[nativestudies-l] Sila Production opens April 24th in Cambridge

[Lowe, Shelly C]

http://www.centralsquaretheater.org/season/13-14/sila.html
SILA
April 24 - May 25, 2014
by Chantal Bilodeau
directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian
World Premiere
Produced by Underground Railway Theater
A Catalyst Collaborative at MIT<http://www.centralsquaretheater.org/about_ccmit.html> project
On Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, eight characters - including a climatologist, an Inuit activist, and two polar bears - find their values challenged as they grapple with a rapidly changing environment and world. Winner of the Inaugural Woodward International Playwriting Prize, Sila blends Inuit myth with contemporary Arctic policy, three languages (English, French, and Inukitut), and spoken word poetry to illuminate competing interests shaping the future of the local Inuit population and of our planet.
Some events with Native speakers include:

Mon., April 28, following 7:30PM performance<https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/9826001>
Opening Reception. Congratulate the cast at a complimentary post-show reception!

Tue., May 6, 7PM - Free and open to the public!
Poetry Special Event: "Rising Tides Mourning Mother Earth: A Poetic Cypher "
An evening of words, prose, and melodies featuring local poets sharing their personal stories about climate change and mourning mother earth. Inspired by Inuit spoken word artist Taqralik Partridge, whose words at are at the heart of Sila, this event will include Renaltta Arluk, poet and actress from the Sila ensemble. Free and open to the public.

Thu., May 8, following 7:30PM performance<https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/9826003>
Artists and Audiences - Post-Performance Conversation
Join the cast and director in a post-performance talkback.

Fri., May 9, following 8PM performance<https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/9826003>
Post-Performance Conversation
Special Guests: Siobhan Brown, Linguist in Residence, Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project, and Reneltta Arluk, from the cast of Sila.
Thursday, May 15, following 7:30 pm performance<https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/9826004>
Post Show Conversation
Special guest: Morgan James Peters (a.k.a., Mwalim), Performing Artist, founding member of the Education Department for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, and Associate Professor of English and African & African-American Studies at UMass Dartmouth.


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