Shanawdithit
Music by Dean Burry | Libretto by Yvette Nolan
World premiere in partnership with Opera on the Avalon
Toronto MAY 16 25, 2019 | Imperial Oil Opera Theatre, 227 Front Street East
St. John's June 2019

In 1828, the last known member of the Beothuk people, Shawnadithit, was taken to St. John’s by William Cormack. In her final months, she created a series of ten drawings that speak of the loneliness of survival, the beauty of the land, and the life she used to know. A
collaborativelycreated, multidisciplinary opera, Shanawdithit brings together Indigenous artists from Nations across Turtle Island, interpreting the drawings to give voice to Shawnadithit and her people, and shining a new light and raising powerful questions on a story misrepresented by history. Starring Marion Newman as Shanawdithit.

Artistic Collaborators:
Jordan Bennett, Lori Blondeau,
Aria Evans, Jerry Evans,
Michelle Olson, Meagan Musseau,
Marion Newman & Yvette Nolan

Directors:
Yvette Nolan & Michael Hidetoshi Mori



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