Image Description: The dark silhouette of an Indigenous woman wearing winter clothes, illuminated by blue and black projections that cover the dark stage. She is in motion, walking and reaching out to touch a bright, orange toned image of a woman sitting inside of a dimly lit house.
Photo by Anne-Marie Baribeau
In Inuktitut, Aalaapi means “Choosing silence to hear something beautiful”. Immerse yourself in a theatrical performance that combines the sounds of the North - creaking snow, whistling winds, and voices in Inuktitut, French and English - with radio documentary, to reveal the daily lives of women in Northern Quebec. Drawing on radio’s central role in the North, Aalaapi steps into the world of two friends, Nancy and Ulivia, sharing a cabin in a small village in Nunavik. As images scroll across the cabin, an intimate portrait of young women in Northern communities, depicted through speech, sound and silences, reveals the richness of their history and the power of their future.
Aalaapi is an invitation to listen deeply.
How to Experience Aalaapi | ᐋᓛᐱ
Content Information: Plot details will be revealed. (Spoiler alert!)
Collectif Aalaapi, Production Laurence Dauphinais and Marie-Laurence Rancourt, Original Idea Laurence Dauphinais, Director
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Native Earth Performing Arts and Le Théâtre français de Toronto