Going Home Star - Truth and Reconciliation
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Joseph Boyden have collaborated in the ballet production, Going Home Star - Truth and Reconciliation. Boyden is the author of the bestselling historical novel The Orenda. Between his transformational storytelling and the RWB’s impeccable performance, Going Home Star brings to light not only the painful experiences endured within residential schools, but also how this pain continues to affect today's society.
Meet Annie, a young, urban First Nations woman adrift in a contemporary life of youthful excess. But when she meets Gordon, a long-haired trickster disguised as a homeless man, she’s propelled into a world she’s always sensed but never seen. Not only do they travel the streets of this place but also the roads of their ancestors, learning to accept the other’s burdens as the two walk through the past and toward the future. Together, both Annie and Gordon learn that without truth, there is no reconciliation.
The creation of Going Home Star Truth and Reconciliation was made possible through the generous support of the following Production Investors:
Truth and Reconciliation Commission The Asper Foundation
Tuccaro Group of Companies Wawanesa Insurance
Performing in the Regina Rosen Auditorium, Grand Theatre
Tickets:
Adults - A Section $54.50/B Section $49.50/C Section $44.50 plus HST and handling fee
Children/Students/IMPACT - A Section $27.25/B Section $24.75/C Section $22.25 plus HST and handling fee
Dance Underwriter:Dianne Lackonick Fenlon Financial Division, Assante Financial Management Ltd.
