The Adäka Cultural Festival kicks off Friday, June 27th with an amazing line-up of artists and performers from each Yukon First Nation and all over the world! Check out the workshop schedule for FREE youth workshops in carving, stained-glass mosaic, t-shirt stenciling, breakdancing and MORE! – Cora, Indigenous Community Arts Coordinator & Communications Assistant, ArtBridges
“Over 150 aboriginal artists and performers from Canada, Alaska and New Zealand will descend upon Whitehorse this summer to share their arts and culture with Yukon residents and visitors from around the world.
Taking place from June 27th – July 3rd at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, the Festival will present a world-class program featuring traditional and contemporary music, drumming, dance, storytelling, film, visual art exhibitions, demonstrations and workshops, interpretive programming, a community feast and more!
The 2014 program will feature a special collaborative project titled ‘Journey with our Hearts and Hands,’ which will bring 15 master sculptors from New Zealand, Alaska, Haida Gwaii, Vancouver, Northwest Territories and Yukon together to exhibit their work and share ideas, inspiration and knowledge through discussion forums and informal studio time in a carving tent by the Yukon River.
Adäka’s main stage program will also feature an impressive line up including 3 award-winning performers:
Florent Vollant, a dynamic Innu singer-songwriter, formally part of the internationally acclaimed duo KASHTIN. “Well-rounded, mysterious, simplicity but always rich, the Montagnais’s music eases life. Opulent.” – Voir
Don Amero, a rootsy country, folk and soul singer songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. “Since he burst onto the local scene with his sweet tenor voice and his beautiful acoustic songs, Don Amero has been called one of its brightest lights.” – John Kendle, Uptown Magazine
Westley Hardisty, a Dene fiddling sensation whose unique blend of rock, folk, Celtic and Métis music is compelling and emotional.
The festival audience will also enjoy many of Yukon’s favourite performers including Diyet, Boyd Benjamin, Jerry Alfred and Vision Quest to name a few, as well as 15 traditional dance groups from Yukon, Alaska and Atlin.
Read more about the program highlights, including the ‘Sharing Our Spirit’ celebration and Canada Day festivities HERE.
Visit http://www.adakafestival.ca for a full listing of artists & performers and workshops & lectures.
All events are FREE unless otherwise noted.
For more information contact:
Charlene Alexander, Adäka Cultural Festival
calexander@northwestel.net
Phone: (867) 667-7698″
DOWNLOAD THE FESTIVAL PROGRAM HERE
Posted with permission from Charlene Alexander, Adäka Cultural Festival
Photos courtesy of Adäka Cultural Festival
