{"id":21869,"date":"2017-11-22T06:58:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T10:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artbridgesblog.ca\/en\/?p=21869"},"modified":"2017-11-22T06:58:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T10:58:12","slug":"new-constellations-nationswide-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/new-constellations-nationswide-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"New Constellations: Nation(s)wide Tour of Music & Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"13-City Nation(s)wide Tour NEW CONSTELLATIONS Brings Together Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Artists for Multi-Disciplinary Celebration of Music and Arts, November \u2013 December, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Kicking off on November 23, 2017 in Saskatoon and culminating in Toronto on December 20, 2017,\u00a0NEW CONSTELLATIONS<\/a>\u00a0is a nation(s)wide tour of music and arts, featuring special guest appearances by an interstellar lineup of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists coming together for the first time. The tour builds on an increasing national interest in Indigenous music: from three of the last four Polaris Music Prize winners being Indigenous women (Lido Pimienta, Tanya Tagaq, and Buffy Sainte-Marie), to the success of Gord Downie\u2019s Secret Path project, to A Tribe Called Red\u2019s MMVA win for Video of the Year, Indigenous artists and stories are taking the spotlight as they never have before. NEW CONSTELLATIONS offers an unprecedented celebration of the Indigenous Next Wave.<\/p>\n

This half-music, half-literary, national tour is the first of its kind: a unique tour travelling to cities, towns, and Indigenous communities featuring a core roster of Indigenous artists alongside a rotating cast of some of the country\u2019s most celebrated musicians, writers, and poets. NEW CONSTELLATIONS offers an intimate evening of song and storytelling featuring alternating sets by musicians and writers. The tour includes a two-part mentorship program where established artists connect with Indigenous youth online and in a series of community-based arts and music workshops. NEW CONSTELLATIONS offers new possibilities for creative collaboration across communities.<\/p>\n

Featuring an extraordinary lineup of established and emerging Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists from across the country, musicians and poets set to take the stage in various cities and communities, include: award-winning and international superstar Feist, Polaris-nominated Indigenous DJ\/producer crew A Tribe Called Red, pop rockers July Talk , 2017 Polaris Prize-winning Afro-Indigenous musician Lido Pimienta, acclaimed Anishinaabe writer and musician Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, renowned author and journalist Naomi Klein, Montreal rocker Sam Roberts, singer-songwriter and member of Broken Social Scene Jason Collett, melodic indie pop band Stars, east coast songwriter Joel Plaskett, Anishinaabe singer-songwriter Leonard Sumner, Wolastoq vocal artist and composer Jeremy Dutcher, Indigenous hip-hop duo Mob Bounce, Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke, Griffin Prize-winning Nisga’a poet Jordan Abel, electronic indie-pop artist Rich Aucoin, celebrated Montreal novelist Heather O\u2019Neill, Broken Social Scene alum and Quebec-based vocalist La Force, and many more. For a full list of performing artists, please see\u00a0newconstellations.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With a commitment to giving back to the Indigenous community, NEW CONSTELLATIONS features a two-part mentorship program — The online\u00a0Music Mentorship program<\/strong>\u00a0allows Indigenous youth from across the country to submit music to be mentored by established artists like Anishinaabe electronic musician DJ NDN, Iraqi-Canadian hip-hop artist, educator, and MMVA award-winning video director Narcy, Afro-Indigenous musician Lido Pimienta, Cree\/Dene musician IsKw\u00e9, and singer Jasmyn Burke (Weaves).\u00a0Community-Based Workshops<\/strong>\u00a0are also hosted at six stops, including two Indigenous communities, for Indigenous youth to learn creative writing, songwriting, music creation, and DJ\/production skills with artists from the tour and local mentors. Indigenous artists and youth can apply to participate in both parts of the mentorship program at\u00a0newconstellations.ca\/mentorship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NEW CONSTELLATIONS, is the brainchild of The Basement Revue and Revolutions Per Minute (RPM), two successful music organizations that have partnered to co-curate this national celebration of creative collaboration. The Basement Revue\u2019s 2014 Benefit Show for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women inspired the original idea for the tour, which now features many of the artists who were on the original bill. The project will also include a tour documentary produced by Antica Productions, the producers of Gord Downie\u2019s Secret Path project, and directed by Mohawk filmmaker and documentarian Tracey Deer (co-creator of \u201cMohawk Girls\u201d). The tour is presented with support from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba and the Government of Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cBesides being a rotating roster of festival-style performances, NEW CONSTELLATIONS is an intimate opportunity to listen to voices of resurgence \u2014 of what is clearly an Indigenous Next Wave,\u201d said Jason Collett, musician from Broken Social Scene, and founder of The Basement Revue. \u201cThe momentum is palpable, and it\u2019s inspiring to be a part of such a special celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe power of NEW CONSTELLATIONS is in the new relationships and creative connections that are being made\u201d, said Jarrett Martineau, Cree\/Dene media maker and co-founder of RPM. \u201cIndigenous and non-Indigenous artists rarely perform or create together, so this is an amazing opportunity to see what happens when they do. With where we are in this country\u2019s history, that collaboration is more important than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNEW CONSTELLATIONS is an incredible platform to support collaboration between artists across a range of literary and musical genres,\u201d said Damian Rogers, poet and co-curator of The Basement Revue. \u201cWe\u2019ve always had great writers perform alongside musicians with The Basement Revue, but bringing this lineup of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists together is something really special.\u201d<\/p>\n

TICKETS<\/strong>
\nTickets for NEW CONSTELLATIONS go on sale on Thursday, October 26 at 10 a.m. local time . Tickets start at $25 (plus service charges) and are available in person and online. For more information and for specific lineups at each stop, visit\u00a0newconstellations.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TOUR DATES<\/strong>
\n11\/23 \u2013 Saskatoon @ The Broadway Theatre
\n11\/24 \u2013 Calgary @ The Gateway
\n11\/25 \u2013 Edmonton @ The Starlite Room
\n11\/26 \u2013 Prince Albert @ The E.A. Rawlinson Centre 11\/27 \u2013 Winnipeg @ West End Cultural Centre
\n11\/28 \u2013 Thunder Bay @ Port Arthur Polish Hall
\n11\/29 \u2013 Wiikwemkoong @ Debajehmujig Creation Centre 12\/6 \u2013 Halifax @ Spatz Theatre
\n12\/7 \u2013 Fredericton @ Playhouse Theatre
\n12\/8 \u2013 Montreal @ L\u2019Astral
\n12\/9 \u2013 Ottawa @ Bronson Centre
\n12\/10 \u2013 Kitigan Zibi @ Kitigan Zibi Community Hall
\n12\/20 \u2013 Toronto @ Opera House<\/p>\n

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS<\/strong>
\nTwitter: @newconstell
\nFacebook: @newconstellationstour Instagram: @newconstellationstour Website:\u00a0newconstellations.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

About NEW CONSTELLATIONS<\/strong>
\nNEW CONSTELLATIONS<\/a>\u00a0is a nation(s)wide tour of music and arts, featuring special guest appearances by an interstellar lineup of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists. The tour is curated and produced by The Basement Revue, a live series with a proven track record of bringing together some of the country\u2019s best music and literary talents on the same stage, and Revolutions Per Minute, a global Indigenous music platform and record label that promotes and celebrates the Indigenous Next Wave. NEW CONSTELLATIONS is the first of its kind: a half-music, half-literary, national tour travelling to cities, towns, and Indigenous communities featuring a core roster of Indigenous artists alongside a rotating cast of some of the country\u2019s most celebrated musicians, writers, and poets coming together for an intimate evening of song and storytelling. The project includes a 13-stop tour, a mentorship program and community- based arts and music workshop series for Indigenous youth, digital curriculum, and a tour documentary film.<\/p>\n

For more information on NEW CONSTELLATIONS, please visit\u00a0newconstellations.ca<\/a>\u00ab\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

13-City Nation(s)wide Tour NEW CONSTELLATIONS Brings Together Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Artists for Multi-Disciplinary Celebration of Music and Arts, November \u2013 December, 2017 \u00ab\u00a0Kicking off on November 23, 2017 in Saskatoon and culminating in Toronto on December 20, 2017,\u00a0NEW CONSTELLATIONS\u00a0is a nation(s)wide tour of music and arts, featuring special guest appearances<\/p>\n

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