PAWÂKAN MACBETH
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Atelier Culturati provided media publicity, communications, marketing and social media services for PAWÂKAN MACBETH - both its unprecedented 2020 tour of Treaty 6 territory and for the May 1, 2020 live online staged reading as part of the National Arts Centre’s #CanadaPerforms. Atelier Culturati also sold-out its 3 performances in 2017 at 200 seats per show.
"Atelier Culturati engages outreach with an aesthetic that invites audiences to be part of the conversation. Akpik Theatre first worked with Shivani on the workshop production of Pawakân Macbeth. Atelier Culturati documented the creative process as well as promotion. The media we received filled our theatre for its entire run. We are continuing our work with Atelier Culturati as we move forward with the tour in 2020."
Reneltta Arluk
Artistic Director, Akpik Theatre
A COMMUNITY TELLING OF PAWÂKAN MACBETH – A Cree Takeover by Indigenous playwright Reneltta Arluk, is inspired by the youth and Elders of Frog Lake First Nation, following protocol. Set in Cree territory in 1870s Alberta before the numbered Treaties were signed, when Plains Cree were allied with Stoney Nakoda, and at war with Blackfoot over territory, food, supplies and trade. As the Canadian government made its way west, harsh environments brought immense fear, starvation, and uncertainty together to awaken the darkest of Cree spirits – an evil being with an insatiable greed. This play embarked on a 2020 tour of Treaty 6 territory, bringing professional theatre into Indigenous communities – for the first time.