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S2 E27 - The Power & Art Of Storytelling With Renae Morriseau
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Episode S2 E27 - The Power & Art Of Storytelling With Renae Morriseau
In todays episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart interviews Renae Morriseau. Renae's journey has been in working creatively with Indigenous people. She's a writer, theatre director & musician who helps people find their voice through effective storytelling.
Here are some moments from the conversation: How did you get to do what you do? -04:23.2 Agusta Buel -05:08.1 Phil Fontane's experience -05:29.2 What was it about Phil's story? -06:33.4 Storytelling to decolonize -08:28.2 Truth and reconciliation commission -11:59.4 Resilience art -12:12.4 Downtown east side of Vancouver -12:47.7 Self care -13:21.3 Reconciling with their own families -14:31.9 What's your approach to working with people on storytelling -16:18.8 Collective stories -21:33.0 Growing global awareness of systemic racism -24:15.1 How do non-indigenous people listen? -25:18.6 Hungry listening = Dylan Robinson -25:58.6 Decolonize our listening -26:16.4 How do you open up to listening -30:48.2 Difficulties in connecting with stories that challenge us -31:25.5 Not knowing what to say is the greatest gift to someone -32:03.1 Silence can be OK -32:23.3 Align mind, heart, gut -33:34.5 Resources? where to go from here? -34:37.0
Renae's Work:
THEATRE -Here’s a project called, Home, Homelessness & the Culture In-Between. There is a 5 minute video on this link http://urbanink.ca/sro/
-This is a play she helped to write call Weaving Reconciliation: Our Way. This is about ‘reconciliation’ within Indigenous communities as a family mends their relationship back together because of the impact of Residential School. http://weaving-reconciliation-our-way.ca
DIRECTING PROFESSIONAL THEATRE -This is a play White Noise by Taran Kootenayhoo that she will be directing for its Vancouver premiere at the firehall theatre. Here is a little write-up about it. https://www.newwestrecord.ca/entertainment/this-new-west-theatre-production-explores-internalized-racism-1.23630503
HER MUSIC with M’GIRL -Here is an article written about M’Girl Music - A group of Indigenous Women singing hand-drum songs. What’s unique about what they do is that they harmonize to their traditional Cree, Saulteaux, Anishnaabe songs. https://www.straight.com/music/1315931/mgirl-infuses-indigenous-themes-western-vocal-harmonies
DIRECTING A TELEVISION SERIES -And finally her film work, she directed 6 episodes of the 12 created for the 3rd Season of Quest Our West - for APTN. This will come out this fall. This link is about Season 1 and 2. https://www.aptn.ca/questoutwest/
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