Pan-Arctic Vision Live streaming | ᐹᓐ−ᐋᒃᑎᒃᕕᓯᐊᓐᑯᓐᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ
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Pan-Arctic Vision Live streaming | ᐹᓐ−ᐋᒃᑎᒃᕕᓯᐊᓐᑯᓐᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ 〰️
ALIANAIT ARTS FESTIVAL
October 12
7:30 PM Franco-Centre
*More details to come*
Join us in Iqaluit to watch the second edition of Pan-ArcticVision, live streaming from Nuuk, Kalaallit Nunaat, on October 12th!
Come and cheer for Iva & Angu - amazing artists who won the live qualifying event this summer during Alianait Arts Festival 2024.
Iva & Angu
Ivaluarjuk and Angugaattiaq, names they carry through ancient Inuit naming practices, are Katajjaqtiik; Inuit throat singers proudly singing the songs that survived attempted cultural genocide in Canada in the mid 20th century. Ivaluarjuk Kathleen Merritt and Charlotte Angugaattiaq Qamaniq are originally from Nunavut, today Kathleen lives in Iqaluit and Charlotte in the Canadian capital Ottawa.
Throat songs - Katajjausiit - are traditional songs truly unique to Canadian Arctic women. The songs have been sung for millennia, influencing spirits and weather, lulling children to sleep, entertaining community members, and keeping warm through the Arctic winters. These songs are of course culturally vital, but they are also a truly unique musical practice with a distinct and fascinating vocal technique. It's suggestive, impressive, groovy, fun and inspiring!