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A FREE ANNUAL CONTEMPORARY ARTS FESTIVAL ARTS CONTEMPORARY ANNUAL FREE A LUMIÈRE 2018 LUMIÈRE

WELCOME MESSAGE FROM MAYOR CECIL CLARKE & CBRM COUNCIL

September, 2016

On behalf of the Council of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, welcome to LUMIÈRE.

LUMIÈRE is an exceptional showcase of the talents and vision of local artists, presenting their creativity in exciting and unconventional ways. e Cape Breton Regional Municipality is proud to be a supporter of this unique event again this year.

ank you to the artists, organizers and sponsors for your signifcant contribution to the thriving arts community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality. On behalf of the Council of the Cape Breton WELCOME MESSAGESHave a great festival and enjoy the spirit of LUMIÈRE! Regional Municipality, welcome to LUMIÈRE. LUMIÈRE will feature almost 40 projects by artists across eastern Canada with many public events Welcome to the eighth edition of Lumière, Sydney’s contemporary planned in the lead up to and during the 2018 arts festival, held on the traditional Mi’kmaw lands of Unama’ki, Festival. The Cape Breton Regional Municipality is proud to be a supporter of this unique event (Cape Breton Island). Each year, the festival grows as a signature again this year. cultural event, bringing our community together to celebrate and CECIL CLARKE experience the arts. Artists from Cape Breton and around the Thank you to the artists, organizers and sponsors Mayor, Cape Breton Regional Municipality for your significant contribution to the thriving country will transform everyday spaces into something extraordinary. Cecil Clarke arts community in Cape Breton Regional Experience the magic during Lumière 2018. Mayor, Cape Municipality. Have a great festival and enjoy the Breton Regional spirit of LUMIÈRE! O ce of the Mayor CECIL CLARKE Municipality Wla maqamikew anquna’toq wla ta’n teluisik “Ankuo’mkeweyCBRM | 320 ESPLANADE | SYDNEY, NS | B1P 7B9 Facebook: cecil.p.clarke Twitter: @MayorCBRM Email: [email protected] Wantaqoti aq Witaptultimkewey” ta’n Mi’kmaq aq Wulustukewaq (Maliseet) mimajuinu’k amkwesewey ewi’kmi’tip wla ta’n qame’kewaq Lumière has become one of Nova Scotia’s premiere contemporary arts festivals in just eight aklasie’wk pekisitu’tip 1726-ek. Ankuo’mkewe’l kisna teplu’taqn short years. It began as a showcase of Cape mu eteknupn iknmuetasik maqamikew aq wla ta’n apoqnmask Breton artistry and has grown to include creations from Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Ontario, mimajuaqn nasik mikwaptasikɨp Mi’kmawewey aq Wulustukewey all culminating in a spectacular display of art, wisunkewey aq kisa’tu’tɨpn ptlutaqn wjɨt wela’matultimkewey. performance and community spirit.

I hope you enjoy Cape Breton’s diverse forms of This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” cultural expression throughout our streets, shop which Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) people first signed with fronts, sidewalks, and public spaces. the British Crown in 1726. The treaties did not deal with surrender of Hon. Derek Mombourquette Congratulations to the organizers, volunteers lands and resources but in fact recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik MLA, Sydney and participants and best wishes for a successful (Maliseet) title and established the rules for what was to be an Whitney Pier event full of art, music, theatre and dance. ongoing relationship between nations.

In the spirit of truth and reconciliation, Lumière 2018 explores Lumière celebrates the power of the arts to bring people together and enhance our quality of life. It the dual and unique character of Unama’ki (Cape Breton Island) allows residents and visitors to Sydney to expand by inviting artists to consider its place both within and beyond their horizons and experience work of artists from the boundaries of Unama’ki, Mi’kma’ki, and Turtle Island. Issues all over the region and across the country.

of identity, place, and exchange at the edge were some of the As minister of Canadian Heritage and suggested topics for artists and community groups to engage with for Multiculturalism, I am pleased to support this year’s Lumière theme of Erosion. the Lumière Arts Festival. My thanks to the organizers and volunteers and, particularly, to the participating artists, who represent the soul of this Honorable Pablo event. Rodriguez

2 3 SPONSORS & PARTNERS You can be a daughter MOONLIGHTCall for a free, SPONSORS again. Let us help. no-obligation appointment The Lumière Arts Festival gratefully acknowledges community, business 902.270.4663 and government partners for their generous contributions to the Festival. Whether you are looking for someone to help an aging parent a few hours a week or need more comprehensive ELECTRIC SPONSORS assistance, Home Instead can help.

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4 5 THE LUMIÈRE EXPERIENCE

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

The Lumière Arts Festival is three full days of art, culture, and community spirit. Use this guide to plan your festival experience (pg 9). Map your route through the art-at-night event (pg 26-27) and study up on featured artists (pg 12). Dig deeper to explore Lumière’s free public programming including a free performance by classically trained operatic tenor and composer from Wolastoq First Nation Jeremy Dutcher, as well as workshops and artist talks!

Some of the events at Lumière are time sensitive performances. For a listing of the events that take place at scheduled times throughout the event, please see the Performance Schedules on pg 29.

PROJECT TYPES

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST COMMUNITY

Spotlight projects Artist projects Community projects have been selected are presented by are presented by by Lumière emerging and local organizations, organizers to present professional artists youth groups and a new or unusual whose projects have clubs. experience for been assessed by an Lumière Audiences. arms-length jury.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

FIND YOUR WAY ACCESSIBLE Volunteers sporting bright Lumière is committed to pink toques are available giving all persons the same to answer questions and give opportunity to experience our art- directions at the art-at-night at-night festival and allow them to event. witness the same magic, in the same place, as other visitors to the festival. This year, all of our artist projects are BATHROOMS accessible, along with all the other Public toilets are listed on programming such as our workshops the art-at-night map (pg and artist talks. 26-27).

7 NEVER UNDERESTIMATE FESTIVAL AT-A-GLANCE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 CAPE BRETON. Character Creation Workshop Jeremy Dutcher, in Performance with Sheila Christie 8:30 pm 5:30 - 7:30 pm (see p. 11) (see p. 43) Cooperative Study Club, United Heritage Church, NDCSI, 37 Nepean Street 500 Charlotte Street MARCATOMARCATO POWERSPOWERS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Michelle Sylliboy, Velo Cape Breton Artist Talks THE WORLD’S MOST Komqwejwi’kasikl Bike Parade 6:30 - 8:00 pm THE WORLD’S MOST (Hieroglyphic) Workshop 6:30 pm start St. Patrick’s Museum, 2 - 4 pm (see p. 11) Light up the night 87 Esplanade EXCITINGEXCITING FESTIVALS!FESTIVALS! Cooperative Study Club, with the Velo Cape Hear Lumière artists NDCSI, 37 Nepean Street Breton Bike Parade. speak about their Start and end at work and artistic Open Hearth Park. process during the Free bike lights to Lumière Artist Talks. the first 20 children Speakers include that participate & VANS artist-in- prizes for the best residence Angie decorated bicycle by Arsenault, local a child or an adult. artist Alison Uhma, and spotlight artist Michelle Sylliboy.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 CONTINUED

Arts Nova Scotia Grants Art-At-Night Official After Party Session | 1 pm 7:00 pm - midnight Keep the magic going Cooperative Study Club, | Sydney Waterfront at the official Lumière NDCSI | 37 Nepean District | Lumière’s after party. 19+ event. Street | Join Arts Nova signature art-at- 11 pm - 2 am | St. Scotia for an upbeat and night event lights up George’s Hall, Nepean FESTIVAL D'ÉTÉ interactive information Sydney’s civic spaces Street DE QUÉBEC session about grants with art, culture and for professional Nova community spirit. Scotian artists. + 250 OTHER WORLD CLASS EVENTS

Lantern Workshops Visit a participating CBRL branch or the Membertou Youth Centre to create LEARN MORE ABOUT MARCATO AT: a lantern to carry in the Lumière Lantern Parade. See p. 25 for more. MARCATOFESTIVAL.COM/NEVERUNDERESTIMATE

9 WORKSHOPS

Character Creation Workshop Dr. Sheila Christie Thursday, Sept. 21 | 7:00-8:30 PM Highland Arts Theatre, 40 Bentinck Street Where is the line between art and audience? How do the spaces you move through shape who you are? Work with CBU’s Dr. Sheila Christie to create a physical character that you can inhabit in Lumière’s opening parade and as you explore the festival. Workshop will be held from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Workshop is free but space is limited. Visit lumierecb.com to register.

Komqwejwi’kasikl (Hieroglyphic) Workshop Michelle Sylliboy Friday, September 28 | 2:00pm - 4:00 PM Cooperative Study Club, NDCSI, 37 Nepean Street

Interdisciplinary artist Michelle Sylliboy was raised in her traditional Mi’kmaw territory of We’koqma’q. She aims to create language revitalization dialogues and effect a change in people by using art and language as a way to make connections. Workshop participants will learn how to create Komqwejwk’kasikl (Hieroglyphic) language, phrases, or words which will also be used in Michelle’s participatory, projection- based project at Saturday’s art-at-night event. Workshop will be held from 2 - 4pm. Workshop is free but space is limited. Visit lumierecb.com to register.

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Jeremy Dutcher Thursday, September 27, 2018 | 8:30pm United Heritage Church, 500 Charlotte Street Satruday, September 29, 2018 | 8:00 PM Michelle Sylliboy Highland Arts Theatre, 40 Bentinck Street Komqwejwi’kasikl Connors Basics Parking, 350 Charlotte Street Shortlisted for the 2018 Polaris Prize, Jeremy Dutcher is a classically trained operatic tenor and composer who takes every opportunity Michelle Sylliboy is a Mi’kmaw artist, born in Boston, MA, and to blend his Wolastoq First Nation roots into the music he creates, raised on unceded territory in We’koqma’q First Nation, Unama’ki blending distinct musical aesthetics that shape-shift between (Cape Breton). Michelle recently moved back to Unama’ki after classical, traditional, and pop to form something entirely new. living and working on unceded Coast Salish territory for the past Dutcher’s debut release, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa,involves the twenty-seven years. While in Vancouver, she learned to capture rearrangement of early 1900s wax cylinder field recordings from his and intrigue the art community with her interdisciplinary style community. of work. She gathers much of her inspiration from personal tales, the environment, and her Mi’kmaw culture. Michelle is There will be two opportunities to experience Jeremy Dutcher, in currently conducting fieldwork for a Doctor of Philosophy performance at Lumière 2018. Thursday, September 27, 2018 at (Ph.D.) in Education, where she combines her artistic practice 8:30pm, United Heritage Church. This performance is free but and education by creating a Komqwejwi’kasikl (Hieroglyphic) tickets are required for entry. Reserve your seats now! Visit curriculum with Mi’kmaw teachers and elders. lumierecb.com for more information. For Lumière 2018, Michelle invites all audiences that live, work, See Jeremy Dutcher perform during the art-at-night event, Saturday, and share Mi’kmaw territory to engage in an instant exhibition September 29, 2018 at the Highland Arts Theatre at 8:00pm. Please using light with the Komqwejwi’kasikl (Hieroglyphic language). note: There will only be one performance during the art-at-night event, running 45 minutes. Seating is first-come, first-served. See page 37

See page 43

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CAPE BRETON’S HUB FOR PRINTING AND Angie Arsenault PROMOTIONAL ITEMS. An Unlikely Illumination Alleyway north of Connors Basics, 350 Charlotte Street

Angie Arsenault was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She received a BFA (2004) and MFA (2017) from

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FOLLOWOUR SIGNS Halfway point around the Cabot Trail Tours of the distillery are available hourly between 9 am - 5pm for a small fee. We have ample parking facilities The distillery started production ARTS & CULTURAL CENTRES and scenic grounds for all to enjoy! in June 1990 and has become well Tour buses and large groups are wel- DISTANCES known for its Glen Breton Rare Cana- Chéticamp ...... 45 min. come by appointment. Ingonish ...... 1 hr. 10 min. dian Single Malt Whisky. Baddeck ...... 1 hr. 45 min. Inverness County’s cultural history is rich and diverse. A place Sydney ...... 2 hrs. 45 min. award-winning work focuses on issues of deindustrialization, Port Hawkesbury ...... 2 hrs. 30 min. of great creative energy, it is home to writers, visual artists, Halifax ...... 5hrs. 30 min. “Glenora Distillery has created a clean, musicians and artisans who are inspired by the natural beauty USEFULINFORMATION expressive single malt whisky with a Reservations• recommended and traditions of western Cape Breton. These six Arts & Cultural Trips• are weather permitting well deﬁ ned edge of sophistication and Bring• water or beverages with you Some• GPS devices may be inaccurate in our area Centres in Inverness County, each with its own focus, all well Peterundeniable, Rockwell, one-of-a kind ﬂ avour.” worth a visit. Many events take place throughout the year, Product Analyst, Nova The thrill of especially in summer and fall. Check the contact numbers Scotia Liquor watching whales is breathtaking... We practice responsible whale watching Sydney Harbour and websites for up-to-date information. Commisson so is the ride! Outer Marker memory, and commemoration. Father John Angus Rankin Cultural Centre Air do dheagh Shlainte! 4248 Highway 105, Glendale To your excellent health!

N D The Cultural Centre houses the Glendale Gaelic and Historical L A Society archives. Gift shop features local traditional crafts, with I S SQUARE DANCES Explore the beauty of Aspy Bay Bras d'Or E R I tartans on display and weaving workshops offered. Kitchen Ceilidhs, Yacht Club E Northern Marina MacIntyre (902) 625-1723 R D Gaelic workshops and Glendale Ceilidh Days are hosted here The Cape Breton square dance and stepdance traditions were Kayak where only bald eagles fl y L A Yacht Club U brought over from Scotland by the early Scots settlers and are O during the summer months and concerts during Celtic Colours B week. Internet access is available. Find them on Facebook. intrinsic to Cape Breton culture. An evening spent at any of Inverness County’s regular square dances is sure to be an unforgettable experience. Visitors are made welcome, and they The Celtic Music Interpretive Centre will hear the music of some of Cape Breton’s best known musicians. Swim along the shores of 5471 Route 19, Judique Dobson Relax your mind, body and soul Yacht Club The Celtic Music Centre is home to extensive music archives West Mabou Square Dance a spectacular beach dating back to the 1940’s. You will find a gift shop specializing West Mabou Sports Club Hall, 2399 West Mabou Road, Mabou For Lumière 2018, Angie will be recreating a subterranean in music and tune books (902)as well 787-2708 as an interactive • exhibit room SATURDAY: year-round - 9 pm–12 am where you can have an 8-minute fiddle lesson. Workshops and Family Dance (all ages), Admission $8, Canteen ceilidhs are a regular event at the Centre. The West Mabou Dance is famous for its indoor and outdoor Escape...towith the ocean Markland air www.celticmusiccentre.com dance floors and the ever-growing collection of framed CEILIDHS Ben Eoin Yacht Club Strathspey Performing Arts Centre photographs donated by musicians over the years. Allan J. MacEachen International Academic & Cultural Centre A ceilidh (Scots Gaelic word pronounced kay-lee) is a gathering BRAS D'OR LAKE Contact: Margie MacInnis (902) 945-2814 or visit that usually includes traditional music, dance, stories, garden in an unlikely place in Sydney’s downtown as a simple 11156 Route 19, Mabou and songs. Strathspey Place is a state-of-the-art performance centre with Brook Village Square Dance Glen Breton Rare is North America’s fi rst single malt whisky. It is comfortable seating and excellent acoustics. The stage, dedicated Brook Village Parish Hall, 6432 Route 252, Brook Village The Celtic Music Interpretive Centre produced by the traditional copper pot stills method using only OINJ THE CREW Captain Mark Timmons, MED 11, is a Certifi ed three ingredients: barley, yeast and water. It can not be called Small Craft Master, with more than 26 years to John Morris Rankin, is (902) where 945-5300 you will • see performances from See Arts & Cultural Centres for directions and contact info. on the sea. Capt. Mark is Pleasant Bay's most MONDAY: end of June to Labour Day weekend - 9:30 pm–1 am experienced whale watching captain operating ‘Scotch’ unless it is produced in Scotland, hence, Canadian since 1994. When Capt. Mark is unavailable, ballet to jazz, to the best in Cape Breton traditional music. he has 2 very experienced and knowledgeable Adult Dance (age 19+), Admission $8, Bar and Canteen Single Malt Whisky. captains: Capt. Gilles Chiasson and Capt. Ron SUNDAY: year-round - 2 pm–5 pm Fraser. They will take you on a 2 hour cruise along Cape Breton Highlands National Park's wild The Brook Village dance has been running since Buddy MacMaster Family Ceilidh (all ages) Admission $8 Children Under 12 Free and pristine coastline and Nova Scotia's great www.strathspeyplace.com The aromas are medium-bodied, but pleasantly fi ery, offering a Northern wilderness. The Inverness County Centre For The Arts tight combination of butterscotch, heather, honey and ground Since 1994, Mark, Tina and their family of 3 first started playing at dances. Bar and Restaurant children have owned and operated Capt Mark's gesture to commemorate and celebrate the characteristic ginger with elongated, wood-infused undertones. This aromatic Whale & Seal Cruise. Contact: Cathy Campbell (902) 945-2735 We search for: Pilot Whales • Finback Whales whisky presents a pleasing golden-yellow colour highlighted • Humpback Whales • Minke Whales • Atlantic Boating CB and Race the Cape Brochure (original).indd 1 MONDAY–SATURDAY: mid-June, July to mid-October White - Sided Dolphins • Atlantic White-Beaked (902) 258-2533 • www.invernessarts.ca Dolphins • Porpoises • Basking Sharks. with hints of amber and orange. Harbour and Grey Seals are often hauled out on 16080 Route 19, Central Avenue, Inverness 11:30 am –3:00 pm our secluded rocky outcrops, and moose, bears, bald eagles, cormorants, guillemots, gannets and Inverness County Centre for the Arts offers something for The Barn at the Normaway Inn The fl avour is light to medium bodied with a noticeable alco- loons are frequently seen. The scenery on its own Lunch Ceilidh - No Admission is breathtaking, with our spectacular rock and cliff formations, mysterious sea caves, waterfalls, everyone. Here you can see beautiful art on exhibit in the gallery, The Barn, 691 Egypt Road, Margaree Valley hol expression. It’s creamy with a good fl ow of toasty wood, abandoned St. Peter's cove Family Ceilidh (all ages) almond, caramel and just a subtle suggestion of charcoal and settlements, browse in the Third Meadow Gallery Gift Shop, enjoy an evening2016 Artisan Trail Map a Tibetan Marina WEDNESDAY: July and August FRIDAY: late-June, September to mid-October earthy peat. The fi nish lingers, ending with a quick bite of light, Buddhist Bar and Restaurant monastery, of music in an intimate setting, learn art and craft techniques in raw wood. colourful 8 pm Concert / Ceilidh, 10pm Dance fi shermen, and much more!!! resilience and hope of Cape Bretoners in the face of continued the studio, or relax with a cocktail on the patio while watching N Family Concert/Ceilidh/Dance (all ages) Mabou CommunitySingle malt fanciers Hall will prize the all-around balance of this rich A the sun go down over the ocean. yet smooth and subtle dram. E Admission Concert/Dance/Combo $10/$15/$20, 11538 Route 19 Main Street Mabou Admission Dance Adults $6, Student $4 C TUESDAY:For July a distinctive to August sample - 7:30 of this pm rare essence, bottle your own O La Place Des Arts Père Anselme-Chiasson Contact: (902) 248-2987 or www.thenormawayinn.com whisky from a single cask, where every bottle is unique. Family Ceilidh (all ages), Admission $7 I C 15118 Cabot Trail, Chéticamp Bay St.Meat Lawrence Cove A N T A T L La Place Des Arts Père Anselme-Chiasson is in the heart of the The Glencoe Mills Square Dance Father John Angus Rankin Cultural Centre Acadian region offering music and dance performances with Glencoe Mills Hall, 628 Upper Glencoe Road, Glencoe Mills deindustrialization and the uncertainty it has brought to our See Arts & Cultural Centres for directions and contact info. a kitchen partyMETAL atmosphere GLASS in a well MEDIA equipped 357-seat theatre. THURSDAY: End of June to Labour Day weekend - 9 pm–12 am DANCING AROUND (902) 224-1876 • Cape North Every 2nd WEDNESDAY: June to October - 7 pm–9 pm Family Dance (all ages), Admission $8, Canteen Brent Harding Family Ceilidh (all ages), Admission by donation Le Centre de la701 Mi-Carême Main-à-Dieu Road, Catalone The Glencoe Mills dance has been running for decades and Cape Breton Highlands 51 Harbour Road (Old902 Cabot 733 Trail 2174 Road), Grand Etang for many years was Buddy MacMaster’s regular Thursday gig. DINGWALL www.cheticamp.ca National Park Inverness Fire Hall (902) 224-1016 • www.micareme.caOpen May to October, 9-5 daily Contact: Irene Gillis (902) 945-2448 Cheticamp 34 15797 Route 19, Central Avenue, Inverness

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30 GETTING THERE: 2123 Route 19, Creignish [email protected] fused GALLERY & STUDIO ONTO MAIN-À-DIEU ROAD. LOOK FOR THE SIGNS! FRIDAY: end of June to Labour Day weekend - 10 pm–1 am Adult (age 19+), Admission $8, Bar EVERY 2ND THURSDAY: Start date June 9 - 7:30 pm - 8 pm Suzanne’s “in-house” art gallery includes oil and Kenny Boone Nova Scotia Some of the legendary Cape Breton fiddlers such as Family CeilidhCape (all ages) mixed media paintings, archival reproductions and 230 Neville Street, Dominion Breton Angie is this year’s VANS/Lumière Artist-in-Residence. Hear her Admission by donation 35 902 849 5820 | 902 563 6617 Angus Chisholm have played at this long running dance. Island Open year round, please call ahead Contact: Lawrence MacLellan (902) 248-2180 For more information and reservations contact: kennyboone.ca | [email protected] Sydney 126 Harbour Rd., Pleasant Bay, NS B0E 2P0

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Through his one-of-a kind carvings and paintings, William has established folk himself as one of the most recognized Acadian folk artists. Come for the art

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Nelson MacDonald Edges The Round Room, CBRM Civic Centre, 320 Esplanade Nelson MacDonald is a Cape Breton born filmmaker best known for producing the internationally acclaimed feature film Werewolf. In 2017, he released an experimental short documentary about company houses that premiered at the 71st Edinburgh International Film Festival and is still on the festival circuit.

For Lumière 2018, Nelson presents a selection from his latest short film. Edges is inspired by a lifelong fascination with intertidal areas, stoked by growing up in the cliffside community of Victoria Mines. It features the contributions of cinematographer Scott Moore and composer Youth Haunts.

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A Road Less Gravelled Ryan Josey November, November Fox Tale Main Flag Pole, Waterfront, CBRM Civic Centre, 320 Esplanade TD Bank, 292 Charlotte Street Ryan Josey is an emerging Canadian artist and writer from Laura Stinson (puppet builder) and Noella Murphy (physical Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He studied Fine Art (BFA 2015) and theater actor) have come home to roost in Nova Scotia. Under Art History (BA 2015) at NSCAD University, and in studio the umbrella of A Road Less Gravelled Productions, they with Canadian artist, Brendan Fernandes in New York City. continue to collaborate with other artists to create puppet shows He currently makes images, installations and text-based work that celebrate their shared love of nature, puppet theater, and through drawing, painting, photo, video, performance and public art. collaboration.

As a part of this year’s festival, experience Fox Tale, the story November, November was originally supported by Nocturne: Art of a sly fox, a chicken and her magic eggs. Performed by giant at Night (Halifax) and the Michelle Stevens Sail Loft, Lunenburg. puppets, a tale of magical transformations unfolds when, The project consists of a series of edited nautical flags, based tempted by a promise of majesty, the fox counts the eggs before on the international marine signal for, “no” or “negative” a blue they hatch. Come see what happens when the fox is left to guard checker pattern called, “november.” The new flags are sewn with the hen house. Performances on the hour. a digitally restored fabric from a quilt Josey’s grandmother made for him as a child. A quilt he understands: as a marker of love Lumière welcomes A Road Less Gravelled as part of an artist and acceptance, through and despite the process of his coming swap program with Antigonight, Antigonish, NS. to terms with his sexuality and his difference from family.

See page 39 Lumière welcomes Ryan as part of our annual artist exchange program with Nocturne, Halifax, NS.

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Potlotek Dancers Muin aqq L’uiknek te’sijik Ntuksuinu’k (Muin and the Seven Bird Hunters) In front of the YMCA, 399 Charlotte Street

Experience the traditional story of Muin aqq L’uiknek te’sijik Ntuksuinu’k (Muin and the Seven Bird Hunters), as performed by the community of Potlotek First Nation wearing tech-enhanced regalia. The story of Muin illustrates seasonality and the movement of the stars in the night sky over time. Performance times: 7:30-8:30 pm and 9:00-10:00 pm

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Donnalee Downe Pelly Mcgeoghegan Public Work Spoutist Various Locations, Charlotte Street Timeless Moments Alley, 216 Charlotte Street

Donnalee Downe is an artist and educator currently living in Lennie MacPherson (“Pelly Mcgeoghegan”)is a writer and Charlottetown, PEI. Her arts practice explores phenomenology performer based in Charlottetown, PEI. He is featured in a and the nature of representation through research, studio number of films and web series produced in PEI, including practice, and final disseminated forms - installations, Jiggers, Profile PEI, Just Passing Through, A Blessing from performances, and participatory viewer experiences designed the Sea, and Wharf Rats. On stage, he helped create 1864: the to focus attention on questions about what is knowable through Tall Hat Chronicles and several show runs with comedy troupe subjective encounters with art and everyday objects. Sketch 22. Other projects include: Cultural Audit 2025, Dollar Store Tour, and Hockey Fundamentals with Lennie. He helped Lumière welcomes Donnalee as part of our annual artist found “this town is small, inc.,” an organization dedicated to the exchange program with Art in the Open, PEI. contemporary arts on PEI.

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22 23 SPOTLIGHT PROJECT LUMIÈRE LANTERN PARADE OPENING STREET PARADE ART-AT-NIGHT | VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Follow eerie puppets and light up the night through the streets of Sydney. Dress up, dress down, and help make magic during the Lumière Lantern Parade. Meet at 7 pm, Saturday September 29, in front of the YMCA.

Bring a lantern to carry in the parade, or create one of your own in one of the four community workshops held on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Everyone is welcome. All materials will be provided. Workshops are free but space is limited. Visit lumierecb. com to register.

1-3 PM | Membertou Youth Centre, 34 Maillard Street 1-3 PM | Wilfred Oram Centennial Library, 309 Commercial Street, North Sydney 1-3 PM | McConnell Library, 50 Falmouth Street, Sydney 2-4 PM | W.W. Lewis Memorial Library, 10 Upper Warren Street, Louisbourg

The Lumière Lantern Parade project is developed in partnership with SchoolsPlus, RELAYS, and the Cape Breton University Art Gallery.

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Spotlight Project Artist Project Community Project

| Sat. Sept. 29 7PM-midnight ART-AT-NIGHT Information | Sat. Sept. 29 7PM-midnight Sydney Waterfront District First Aid Station Sept 29, 2018 | 7PM-Midnight Public Toilet 31 10 9 32 33 11 8 12

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1. Alexis Bulman 12. Whitney Pier Youth Club 23. Pelly Mcgeoghean 2. Fortress of Louisbourg 13. Michelle Sylliboy 24. Weirdbeard 3. Cape Breton Regional Library 14. Angie Arsenault 25. Jeremy Dutcher *Roaming projects move throughout 4. Étoile de l’Acadie 15. Elizabeth Whalley & Joyce Nojima 26. Ukuleles Unlimited downtown and are not shown on the map. 5. Alison Uhma 16. Archive Cape Breton 27. Kevin Kiosis See their project descriptions for more info. 6. Faryal Shehzad 17. Wayne McKay 28. Coyote Fletcher 7. Potlotek Dancers 18. Sandy MacNeil 29. Guillozine 34. Lumière Parade* 8. Josh Zapf 19. A Road Less Gravelled 30. Brittany Fagan-Steele 35. CBU Pipe Band* 9. Museum of New Ideas 20. Sydney Chamber of Commerce 31. ACAP Cape Breton 36. Donnalee Downe* 10. Ryan Josey 21. Liminal Flight 32. Joshua Collins 37. Mark Delaney* 11. Nelson MacDonald 22. Adlie Levitan-Reid 33. Leebly Brown

26 @lumierecb #lumierecb2018 27 ART-AT-NIGHT PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

6:30 PM 35 CBU Pipe Band, Sunset Performance

7:00 PM 34 Lumière Lantern Parade

23 Pelly Mcgeoghegan | Sat. Sept. 29 7PM-midnight

7:15 PM 26 Ukuleles Unlimited | Performance 21 Liminal Flight

7:30 PM 7 Potlotek Dancers | Muin and the Seven Bird Hunters 8:00 PM 25 Jeremy Dutcher | Performance 19 A Road Less Gravelled | Fox Tale 30 Brittany Fagan-Steele | Teddy Bears, Love & Nightmares 23 Pelly Mcgeoghegan

8:15 PM 26 Ukuleles Unlimited | Performance

8:30 PM 21 Liminal Flight

9:00 PM 7 Potlotek Dancers | Muin and the Seven Bird Hunters 19 A Road Less Gravelled | Fox Tale 23 Pelly Mcgeoghegan

9:15 PM 26 Ukuleles Unlimited | Performance

9:30 PM 21 Liminal Flight

10:00 PM 30 Brittany Fagan-Steele | Teddy Bears, Love & Nightmares 19 A Road Less Gravelled | Fox Tale 23 Pelly Mcgeoghegan

10:15 PM 26 Ukuleles Unlimited | Performance

11:00 PM 30 Brittany Fagan-Steele | Teddy Bears, Love & Nightmares 19 A Road Less Gravelled | Fox Tale 23 Pelly Mcgeoghegan

11:15 PM 26 Ukuleles Unlimited | Performance

#lumierecb2018 29 ART-AT-NIGHT SHARE YOUR 1 Alexis Bulman | Montreal, QC #LUMIÈRECB2018 Jump and Slap EXPERIENCE Ed’s Bookstore, 446 Charlotte Street

Alexis Bulman, is a contemporary artist from PEI now based in Montreal, | Sat. Sept. 29 7PM-midnight QC. Alexis creates performative drawings, temporary installations, and video work that translate the patterns of her physical movement and bodily occupation of space into visual form. Jump and Slap is a mesmerizing looped audio/visual work that references the boundaries of the physical body in relation to built environments.

2 Fortress of Louisbourg | Parks Canada

Welcoming who you are. Speaking Shores Embracing who you want to become. McConnell Library Parking, 50 Falmouth Street

With more than 60 areas of study, including arts, social sciences Long before eighteenth century Louisbourg, the shores of Cape Breton and applied theatre, earn a degree that ignites your passion. were the connecting threads of its inhabitants. Come hang out with us and discover how centuries have changed the face and landscapes of the Fortress of Louisbourg.

3 Cape Breton Regional Library Story Swap - All about Animals and The Mermaid Grotto McConnell Library Parking, 50 Falmouth Street

Join Cape Breton Regional Library’s Storyteller-in-Residence, Ronald Labelle, to share a story about animals that are part of your life story, whether a pet that gave you help and support, or a frightening story about meeting a threatening wild animal in the woods. All stories are welcome, as long as they are personal stories – things that happened to you, that involved animals, and that you never forgot. Step through the doorway into a secret underwater world. Discover creatures of the deep lurking in an enchanting coral reef. You might even see a mermaid or two if you are lucky! On your way out, take a secret message and leave a message to a stranger at our “message in a bottle” station. > Learn more at our OPEN HOUSE Pre-register at CBU.ca/open-house on . for a chance to WIN a MACBOOK AIR. October 27, 2018 4 Conseil communautaire Ètoile de L’Acadie

> Apply on-site for free Party de cuisine Acadien/Acadian Kitchen Party McConnell Library Parking, 50 Falmouth Street > Meet faculty, staff and alumni > Learn about financial aid and scholarships Join the region’s French community group, Le Conseil communautaire > Take a campus tour Étoile de l’Acadie, as they celebrate Lumière with a Party de cuisine Acadien/ > Experience student life Acadian Kitchen Party! Acadian singers and musicians will be lighting up the night with their artistry. Sing along to traditional Acadian songs or join in the fun with some step dancing. #lumierecb2018 31 ART-AT-NIGHT

51 Alison Uhma | Sydney, NS

Unanswered McConnell Library, corner of Bentinck and Falmouth Street

What happens when the place you love does not love you back? Maybe, | Sat. Sept. 29 7PM-midnight you call it often, and leave a bunch of unanswered messages on its answering machine. Inspired in part by the complexity of living in a region that so many love and leave, Unanswered is a hand drawn animated short that reproduces the emotions that come from loving a place that does not love you back.

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we look forward to a night Experience the traditional Mi’kmaw story of Muin and the 7 Bird Hunters, of creativity and vibrancy in which illustrates seasonality and the movement of the stars in the night sky over time, through an incredible illuminated dance performed by the Sydney Waterfront District! community of Potlotek First Nation. Performance times: 7:30-8:30 pm and 9:00-10:00 pm.

8 Josh Zapf | Charlottetown, PEI Marine Subconscious CBRM Green Space, CBRM Civic Centre, 320 Esplanade

An interactive ocean of the mind. See, hear, discover, and alter this projection of the depths of our humanity onto the depths of nature.

capebretoncraft.com | 902 270 7491 | 322 Charlotte Street, Sydney #lumierecb2018 33 5-13 October 2018 Cape Breton Island Celtic-Colours.com ART-AT-NIGHT

9 Andrew Milne | Winnipeg, MB

Tickets Completing Photography on Sale Wentworth Street Extension, CBRM Civic Now Centre, 320 Esplanade

Come and experience Completing Photography, an exhibition that allows | Sat. Sept. 29 7PM-midnight you to explore the ongoing erosion of single-point-perspective images, through the re-emergent technology of Integral-Cinema. Encounter larger-than-life anachronistic optical mechanisms that draw traditional photographic processes into a higher-dimensional analog space.

10 Ryan Josey | Halifax, NS

November, November Flag Pole, Wentworth Street Extension, CBRM Civic Centre, 320 Esplanade

November, November is a work about love and protest.

11 Nelson Macdonald | Sydney, NS Edges Round Room, Wentworth Street Extension, CBRM Civic Centre, 320 Esplanade

Together, we can change A stormy shoreline in Louisbourg is captured in slow motion on Super8 film and displayed across a mass of television screens that evoke the the face of business in cliffside depicted.

12 Whitney Pier Youth Club | Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia. NS Erosion CBRM Civic Centre, 320 Esplanade

Stay up-to-date with the latest Cape Breton Over the past number of years erosion has affected the community of Whitney Pier in a great number of ways. We’ve lost jobs, we’ve lost our start-up news and events by signing up young people, and much more. It is up to our community to change this at innovacorp.ca/sign-up to secure a better future. Together we can make a change.

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Michelle Sylliboy | We’koqma’q First 13 Nation Komqwejwi’kasik Connors Basics Parking, 350 Charlotte St.

The artist invites the audience to participate in an instant exhibition using | Sat. Sept. 29 7PM-midnight light with the Mi’kmaw Komqwejwi’kasik (hieroglyphic language).

Angie Arsenault | Montreal, QC/ 14 Sydney, NS

An Unlikely Illumination Connors Basics Alley, 350 Charlotte Street

Overlooked for many years, Cape Breton has become a topic of interest in the community of international scholars who specialize in deindustrialization. In the meantime, Cape Bretoners have moved through continued deindustrialization with hope and quiet dignity, exhibiting resilience and the capacity to “make do.” These characteristics put one in mind of the flower garden, built deep underground by a Cape Breton coal WWW.COREYKATZPHOTOOGRAPHY.COM miner.

1 Elizabeth Whalley and Joyce Nojima | 15 Inverness, NS/Santa Rosa, California

Residuum Are you a newcomer or a Crowell’s Building Parking, 319 Charlotte Street

recent postsecondary graduate Add your used translucent plastic containers and other consumer products to our illuminated installation that contrasts the transformative, erosive power of the ocean with the persistent accumulative effect of looking for work? plastic waste on our beaches and in our oceans.

BECOME A CONNECTEE! 16 Archive Cape Breton | Sydney, NS The Connector Program is a formalized networking Negative Impressions Social Salon and Spa, 319 Charlotte Street initiative connecting you to industry professionals.

Negative Impressions is a guerilla screenprinting project utilizing recycled To learn more about the Cape Breton Connector Program, visit textiles. We will create impressions of objects and textures found throughout the city on clothing, fabrics, and other textiles donated or CapeBretonPartnership.com/initiatives/connector found at used clothing stores. The textiles will tell a story of the places, both familiar and unfamiliar, that we walk by every day and go unnoticed.

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17 Wayne MacKay | Sydney, NS

Carboniferous Connection Radio Building, 322 Charlotte Street

These leaves existed through 300 million years of history - through ice | Sat. Sept. 29 7PM-midnight ages and warmings, beginnings and extinctions of species, setbacks and inventions. And they ended up in the artist’s palm today. Such a long time yet also the blink of an eye. We ride on the shoulders of our ancestors - even ferns that lived before the dinosaurs drew breath.

181 Sandy MacNeil | New Waterford, NS

Inner Shapes and Coffee Breaks LHC Lot, 295 Charlotte Street

Inner Shapes and Coffee Breaks is an animated short film about life changes and what we carry within.

A Road Less Gravelled | Halifax / 19 Antigonish, NS

Fox Tale TD Bank, 292 Charlotte Street

A Road Less Gravelled Productions presents Fox Tale, the story of a sly SUPPORTS LUMIÈRE fox, a chicken, and her magic eggs. Performed by giant puppets, a tale of magical transformations unfolds when, tempted by a promise of majesty, the fox counts the eggs before they hatch. Come see what happens when the fox is left to guard the hen house. Performance times: 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm, 10:00 pm, 11:00 pm | 25 minutes

Sydney and Area Chamber of 201 Visit our website for Commerce | Sydney, NS business reIMAGINEd show times & more info! 277 Charlotte Street

The Chamber of Commerce believes in the potential and the promise our future holds. We believe that our past success serves as one of the HIGHLANDARTSTHEATRE.COM greatest indicators of what’s to come. Join us to reflect on the evolution of Cape Breton’s business community and finish by helping us to reimagine the future with your own ideas of where you hope to see Cape Breton moving forward.

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21 Liminal Flight | Halifax, NS

Cape Breton’s only Intersection of Pitt Street and Charlotte Street Authentic Mexican Restaurant Awesome Food | Fully Licensed | Special Events

“Liminality is the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that occurs | Sat. Sept. 29 7PM-midnight in the middle stage of rituals.” Join Liminal Flight with an immersive Follow us! www.mexicanjefe.ca performance experience that brings together circus arts, physical theatre, @mexicanjefe fire, and dance: Transporting audiences to the limbo that resides between Keep up to date! reality and imagination, dark and light, present and the future. Experience Mexico! @MexicanJefe Performance times: 7:15 pm, 8:30 pm, 9:30 pm | 25 minutes

193 Charlotte St. Sydneyney 902 270 605050 [email protected] 221 Adlie Leviten-Reid | Sydney, NS

Cirque de la Lune Scotiabank Parking, 258 Charlotte Street

Join Adlie Leviten-Reid, a 14 year old circus artist, in this demonstration of aerial silks, consisting of twisting, bending, and climbing high up in the fabric. Look for the story within the movement and music. Audiences of all ages can watch this performance every half hour. Enjoy Cirque de la Lune!

23 Pelly Mcgeoghegan || Charlottetown,Charlottetown, PEI PEI Spoutist Timeless Moments Alley, 216 Charlotte Street

an ever-elusive and rarely effusive effer, pelly’s beliefs’ll cuff ya with the breath of a hot garage, SHARE YOUR and a fat bee’s in it. #LUMIÈRECB2018 Performance times: 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm, 10:00 pm, 11:00 pm | 10 minutes EXPERIENCE 241 WeirdBeard Drum Troupe | Sydney, NS David Butts Realty, 208 Charlotte Street

Enjoy the WeirdBeard Drum Troupe, with some special appearances by our puppeteers! Be entertained, try your hand at some drumming, and dance like no one is watching! Performances run 10 minutes, every 20 minutes throughout the art-at-night event.

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251 Jeremy Dutcher | Toronto ,ON

Highland Arts Theatre, 40 Bentinck Street

Jeremy Dutcher is a classically trained operatic tenor and composer who takes every opportunity to blend his Wolastoq First Nation roots | Sat. Sept. 29 7PM-midnight into the music he creates, blending distinct musical aesthetics that shape-shift between classical, traditional, and pop to form something entirely new. Shortlisted for this year’s Polaris Prize, do not miss the chance to experience a performance by Dutcher. There will only be one performance during the art-at-night event at 8:00pm, running 45 minutes. Seating is first-come, first-served.

26 Ukuleles Unlimited | Sydney, NS

St. George’s Church, 119 Charlotte Street

Ukuleles Unlimited is a group of local student musicians who have been studying the ukulele under the direction of Suzanne Doane for almost ten years. This program, offered through the CBVRCE Fine Arts Dept., presents 40 students from Grades 5 to 12 presenting a wonderful musical addition to Lumière’s art-at-night event. Enjoy some beautiful music, pleasant surprises, and sing along with some the group’s favourites! St. George’s recent renovations now allow for over 120 people to enjoy each performance. Performance times: 7:15 pm, 8:15 pm, 9:15 pm, 10:15 pm, 11:15 pm | 40 minutes

271 Kevin Kiosis | Sydney, NS

Transfer of Care NDCSI, Charlotte Street Parking, 37 Nepean Street

Paramedics are often called to stressful, busy calls that can take an emotional and physical toll. This installation explores the reality of paramedicine that demonstrates this reality, both striking yet mundane.

28 Coyote Fletcher | Sydney, NS

Orb Weaver Sound Space NDCSI, Charlotte Street Parking, 37 Nepean Street

The Orb Weaver Sound Space is an interactive musical exploration of the form of the web, integrating bells, chimes, cymbals, gongs, drums and other musical devices. I am inviting musicians and novices, children and adults to pick up a pair of sticks and contribute to the soundscape or just look and listen. #lumierecb2018 43 ART-AT-NIGHT

29 Guillozine | Sydney, NS I am proud to support this amazing event, culminating in the Guillozine @ Lumière complete transformation of downtown into a spectacular NDCSI, Navigate Suite 301, 37 Nepean Street display of unconventional art.

Come read the art-at-night exclusive issue of Guillozine, an upcoming | Sat. Sept. 29 7PM-midnight teenmade zine, make your own zine (no artistic skills needed!), and listen to some awesome tunes by local teenage musicians!

You can be a daughter Call for a free, In this play, Claire is a young woman struggling to forget the pain of her no-obligation appointment past. On her journey she meets a mysterious man named Slazar, who again. Let us help. proposes to her a game. In this game, there can only be one winner. Claire 902.270.4663 agrees to the proposal, but will she be able to win or will the only thing she has left be the black? Performance times: 8:00 pm, 10:00, 11:00 pm | 45 minutes Whether you are looking for someone to help an aging parent a few hours a week or need more comprehensive assistance, Home Instead can help. 311 ACAP Cape Breton | Sydney, NS

• Companionship Care • Transportation Washed Ashore • Personal Care • House hold Duties HomeInstead.com/3034 ACAP Cape Breton, 90 Esplanade • Meals & Nutrition • Respite Care Each Home Instead Senior Care® franchise office is independently owned and operated. © 2016 Home Instead, Inc. Washed Ashore is a sea creature back from the deeps to remind us that the items we toss don’t go away. A lovely lobster created from lobster traps and our common unnecessary extravagance: plastic water bottles, THE upcycles marine waste into art. O L D TRIANGLE 32 Joshua Collins | Halifax, NS

OPEN DURING The Passage of Time over Stone St. Patrick’s Museum, 87 Esplanade LUMIÈRE Conversations about associations; early memories of belonging. This LIVE MUSIC piece is a reflection on how we settle and find reverence in cultural and natural encounters. When are these brought to bear? When are they UNTIL 1:30AM applied, discovered and experienced? Like the passage of time over stone; how long do these sentiments linger?

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RECB2018 Mark Delaney | Sydney, NS NS | Sydney, Delaney Mark 37 Tumbleweeds Tumbleweeds Roaming along the festival route the festival along Roaming ANNUAL FESTIVAL ANNUAL ENJOY THE EIGHTH THE EIGHTH ENJOY È #LUMI On the dusty prairie, they’re there. Over that red horizon, you’ll find ‘em. find you’ll horizon, red that Over there. they’re prairie, On the dusty Our be comin’. they’ll Sydney, of downtown backdrop In the Western don’t mean of all villains. But that elusive most seek the Black Hat, heroes in the saddle tonight, riding tall see ‘em a spell. So if you can’t tarry they three or some flowery a tip of their hat, you give holler and they’ll just you too. the words, know you’ll reckon part harmonies. I just Lumière Lumière

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ART-AT-NIGHT | Sat. Sept. 29 7PM-midnight 46 THANK YOU Lumière is only possible because of the generosity of hundreds of people including festival partners, sponsors, host venues, volunteers, artists, and contributors who provide assistance year- round in planning the festival. Huge, heartfelt thanks to those who have supported the growth of the festival over the past eight years and continue to make it such a success. We are proud that Lumière is truly a community collaboration.

SPECIAL THANKS LUMIÈRE ARTS FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION