Evalyn parry left and laakkuluk williamson bathory right in kiinalik. List of books and articles about northwest passage. Awardwinning songwriter, poet and theatre artist evalyn parrys witty, personal, highly original work is inspired by a powerful vision of social activism. Parry s explanation of canadas history of northern expeditions and exploitation stems from a song imbued in their childhood stan rogers northwest passage. Oct 27, 2017 for torontonian parry, the trip was the realization of a dream of her father, a folk singer who died when she was 22. Northwest passage is an historical novel by kenneth roberts, published in 1937.
Canadian performance innovator songwriter evalyn parry and visual projections artistelysha poirier are making a short film, based on parrys. Samuel stephens and other new material by roberts, kenneth lewis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. List of books and articles about northwest passage online. The northwest passage, however, remained the most important goal, and the search for the passage continued even though at that time such a route had no commercial value. The quest for the passage was one of the worlds severest maritime. Steeped in the folk tradition but born to innovate, her genreblurring performances explore everything from 19 th century cycling heroines to bottled water. She is the winner of the km hunter artist award for theatre, the ken mcdougall award. Anna chatterton is a librettist, playwright, and performer. Northwest passage was one of my favorites as a teen, but i hadnt give it a thought in more than twoscore. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Evalyn parry balances humorous and serious topics well in her music.
The arctic is melting but shipping through the northwest. James drew his inspiration for his book from the song northwest passage, written by canadian singer stan rogers. Goodreads members who liked northwest passage also liked. Available as audio cd and now also in a limited, special edition package that includes a dvd copy of the short film by evalyn parry. James keelaghan ariel rogers nathan rogers paul langille mary kelly evalyn parry.
It represents centuries of effort to find a route westward from the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean through the arctic archipelago of what became canada. Please join us friday, november 28 th at the topological media lab for a special screening of a new film by evalyn parry toronto and elysha poirier montreal. Evalyn parry, current artistic director of buddies in bad times hope thompson from left. It turned out he was an indian aficionado, too, with the french and indian war 17541763 being one of his specialties. Its unlikely stan rogers longloved 1981 song northwest passage will ever. Northwest passage, water routes through the arctic archipelago, n canada, and along the northern coast of alaska between the pacific and atlantic oceans. Evalyn parry is the artistic director of buddies in bad times theatre in toronto.
He sang stan rogerss northwest passage as a regular part of his repertoire. The mysterious shorts by evalyn parry and anna chatterton. Photo provided by jeremy mimnagh the two main performers, evalyn parry and laakkuluk williamson bathory, told the story of how they came to meet. For torontonian parry, the trip was the realization of a dream of her father, a folk singer who died when she was 22. Northwest passage has learned throughout the history of its interventions with youth that people heal through a variety of channels. Available as audio cd and now also in a limited, special edition package that includes a dvd copy of the short film by evalyn parry and elysha poirier. Awardwinning songwriter, poet and ironic social commentator evalyn parry is gifted with a sharp pen, a quirky musical sensibility and a wicked sense of humour. Someonehiker, hunter, touristgoes missing, or is reported overdue, and there is an appeal to the public for information. Apr 27, 2006 warming eases northwest passage, author says european explorers spent centuries searching for a passage through the ice at the top of the world.
In 2014, she sailed the northwest passage with climate change scientists. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of the novel follows the exploits and character of robert rogers, the leader of rogers rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war. Her solo play quiver was a finalist for the 2019 hamilton literary awards in fiction. Discover the northwest passage with this illustrated book inspired by the song northwest passage by canadian folk musician stan rogers. Find highquality northwest passage stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Evalyn parry, left, and laakkuluk williamson bathory created and perform. Evalyn parry and laakkuluk williamson bathory in kiinalik. From 19th century cycling heroines to 21st century sailors. Northwest passage is a book about the explorers who venture into the northwest passage in canada. Evalyn parry mixes music, spoken word, with writing, directing and performing theater. Evalyn parrys set at the 2015 summerfolk festivals sunday night concert consisted of a 20minute work of performance art entitled to live in.
The picture is based on a novel by kenneth roberts titled northwest passage 1937. Northwest passage containing the courtmartial of major robert rogers, the courtmartial of lt. Rogers song in particular is only one folk song about arctic exploration but truly the search for the northwest passage was a moment in history that helped to construct canada. She grew up in toronto, ontario in the kensington market. Bockstoce on william edward parrys journal of a voyage for the discovery of a northwest passage, peter warren deases from. Annas plays have been produced by the shaw festival. A wonderful, disturbing, and thoughtprovoking history of the columbia river, northwest passage is a remarkable book, first of all in its scope and complexity. Mar, 20 northwest passage is surprisingly disgusting on this point, and thereby true both to the novel and to history. In particular the women look at the stan rogers song northwest passage, which contains. Northwest passage, in collaboration with elysha poirier. Northwest passages article about northwest passages by the.
Three voyages for the discovery of a northwest passage from the atlantic to the pacific, and narrative of an attempt to reach the north pole 2 volumes. It is named after arctic explorer william edward parry, who got as far as melville island in 1819 before being blocked by ice at mcclure strait. Awardwinning artist matt james takes the iconic song northwest passage by legendary canadian songwriter and singer stan rogers and tells the dramatic story of the search for the elusive route through the arctic ocean to the pacific, which for hundreds of years and once again today, nations, explorers and commercial. Jeremy mimnagh its unlikely stan rogers longloved 1981 song northwest passage will ever again be played in my home. The passageway is an approach to wellness that borrows from the wisdom of the past and combines it with current research about the importance of living a full and mindful lifestyle.
Evalyn parry is a canadian theatre maker and singersongwriter. Clean irene and dirty maxine by evalyn parry and anna chatterton. Northwest passage routes made passable by receding arctic ice. Riding the wave of two iconic folk songs northwest passage by canadian folk legend stan rogers, and the traditional lady franklins lament evalyn parry s twentyminute musical essay embarks on a sonic journey that travels from franklins doomed 19th century expedition to contemporary arctic sovereignty. She is married to canadian writer suzanne robertson. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of the novel follows the exploits and character of robert rogers, the leader of rogers rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war structurally, northwest passage is divided into halves. Bottle this by evalyn parry see this awardwinning songwriter, spokenword poet and theatre creator sings of cycling heroines, sailors, feminine protection, bottled water, and the quest for the northwest passage. Appears in 84 books from 18312008 page 400 my chief object now is to call attention to the remarkable fact of the occurrence of considerable quantities of wood, capable of being used for fuel or other purposes, which exist in the interior, and on the high grounds of large islands in latitudes where the dwarf willow is now the only living shrub. Awardwinning songwriter, poet and theatre artist evalyn parry s witty, personal, highly original work is inspired by a powerful vision of social activism. Northwest passage traverses the territory between live performance and film in a unique collaboration between theatre innovator and musician evalyn parry. Join us on an expedition to the northernmost parts of the world on a northwest passage cruise. Find books like northwest passage from the worlds largest community of readers.
Evalyn parry is the daughter of david parry, an englishborn canadian singer and theatrical director who died in 1995, and performer and author caroline balderston parry. Sep 10, 2015 the storied northwest passage is open its socalled southerly route, anyway. Last sunday, january 26 it was all evalyn in a solo performance that sparked off the winter segment of. Gifted with a sharp pen, a quirky musical sensibility and a wicked sense of humour, her genreblurring performances explore everything from 19th century cycling heroines to 21st century sailors. Singersongwriter, playwright, and theatre director, evalyn parry, is an artist whose work examines political and historical themes, including global warming and the colonization of the canadian north. Vagus there is a remarkable nerve that travels through the human body. The obvious route through the northwest passage, parry channel seldom provides a full transit because of ice. Into the northwest passage frontiers north adventures. Northwest passage stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. William edward parry parry, william edward, sir, 1790. The book structure itself uses the song, northwest passage by stan rogers and repeats the lines from the chorus throughout the book. They vary in detail, the stories, but the broad outline is the same.
Northwest passage is a 12 x 9 hardcover childrens book that is illustrated by matt james. Riding the wave of two iconic folk songs northwest passage by canadian folk legend stan rogers, and the traditional lady franklins. It has been postulated that northwest passage would have won robert a pulitzer prize had that not gone to the good earth, published the same year. Parry, an artistic director of the buddies in bad times, a queer theatre in toronto, and bathory, an inuk artist based out of iqaluit, met on an arctic voyage across the. Peel sound was the franklin expeditions route south. European explorers searched in vain for the passage for 300 years, intent on finding a commercially viable western sea route between europe and asia. An expedition is planned to canoe westward through the great lakes in hope of finding ta much hopedfor navigable water route to the pacific ocean. In the summer of 2012 alone, 21 vessels, 11 percent of that 184 total, made the transit. She is a twotime finalist for the governor generals literary award for dramain 2018 for her play gertrude and alice cowritten with evalyn parry, and in 2017 for her play within the glass.
Singersongwriter and spoken word artist evalyn parry is no stranger to the mera school house. Jun 10, 2011 the tragic history of the northwest passage is still chilling, says jenny diski. Northwest passage trade route, north america britannica. Many multinational media conglomerates are based in manhattan, the borough has been the setting for numerous books and television shows. In 2011 she performed there at a soldout engagement in the girls with glasses trio. William edward parry parry, william edward, sir, 17901855 a wikipedia article about this author is available parry, william edward, sir, 17901855. Northwest passage is the story of revenge within the framework of the french and indian war, a fantastic account of courage, endurance and heroism. Inuk artist in toronto for collaborative performance cbc.
Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. She is the winner of the km hunter artist award for theatre, the ken mcdougall award for directing, and the colleen peterson songwriting award. Her brother richard parry performs with the bands bell orchestre and arcade fire. Lieutenant crofton hoards something in his knapsack, eating bits of it at intervals. Parry comes from a folk music background, which is something that the performance piece looks at unpacking. A theatre performer, writer, director, and deviser, evalyn is also a singer. Proof of the existence of the passage in the mid1800s only revealed how difficult its transit would be, and it was not until the early 20th cent. Written and performed by evalyn parry and laakkuluk williamson bathory, directed by erin brubacher. Jan 01, 2001 northwest passage was one of my favorites as a teen, but i hadnt give it a thought in more than twoscore. Sep 26, 2017 the book ranges from the sixteenth century to the present day, looks at climate change and the politics of the northwest passage, and recognizes the cultural diversity of a centuriesold quest.
But if youre anything like us, the best vday date is. Northwest passage, historical sea passage of the north american continent. Parry, a queer theatre maker and artistic director at torontos buddies in bad times theatre, signed up because shed been researching the northwest passage a reinterpretation of stan rogers song of the same name is part of the show and pondering questions of colonial history and what the north means to southerners who, like her, had. The northwest passage is a sea route that connects the atlantic and pacific oceans through the canadian arctic archipelago. Northwest passage by kenneth roberts, first edition, signed. Informed by the authors own voyages and researches in the arctic, and illustrated throughout, dead reckoning is a colourful, multidimensional saga.
James drew his inspiration for his book from the song northwest passage, written. A practitioners guide for integrating five element theory and trauma treatment. Evalyn parry and laakkuluk williamson bathory star in kiinalik. Steeped in the folk tradition but born to innovate, her genreblurring work is inspired by intersections of history, autobiography and contemporary social activism.
Winner of the governor generals literary award for childrens illustration. Here is a fine blend of natural history, of human history, and of political history. The northwest passage is a sea corridor through canadas arctic archipelago and along the northern coast of north america. In the hundred plus years since roald amundsen transited the northwest passage, 184 successful voyages have been made across the top of the world, east and west bound. This sweeping novel of the colonial period is an excellent book and an extremely engaging read. Evalyn parry s set at the 2015 summerfolk festivals sunday night concert consisted of a 20minute work of performance art entitled to live in the age of melting. Northwest passage by kenneth roberts, first edition abebooks. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to. Powerhouse kiinalik speaks northern truth to southern. He sang stan rogerss northwest passage as a regular part of his. Accompanying herself on guitar, water bottle, shruti box and loop pedals, parry shoots from the hip and aims. Gertrude and alice by evalyn parry and anna chatterton, in collaboration with karin randoja.
Northwest passage taking iconic canadian folk song northwest passage as a point of departure, the film embarks on an evocative visual and sonic journey that travels from franklins doomed 19th century expedition to contemporary arctic sovereignty. The classic movie northwest passage covered the first part of the book, while the second takes place partly in england, where colonel rogers has fallen on hard times. Such is the latest assessment from the national snow and ice data center, which suggests that the passage. Table of contents andrew forster creepy february 11th 46 pm topological media lab. Northwest passage is a 1940 technicolor film, starring spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey, and others. In the past, the northwest passage has been virtually impassable because it was covered by thick, yearround sea ice. Andrya duff, johnnie walker, brandon james sim in hope thompsons the love crimes of frances lark. Inuk artist in toronto for collaborative performance cbc news. An extended exploration of stan rogers classic northwest passage touches on parry s roots in folk music her father, david, was a member of folk group friends of fiddlers green and southerners relationships to iconic arctic adventurers. Northwest passage was the second book by roberts i read and this as well as all other works in roberts chronicles of arundel series sold me on the us. Inspired by stan rogers iconic folk song northwest passage, a sonic and visual meditation on the arctic, colonial legacy and climate change check out to live in the age of melting. The search for the northwest passage as the shortest route from western europe to east asia was first undertaken between 1497 and 1542 by english, portuguese, and french expeditions, which discovered and explored the eastern coast of north america. Beautifully illustrated, and paired with the words from the song, this book also includes a timeline of northern exploration, a minibiography of important explorers, and the music and verses for the song northwest passage.
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