OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan. 12, 2010) – The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today unveiled the artists that will be part of Canada’s cultural program at Expo 2010, which will run from May 1 to October 31, 2010, in Shanghai, China.
“Emerging and established artists from Canada will be front and centre in Shanghai,” said Minister Moore. “This outstanding group of more than 150 talented Canadian musicians, dancers, and theatre, visual, media, and literary artists will perform at the Canada Pavilion and at several different venues on the Expo 2010 site.”
Performers include Gregory Charles, Kreesha Turner, Bedouin Soundclash, Daniel Lavoie, Shane Yellowbird, Tanya Tagaq, Alain Lefevre, and Hey Rosetta! There will also be a slam poetry / spoken word event that will see the work of poet Albert F. Moritz translated simultaneously by two translators (English to Mandarin and Mandarin to English) at a roundtable.
“We are very proud of this unique, eclectic, and original program,” said Jacques Methe, Executive Producer at Cirque du Soleil. “This program is an opportunity to demonstrate the diversity of Canadian artistic forms in a whole new way.”
As part of a collaborative agreement with the Government of Canada, Cirque du Soleil has the lead for planning, organizing, and managing the cultural program for Canada at Expo 2010. Cirque worked with the Canada Council for the Arts to establish evaluation criteria and contacted all provincial arts organizations as part of its consultations.
Read More of the Official Press Release here.
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