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Tanya Tagaq: Nanook of the North

Article Origin

Author

Compiled by Shari Narine

Volume

22

Issue

11

Year

2015

In a live concert with film, Polaris prize-winning Tanya Tagaq fuses her voice with other musical talents to create a mesmerizing and original soundscape for the controversial 1922 silent film Nanook of the North in order to portray Inuit culture in a contemporary new light. Tagaq’s powerful throat singing combines with violinist Jesse Zubot, percussionist Jean Martin, and composer Derek Charke’s original score. The production takes place Oct. 9 and 10 at the Margaret Greenham Theatre at the Banff Centre.