Paddle Song
Cheri Maracle performs in Nozhem - 3 performances March 24 &25
Event Details
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Friday, March 24, 2023
7:00 PM - 7:00 PM
City: Peterborough
Nozhem First Peoples Performance Space (Enwayaang 101)
Building: Enwayaang
Room: 101
Cost: Pay What You Can, Suggested $5-$25
Paddle Song
Co-Presented by Nozhem: First Peoples’ Performance Space and Public Energy Performing Arts
Cheri Maracle
(Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation)
Playwrights: Dinah Christie & Tom Hill
March 24 & 25 @ 7:00 PM
March 25 @ 2:00PM
Run time: 75 minutes, inclusive of a 15 minute intermission
Paddle Song is an energetic, humorous, one-woman musical that tells the story of Pauline Johnson, the celebrated late 1800’s trailblazing Mohawk poet who toured North America and Great Britain with her poetry at a time when such a thing was unheard of. The daughter of a respected Six Nations Mohawk Chief, and an English mother, Pauline embraced her heritage and fiercely challenged the stereotypes of women, and Native peoples within her work. She fearlessly toured the world with her unique stage show for over 30 years, and was published and hailed by the literati in England at a time when the literary world was ruled by white men.
Her powerful story is brought to life by the veteran Indigenous actor and musician Cheri Maracle. Maracle has performed on stages and screens across Turtle Island and abroad for the last 25 years, including numerous appearances as Pauline Johnson. In Paddle Song she captures the heart and journey of Pauline, first canoeing at home on the Grand River, her promising career just beginning, then earning her place on stages across Canada, the United States and Great Britain. Pauline endlessly fought for equality, acceptance, and respect as an Indigenous woman performer in a man’s literary world. Paddle Song reflects the legacy Pauline carved out; an unparalleled mixed-blood persona that would influence Native Performers, and audiences, for decades to come.
Contact Info
Lee Bolton
Nozhem First Peoples Performance Space