The Spirit Horse Returns

NACO Family Adventures

2024-02-11 15:30 2024-02-11 17:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: The Spirit Horse Returns

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/33745

In-person event

For all ages
Co-presented by the NAC Orchestra & NAC Indigenous Theatre In English, Ojibwe, and French (Presented with French surtitles) Travel through time with an Indigenous knowledge keeper and the NAC Orchestra to meet the magnificent “small horses of the deep woods,” who were helpers and spirit guides to Anishinaabe and Métis peoples. ​The Spirit Horse Returns combines an all-new rich and tuneful orchestral score, delightful songs, traditional...

Read more

Southam Hall,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
Sun, February 11, 2024
Sun, February 11, 2024
3:30 PM EST
This event has passed
© SPIRIT HORSE PRODUCTIONS. Artwork by Rhonda Snow
9124637-orig-cropped
Naomi Woo
Family programming Indigenous arts Music Classical music Children Storytelling
© SPIRIT HORSE PRODUCTIONS. Artwork by Rhonda Snow
9124637-orig-cropped
Naomi Woo
  • In-person event
  • ≈ 75 minutes · No intermission

For all ages
Co-presented by the NAC Orchestra & NAC Indigenous Theatre

In English, Ojibwe, and French

(Presented with French surtitles)

Travel through time with an Indigenous knowledge keeper and the NAC Orchestra to meet the magnificent “small horses of the deep woods,” who were helpers and spirit guides to Anishinaabe and Métis peoples.

​The Spirit Horse Returns combines an all-new rich and tuneful orchestral score, delightful songs, traditional teachings, and stunning colourful visual art. It provides young audiences with an inspiring and age-appropriate explorations of truth and reconciliation.

We hope you will enjoy the giant images on the NACOtron screen as they capture and magnify the magic of these fabulous concerts!

---------------------------

PRE-CONCERT ACTIVITIES 

Come early! Join us 60 minutes prior to the concert for fun and interactive pre-concert activities in the NAC Main Lobby led by Anishinaabe artist Rhonda Snow and Mādahòkì Farm.

POST-CONCERT REFLECTION

The creators of the show will be in the NAC main lobby after the performance to meet with audience members and hear their stories. 

About Mādahòkì Farm

This February, Mādahòkì Farm, as an official Winterlude partner, will be presenting a wide range of programming. We invite everyone to reconnect with the land while learning about Indigenous traditions. Pibòn (Winter) Festival, Winterlude Edition promises authentic Indigenous experiences, family fun for young and old offered daily. 

There are no program notes for this event.

Artists

  • 1654617868895-cropped
    Narrator  Jodi Contin
  • Artist Rhonda Snow
  • ken-macdonald-headshot-square
    French horn, Narrator Ken MacDonald
  • Double The Trouble
  • Conductor Naomi Woo
  • bio-orchestra
    NAC Orchestra
  • Actor Marjolaine Lambert