{"id":6101,"date":"2020-04-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/art-apart-it-make-a-sound\/"},"modified":"2020-04-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T04:00:00","slug":"art-apart-it-make-a-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/art-apart-it-make-a-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Apart: It makes a sound"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"o-section-gutenberg -classic o-text\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qo9MMIj_RAg\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>About the project<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140797414 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140797414 BCX0\"><em>It Makes a Sound<\/em> is a short which follows the story to a family of masked characters who inhabit an ancient forest. The masks are fairy-tale-like and evoke a sentiment of ages long past. This work is an attempt at bridging the gaps between what is called \u2018indigenous art\u2019 and \u2018art\u2019, to show that indigenous artists have the talents and abilities to create art beyond the label of \u2018indigenous art\u2019, though the work is inherently indigenous from the artist\u2019s experiences.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>This project received financial support from the National Theatre School of Canada via the <a href=\"\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/art-apart-artistic-works\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Art Apart program<\/a>, an emergency fund for emerging artists who are affected by physical distancing due to coronavirus (COVID-19).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the artist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Todd_Houseman_Vignette-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" data-w=\"318\" data-h=\"262\" data-r=\"1.2137404580153\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Todd Houseman<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> is a <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nehiyo<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (Cree) actor, improviser, and writer from Edmonton Alberta (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amiskwaci<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">). His work focuses on decolonization by prioritizing indigenous narratives through satire, political commentary, and traditional\/contemporary storytelling. Todd hopes his presence in the arts will add to the legacy of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">indigenous<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> performers in <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">north<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">america<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> who have graciously paved the way for people like him. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Todd is the co-creator (with Ben <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gorodetsky<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">) of the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">award<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">winning<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Folk <\/span><\/em><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lordz<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">, which began as a touring improvised play and has evolved into <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">political sketch comedy <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Webseries<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Todd is also the co-creator\/star (with Lady Vanessa Cardona) of the acclaimed play <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Whitefac<\/span><\/em><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">e<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">, which was adapted into a short film through the Telus <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Storyhive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> grant in the summer of 2019. His TV credits include APTN\u2019s <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Delmer and Marta<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Caution May Contain Nuts<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Recent theatre credits include: <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Burning Vision<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nell Gwyn<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Indra&#8217;s Web<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (NTS\/Monument-National), <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Or the Whale <\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Studio Theatre), and <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Metis Mutt<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (Fringe Theatre Adventures). <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Todd wrote the screenplay <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Koluhnahyzeyshuhn<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and his comic <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ayannisach<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\"> won the 2015 School Library Journal Book of the Year award, as a part of <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moonshot: The Indigenous Comic Collection<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Todd is also part of the 2020 graduating acting class at the National Theatre <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">chool of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">anada<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In his free time, Todd enjoys building masks, forging knives, or being in the forests of western Alberta. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140797414 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140797414 BCX0\">&#8221;It Makes a Sound\u201d is a short which follows the story to a family of masked characters who inhabit an ancient forest.\u00a0This work is an attempt at bridging the gaps between what is called \u2018indigenous art\u2019 and \u2018art\u2019&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2897,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[132],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-apart"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}