DanceWorks presents Raven Mother at Danceworks

DanceWorks presents the Toronto premiere of Dancers of Damelahamid’s full-length multimedia work Raven Mother, on stage November 29 at 12:15pm and 7:30pm at Harbourfront Centre’s Fleck Dance Theatre. A celebration of the generational impact of matriarchs, Raven Mother is an homage to the late Elder Margaret Harris, co-founder of Dancers of Damelahamid in 1967 and mother to the company’s Executive & Artistic Director Margaret Grenier. Raven Mother illustrates the vast impact Elder Harris imparted on the revitalization of Indigenous dance along the Northwest Coast, and the integral role of women in holding cultural knowledge. In a series of narrative-based vignettes, performed to original music and live vocals, Raven Mother shares the movement, song, regalia, masks, and sculptures of the Gitxsan people of the Northwest Coast to powerful effect. The matinee performance of Raven Mother, on November 29 at 12:15pm, is open to the public and school groups, and will offer a 60-min. version of the presentation, as well as a 15-min. post-show artist talk. Tickets are ‘Pay-What-You-Can’ ranging from free to $48. For tickets and further information, visit: danceworks.ca