Makivik Magazine Issue 65
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BOB MESHER<br />
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Shared Culture<br />
with Puppets<br />
Per formers from Nova Scotia’s Mermaid Theatre,<br />
including a cast of life-sized puppets, entertained audiences<br />
in Akulivik, Salluit, Quaqtaq, Aupaluk and Kuujjuaq<br />
last May.<br />
Their play, Noah and the Woolly Mammoth, is<br />
based on a book by Howard Norman, entitled The Girl<br />
Who Dreamed only Geese. When asked about their<br />
experiences in Nunavik, their director, Jim Morrow,<br />
said, “It was a tremendous thrill to have crowds of<br />
children gather around the performers at the end of the<br />
show to touch the puppets, play the drums and other<br />
instruments, teach us throat singing, and even show<br />
us how to perform the one-legged and two-legged high<br />
kick. It was truly a shared cultural experience.”<br />
Theatre goers were obviously awed by their performance,<br />
especially the children. The troop members<br />
had an opportunity enjoy various country foods, ride on<br />
a dog sled, visit carvers, and travel by Twin Otter from<br />
village to village. “Our hosts were fabulous and we<br />
would love to return very soon,” commented Morrow.<br />
Funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, the<br />
Gathering Strengths Program (administered by KSB)<br />
and Avataq made this performance possible.<br />
BOB MESHER<br />
MAKIVIK magazine<br />
69
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