I Call myself Princess
by Jani Lauzon
When William, a modern-day Métis music student is handed the 1918 real-life Opera Shanewis: The Robin Woman about Creek/Cherokee Mezzo Soprano Tsianina Redfeather, he learns more than just an aria as he begins to unravel the complex circumstances faced by Indigenous performers past and present. Seen and unseen worlds collide as Tsianina appears to William the two learning from each other as he makes a decision about his future as an artist. Combing humour, drama, biography and contemporary Opera, I Call myself Princess explores the tension between representation, inspiration and cultural appropriation.
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Prophecy Fog
by Jani Lauzon
As a member of the Tracey Wright Global Archive at The Theatre Centre in June 2014, A new work by award-winning artist, Jani Lauzon, Prophecy Fog begins with a journey into the Mojave Desert in search of Giant Rock; armed with a question, can a site still be sacred if it has been desecrated?
We encounter a girl in the mountains of B.C with a pocket full of stones, the rainbow warrior's prophecy, and a mystery inscription that obscures our past.
"We are star people, we come from the stars"
Paper Canoe Projects and The Theatre Centre in association with Nighswimming presented the world Premiere in May 2019 at the Theatre Centre
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A Side of Dreams
by Jani Lauzon
A Side of Dreams began during a Playwright Residency at Factory Theatre in 2009.
Many people along the way have helped to contribute to the creation of A Side of Dreams including, but not limited to, John Turner, Iris Turbott, Jessica Barrera, Marsha Coffey, Jim Plaxton, Sarah Garton Stanley and Trish Leeper.
The show premiered at the AKI Studio in January 2015 followed by a successful
Fall 2015 tour and a 2 week presentation at
The Debajehmujig Creation Centre in July 2016
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