this time will be different

Supports dialoguing about issues pertaining to the Royal Commission and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The performance-based installation This time will be different (TTWBD) denounces Canadian government discourse on Indigenous people and takes a critical look at the “national reconciliation industry.” From one inquiry to the next, from the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, has anything really changed in the relationship between the Government of Canada and this land’s first inhabitants? This installation and accompanying performance are the creation of interdisciplinary artists Emilie Monnet and performer and choreographer Lara Kramer.

TTWBD supports the connection for children and artists learning and dialoguing about issues pertaining to the Royal Commission and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The purpose is to further reflect and think critically about the impact commissions and national enquiries have had and continue to have on Indigenous people in Canada.

History
TTWBD was first developed with the support of Studio 303 in 2016, as a result of a cart blanche invitation by Miriam Ginestier, artistic director of Studio 303. Following their residency, Lara and Emilie presented a first incarnation of TTWBD at Welcome to Indian Country presented within the frame of ECLECTIK, MAI’s (Montreal arts interculturel) annual multi-disciplinary event (January 2017). TTWBD was then presented as part of OFFTA and Indigenous Contemporary Scene in June 2017 at Darling Foundry in Montreal.

Co-artistic direction: Lara Kramer & Émilie Monnet  Performers: Jayden Blacksmith, Joy Blacksmith, Lara Kramer, Ocean Kramer Peterson, Glenna Matoush, Émilie Monnet & Travis West Pre-recorded voices: Glenna Matoush & Raymond Diamond Sound: Travis West Organ: Stefan Christoff Lighting design & technical direction: Timothy Rodrigues

« It features two aboriginal siblings tearing pages from the commission’s report, gluing them to a shiny, metallic surface formed out of emergency blankets and painting them red. The effect is that the makeshift stage is transformed into a cemetery over the 20-minute piece. »

« The performance will stage a court hearing. According to Monnet, it represents the importance of inquiries, the “price tag of trauma,” and the lack of action taken on behalf of missing and murdered Indigenous women. She hopes this performance will incite new conversations, and have people look at the issue from a new perspective. »

Supports dialoguing about issues pertaining to the Royal Commission and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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