{"id":6124,"date":"2020-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/art-apart-feather-tales\/"},"modified":"2020-05-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T04:00:00","slug":"art-apart-feather-tales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/art-apart-feather-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Apart: Feather Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"o-section-gutenberg -classic o-text\">\n<p><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7X8tzfXNQvs\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>About the project<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Originally scheduled as a part of the Montreal St. Ambroise Fringe Festival,<strong> feather tales<\/strong> is a creation for young audiences. Using puppetry, live projection, and storytelling, <strong>Caite Clark<\/strong> and <strong>Daniel Hickie<\/strong> are continuing their creation process over physical distancing. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The story begins with a carefree kookaburra, hosting a party in the Eastern Australian forest. They are forced to flee their home upon the arrival of a wildfire, eventually finding solid ground on Turtle Island. There, kookaburra meets a cautious chickadee, learning a thing or two about friendship, and what it means to make a home. The artists were inspired by how they relate to each other, having grown up in countries on opposite sides of the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This project began shortly following the epidemic of wildfires that had impacted Daniel<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s home country of Australia. The artists had a lot of conversations about the meaning of home, and how to begin again in a new place. Birds were the best fit to explore this story, as they are notorious migrators, and mutually loved by both artists. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The first part of f<\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">eather tales<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\"> has been made into a radio play, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-474090191\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">available on Soundcloud<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/youngheartsmtl.wordpress.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Caite<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s blog<\/span><\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for the latest video and radio updates on <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">feather tales.<\/span><\/em><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\"> <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\"> <\/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>\n<p><strong>About the artists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Caite_Clarke_Vignette.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" data-w=\"318\" data-h=\"262\" data-r=\"1.2137404580153\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"fig_bnk_i_4311\" contenteditable=\"false\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Julia-Weisser_Vignette.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" alt=\"\" data-w=\"318\" data-h=\"262\" data-r=\"1.2137404580153\" \/> <\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Caite Clark<\/strong> is a community-engaged theatre artist working in Tiohti<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00e0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">:ke\/Montreal. She is the coordinator and resident lighting designer of the <em>Acts of Listening Lab<\/em>; a centre for oral history performance bringing to life stories that matter into the public sphere.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:640,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Theatre and circus work in Montreal includes directing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">TOMORROW<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Hooks and Crooks for Centaur Theatre<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s Wildside Festival\/Montreal Fringe), as well as lighting design for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nibabima<\/span><\/em><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019<\/span><\/em><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">adoomin<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Canadian Roots Exchange 2020 Gathering),<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Specktacle avec un &lt;&lt;K&gt;&gt;<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(dir Maja Maletkovi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u0107 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and Anna Vigeland),<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Blue Stockings<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Persephone),<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Seminar for Contemporary Circus Creation<\/span><\/em><em><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Concordia University), and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">The One<\/span><\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Hopegrown Productions). She has also been an artist in residence with the VAV Gallery, creating puppets from repurposed materials with Concordia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s Centre for Creative Reuse. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:640,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Caite graduated with a BFA in Theatre &amp; Development from Concordia University in 2019, minoring in English Literature. She co-founded Young Hearts Theatre with Daniel Hickie, a sustainability-driven company telling stories for all ages.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:640,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Daniel-Hickie_Vignette.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" data-w=\"318\" data-h=\"262\" data-r=\"1.2137404580153\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Daniel Hickie<\/strong> is a theatre artist, young peoples theatre maker, and workshop animator with young people. He grew up on Gadigal Land (Sydney, Australia) and has been living and practicing in Tiohti<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00e0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">:ke (Montreal, Canada) since 2017.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Daniel completed his theatre training at the Australian Institute of Music (Sydney). He was a performer in the Australian and New Zealand tours of <em>#Fairest of them All<\/em> and <em>Shakespeare: As You Write It<\/em> &#8211; performing at 300+ schools in a 12 month tour. Daniel completed an internship with the Children<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s Theatre Company (Minneapolis), as well as directing and producing the Youth for Youth program at the Vancouver International Children&#8217;s Festival. While living in Montreal between 2017 and the present &#8211; Daniel has worked consistently as a workshop animator and drama teacher with the English Montreal School Board, Geordie Theatre Company, the Segal Centre, The Montreal Childrens Theatre and others.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Daniel co-founded Young Hearts Theatre with Caite Clark in 2019 and is so excited to pursue vibrant theatre for young people, for adults who seek imagination and joy, and within communities across Montreal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>Originally scheduled as a part of the Montreal St. Ambroise Fringe Festival,<strong>\u00a0feather tales<\/strong>\u00a0is a creation for young audiences. 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