Tanya Tagaq and Lido Pimienta

Name: Tanya Tagaq and Lido Pimienta
Start: 2024-10-01T20:00:00-04:00
Location: 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M5S 1W2

Schedule

Tue Oct 01 2024 at 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M5S 1W2 | Toronto, ON

To commemorate the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Indigenous artists gather to reflect, pay respect, and to give hope to survivors of residential schools.
Headlined by the internationally celebrated Inuit singer Tanya Tagaq performing with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Jennifer Tung, the evening will include healing laughter, storytellers, testimony, traditional drum and dance, performances by Afro/Indigenous/Colombian/Canadian singer Lido Pimienta, the Manitou Mkwa Singers, Layla Staats, The Glenn Gould School soprano Emma Pennell, and others. Hosted by CBC’s Falen Johnson and curated by Denise Bolduc.

The National Residential School Crisis Line is available at all times, free of charge: 1-866-925-4419. Free support is also available through the Hope for Wellness chatline at 1-800-721-0066.