Bears Stars and Trees
Premiered: 2016, Algoma Fall Festival
Choreography: Malgorzata Nowacka-May
Additional Choreography: Arik Pipestem
Conceived by: Donna Hilsinger, Malgorzata Nowacka-May and Shirley Horn
Cultural Advisor: Arik Pipestem
Composer: Eric Cadesky and Nick Dwyer
Creation Cast: Sarah Koekkoek, Arik Pipestem
Sound Mix: Malgorzata Nowacka-May
Projection Designer: Jonathan Lawley
What we see and what we do not see – the knowledge of the Seven Teachings brings ancient wisdom to a world desperate for salvation.
Touring
Performed by a diverse cast of artists, this work is designed to succeed in schools, on small stages and on large.
- Quick load-in and set up
- Q&A and interactive post-show talk
Select Performance History
- 2016 Bears Stars and Trees: Tour of high schools in Sault Ste. Marie
- 2016 Bears Stars and Trees: Group of Seven at Machine Room Showing
- 2017 Bears Stars and Trees: Four Directions Festival, Toronto
- 2018 Bears Stars and Trees: Toronto District School Board showings
- 2018 Bears Stars and Trees and Omen: Toronto, in-studio showing
- 2018 Bears Stars and Trees and Omen: inprogress showing, Winchester Street Theatre
- 2018 Bears Stars and Trees: Ajax, City of Ajax conference
- 2018 Bears Stars and Trees and Omen: Sault Ste Marie, Fall Festival of Learning
- 2019: Bears Stars and Trees, Toronto, DigiFest Festival
- 2019: Bears Stars and Trees, Greener Cities Conference, Toronto
- 2019: Bears Stars and Trees and Omen: Algoma Fall Festival of Learning
- 2019: Trickster’s Romeo and Juliet & Bears Stars and Trees: Queen Elizabeth Public School
- 2021: Trickster’s Romeo and Juliet & Bears Stars and Trees: Alliance Nouvelle
- 2021: Trickster’s Romeo and Juliet & Bears Stars and Trees: Ètoile du Nord
- 2021: Trickster’s Romeo and Juliet & Bears Stars and Trees: Père Philippe Lamarche
- 2021: Trickster’s Romeo and Juliet & Bears Stars and Trees: Renaissance
- 2021: Trickster’s Romeo and Juliet & Bears Stars and Trees: de la Vèrendrye
- 2021: Trickster’s Romeo and Juliet & Bears Stars and Trees: Saint Charles Garnier
- 2023: Bears Stars and Trees: CowHead, NFL
...beautifully danced, reminding us of what's truly
important in our world"
- Donna Hilsinger,
Algoma Fall Festival
Photos of Bears Stars and Trees, with Nimkii Osawamick and Julia Pochko