Culture Days!
Nearly
7,000 free activities will take place in some 800 communities across Canada for
the third annual Culture Days on September 28-30, 2012 including over 70
activities that are planned to take place in Nova Scotia.
“Culture
is an integral part of what makes our community so vibrant and we are very
proud and excited to be participating again in Culture Days. This annual event
is an opportunity to publicly showcase the enormous talent and creativity that
exists right here in Nova Scotia. I encourage everyone to express their love of
culture by participating in some of the fantastic free activities on
offer. Get out and discover our
wonderfully talented local artists, roll up your sleeves and get creative
yourself!” said Nancy Morgan of Strategic Arts Management in Halifax.
The
third annual Culture Days will be celebrated in hundreds of cities and towns
from coast to coast to coast, with thousands of free activities from a wide
range of disciplines including: visual arts, music, dance, theatre,
architecture, heritage, film and video, literature, culinary arts and new
media. 1.2 million Canadians participated in over 6,000 activities spanning
over 800 communities during Culture Days 2011. The momentum continues to build
and participation in Culture Days 2012 is anticipated to surpass last year’s.
Check
out some of the many free and fun Culture Days activities in the province on
September 28-30 including:
· Celebrating Weaving Traditions –
Saturday & Sunday, 10-5, Mahone Bay. Travel virtually with TAMMACHAT
Natural Textiles to meet village artisans in rural Thailand and Laos. Learn how
they sustainably create textiles, using traditions passed from mother to
daughter for generations
· Studio Rally – Saturday & Sunday,
50 studios throughout the province. Since 1992, Studio Rally has been an
exciting year-round part of Nova Scotia cultural life. On the last weekend in
September, Nova Scotia artists and artisans throw open their studio doors, and
locals and tourists alike, Studio Rally maps in hand, hit the highways and
byways to pay a few calls.
· Tango a la carte – Saturday, 8-11pm,
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Enjoy the flavour of tango culture from the
port city of Buenos Aires to the port of Halifax. Spend an evening with the
Halifax tango community, and order up Tango a la Carte! More than an elegant display of steps,
Argentine tango is the world's one and only improvisational partner dance. Like
impromptu chefs, tango dancers are able to cook up moves on the spot.
· Concert for the Young at Heart –
Saturday, 1:30-2:30, Wolfville.
Sheesham, Lotus and ‘Son use methods for music-making that come from a
time when instruments were scarce and mass media unheard of, a time when
families entertained themselves with dance, music and stories created fresh, on
the spot each day and evening. Simple songs to help the workday pass, music to
dance, unwind and celebrate the end of the day.
Presented by the Deep Roots Music Festival.
“The
growth of Culture Days since its inception just three years ago has been
monumental,” said Antoni Cimolino, General Director and Artistic Director
Designate, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and Chair of Culture Days National
Steering Executive Committee. “The
cultural community and the general public are clearly united in their passion
for this creative movement.
Participating communities, artists, cultural groups and organizations
have multiplied, and Canadians have responded by coming out in droves for the
opportunity to familiarize and engage themselves with many of these exciting
and inspiring local activities.”
Launched
in 2010, Culture Days is a civil society driven initiative overseen by a
National
Steering
Committee and volunteer Provincial Task Forces whose members come from a
variety of backgrounds including cultural programming, tourism, municipal
cultural planning and public engagement who rally their arts and cultural
communities to promote the event to the public at the local level.
