On February 1st and 2nd, the Dancers of Damelahamid, an Aboriginal dance collective from the northwest coast of British Columbia, invited students from kindergarten to grade twelve to participate in their school programs at the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology. On February 3rd, the group performed a matinee for schools with an evening performance on February 4th at the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver. All performances, including one in Whistler on February 14th, were part of We yah hani nah Coastal First Nations Dance Festival 2010, an event the Dancers of Damelahamid hosted to present the rich diversity of traditional indigenous dance groups from the northwest coast.
As British Columbians head to the polls tomorrow, many artists across the province are looking for more support as they experience job losses and instability further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Tono, according to [Sandra] Laronde, emerged from first-hand experience of Mongolian culture during her travels in Asia.
Vancouver
BC
January 25-1 février 2021
Figure Eights looks to reference the influence and impact of the past, seeing that this history is rooted in us and how we can move forward today.
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