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Art of the Rock

(April 22, 2020) The notion of a sense of place reverberates through visual art, performance art, music, writing, dancing and acting. At this moment in history, many people staying at home are feeling a new relationship to their 'sense of place'. For the many displaced and vulnerable, that sense of place exists only in memory or in hope. Today we feature the art of Newfoundland and Labrador. For us, that sense of place is particularly definable when its shoulder is to the north Atlantic, where the calls of man and nature echo in the wind and life can teeter on the edge of uncertainty. In these pieces, we observe how art can emerge from the soil and become, like many other products of the soil, part of an economy. We’ve interviewed some of the artists responsible for the work featured below, and an arts administrator who helps facilitate its maintenance and growth.

The Lady of the Falls by Tara Manuel
“A puppetry play tells the story of a young girl’s heroic journey upriver to meet the feared protector of the river and forest.”
Photo: Tom Cochrane
Long's Hill Walk , Louise Moyes Docudance
Jive Dance 1950s, Alley Long's Hill to Young St
Photo by Jared Reid
Shanawdithit by Opera on the Avalon
Libretto by Yvette Nolan, composed by Dean Burry, Shanawdithit (1801-1829) is centered on the story of the last recorded surviving member of the Beothuk Nation in Newfoundland.
Photo: David Howells
Between Breaths by Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland
“"The story of Dr. Jon Lien who pioneered techniques for rescuing whales trapped in fishing nets.”
By Robert Chafe
DirectorJillian Keiley; Steve O'Connell as Jon Lien; Music:The Once
Photos: Ritche Perez
Ours by Opera on the Avalon
With music by John Estacio and libretto by Robert Chafe, Ours tracks the aftermath of the battle of Beaumont Hamel through the story of Thomas Nangle, who was chaplain to the Newfoundland Regiment.
Photo: David Howells
As One by Opera on the Avalon
With music and concept by Laura Kaminsky,  and a libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed, As One is a poignant coming of age story. 
Photo: Amanda Best
Between Breaths by Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland
“Artistic Fraud’s retelling of the story of Dr. Jon Lien who pioneered techniques for rescuing whales trapped in fishing nets.”
By Robert Chafe
DirectorJillian Keiley; Steve O'Connell as Jon Lien; Music:The Once
Photos: Ritche Perez
The Lady of the Falls by Tara Manuel
“A puppetry play tells the story of a young girl’s heroic journey upriver to meet the feared protector of the river and forest.”
Puppeteer: Tara Manuel
Photo: Tom Cochrane
Rat Reckoning by Tara Manuel
"storytelling ... about mid-life reckoning and a rat!
Puppeteer: Tara Manuel
Photo: Pat Higgins
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St. John's Women by Louise Moyes
“Interviews with three women in their 20s, 40s and 60s about growing up in St. John's, feminism (or not), work, children, religion”
Photo: Justin Hall

Filed Under: Photo Essay Tagged With: Amanda BEst, Artistic Fraud, Arts NL, As One, Between Breaths, Darryl Hopkins, David Howells, Dean Burry, Dr Jon Lien, Jared Reid, Jillian Keiley, John Estacio, Kimberley Reed, Laura Kaminsky, Louise Moyes, Mark Campbell, Opera on the Avalon, Ours, Pat Higgins, Rat Reckoning, Ritchie Perez, Robert Chafe, Shanawdithit, Tara Manuel, The Lady of the Falls, The Once, Thomas Nagle, Tom Cochrane

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