including Adam Pettle, Joan MacLeod, Michel Marc Bouchard, Brad Fraser, Judith Thompson, Sunil Kuruvilla and Tomson Highway. She has been involved in a number of international co-commissions including the Royal Exchange in Manchester, the Melbourne Festival and the Abbey Theatre.