By Yvonne Wallace
Join us Wednesday, July 21 @ 7pm for the online release of cuzlhkán kalāxsa nqwal̛úttena (I am going to remember my language) by Lil’wat playwright and performer Yvonne Wallace – our second presentation in the Seismic Shift digital short series.
The free screening will be followed by an Artist Talk Back with Yvonne Wallace and hosted by Touchstone’s newly appointed Associate AD, Daniela Atiencia.
The event will also serve as the official 2021 kickoff of Flying Start‘s Call for Proposals – a two-year program aimed at developing the creative work of a local, emerging, and underrepresented playwright culminating in a world premiere in Touchstone’s mainstage season.
This event will have ASL interpretation.
ABOUT THE FILM
Filmed in the stunning territories of the Lil’wat Nation, the story follows an indigenous woman (Yvonne Wallace) who suddenly becomes fluent in the language of Ucwalmicwts after a startling encounter at the edge of Lillooet Lake. As she climbs the valley in search of phone reception to contact her mother – the only one who will understand her – she finds herself transformed by her ancestry.
- Running time: 8 minutes
- English and Ucwalmicwts are both spoken in the piece.
- English subtitles provided
- Link to the film will be provided via Zoom
- Event is FREE to attend. RSVP through Eventbrite.
CREATIVE TEAM
- Written and Performed by Yvonne Wallace
- Directed, Filmed and Edited by Ryan Regehr
- Translation by Yvonne Wallace and Virginia Gloria Wallace
- The Cougar, Script Supervision, Locations, & Catering by Vania Stager
- Production Managed by Marisa E. Smith
ABOUT THE CREATORS
Yvonne Wallace
Yvonne Wallace (Ucwalmicw) is the playwright behind such plays as Smothered Sweetly, The Last Dance and ustzan (to make things better), a play dealing with language reclamation and her first-language fluency progression. Utszan premiered 2019 in Whistler, Wallace’s traditional territory, and has toured to Dawson City and Whitehorse, Yukon. She is currently working on her Master’s in Education Leadership at UBC and can be found in N’quatqua working on her fifth play, Rezonance.
Ryan Regehr
Ryan Regehr is a filmmaker based in Pemberton BC who spends most of the winter shooting skiing and snowboarding. He has been working as a professional creative for the past 12 years and has done work for major clients all over North America. Ryan uses his background in acting and directing to help companies and brands tell compelling and captivating stories. Ryan is very excited to be involved in this solely creative piece that features some of the beautiful areas we call home.
ABOUT SEISMIC SHIFT
Seismic Shift was an invitation for artists to imagine, express, and articulate the seismic shifts experienced when creating in isolation. It was also an opportunity for playwrights to re-imagine their creative process in a digital space by creating solo performances in a pandemic reality.
