Pisuwin is a Wolastoqiyik story exploring the vital connection of the Wolastoq people to Spirit. This multidisciplinary piece reflects on the current state of dis-ease in our world, illuminating a path to wholeness and rebalance. The project blends Indigenous storytelling and dance, redefining this classical form for a diverse, savvy, and contemporary audience. Electronic sound, industrial landscapes and digital projection, juxtaposed with Wolastoq songs and visual motifs of the spiritual and natural world, create the Indigenous cosmology within which the story takes place. Pisuwin pushes us to confront our greed and alienation, while inspiring us to take a different path; one of connection, community, and wholeness.
Co-created by Nipahtuwet Naka Wespahtuwet Possesom, Sitansisk Wolastoqiyik and Artistic Director Igor Dobrovolskiy, Pisuwin is set to the soaring music of multi-award winning composer, singer and song writer Jeremy Dutcher, Neqotkuk Wolasoqiyik with 6 more indigenous creators/artists including Métis dancer Jera Wolfe dancing the lead role. The creative process of Pisuwin was overseen by Wolastoqiyik Elders Dr. Maggie Paul and Lisa Dutcher.
