QWF Event: Tusarnituq, a festival of Words, Music and Images
Non-STC-Montreal Event | Posted November 11th, 2008
The Quebec Writers’ Federation is proud to co-present Tusarnituq — a festival of Words, Music and Images.
Tusarnituq is an Inuktitut word meaning “beautiful sound” and it is also the name of a two day festival of words, music and images happening in Montreal this November 16th and 17th.
This first Tusarnituq festival spotlights acclaimed and talented poets and singers from Nunavik and other First Nations in Canada. It also presents images of a huge territory that Quebecers and Canadians have probably never seen.
The schedule is presented below.
Sunday November 16th
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (poet & performer)
Guido del Fabbro (music)
MadEskimo (music)
Taqralik Partridge (poet & throatsinger)
Robert Frechette: (images of Nunavik)
Casa del Popolo
4873 St. Laurent
Montreal, Quebec
Doors open 8PM / $5
Monday November 17th
Elisapie Isaac (music)
Moe Clark (poet/musician)
DJ MadEskimo (music)
Pharmakon (trance/improv music & words)
Robert Frechette: (images of Nunavik)
Sala Rossa
4848 St-Laurent
Montreal, Quebec
Doors open 8PM / $5
The festival is sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts, The Quebec Writers’ Federation, the Avataq Institute, CKUT 90.3 FM and Wired on Words Productions
For more information: poets [at] wiredonwords [dot] com
This event is not sponsored by STC-Montreal.
