Waubgeshig Rice and Kai Thomas, in conversation with Adrian Harewood, explore themes of identity, resilience, hope and renewal. Their vivid storytelling and rich cultural insights capture the beauty of cultures often overlooked, and offer universal messages of courage through strength in one’s roots, and kinship with community and the land.
Stories have great power to make visible what is invisible: moments of perception, transcendence, doubt, belief, and a yearning for meaning. Jane Urquhart and Heather O’Neill, on stage with host Lucy van Oldenbarneveld, share very different stories of turbulent upheavals that each assert the forces of our inner self, seek to reclaim what is lost, and show the power we each hold to change our lives and determine our future.
Chloé Sainte-Marie et Marc Séguin, deux auteurs et artistes multidisciplinaires hors du commun, partageront avec nous, sous la baguette de Julie Huard, leur passion pour la création, l’écriture, la poésie, la musique, l’art et l’amour.
Sally Armstrong and R.H. Thomson, with host Adrian Harewood, will probe the bodies of their works and stories and explore the consequences of war and conflict on societies and individuals. They examine the demons that are summoned when the world is polarized, and the values that most of humanity holds dear and works to uphold.
Jamal Saeed, Souvankham Thammavongsa and Lawrence Scanlan, with host Frances Itani, will explore the struggle to find meaning in difficult times, to belong in a foreign place, to face grave injustices. Their conversation will delve into the human spirit’s capacity to overcome adversity, and start anew with hope and optimism for the future.
