ThereSA国际影视传媒檚 another show set to take place at the Northern Arts and Cultural Center (NACC) this month and itSA国际影视传媒檚 happening in three languages.

ItSA国际影视传媒檚 titled Aalaapi, a hybrid project combining the creations of both theatre and radio, and itSA国际影视传媒檚 being presented by Olivia Ikey and Nancy Saunders from Northern Quebec.

The show will be performed in Inuktitut and French with English subtitles SA国际影视传媒� Marie Coderre, executive and artistic director with NACC, said that is the first time the performance will be shown in NACC.

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Aalaapi is an Inuktitut word meaning choosing silence to hear something beautiful, and that is what the show is all about, said Ikey.

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The show is directed by Laurence Dauphinais and itSA国际影视传媒檚 about the daily life about Inuit youth going back and forth from the North to the south to learn things.

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Coderre said everybody will bring their skills to the table and work around different technologies.

SA国际影视传媒淚 believe art is a vehicle to get people closer because there is a process and the process means that people have time to know each other, and it is really done in a way where people learn from each other and bring their stories to the stage,SA国际影视传媒� she said.

Ikey also shared thoughts of the connection between Indigenous people in Quebec and Indigenous people in Yellowknife.

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Coderre said that this will also be the last show of the season, and the next season is on Aug 19.

SA国际影视传媒淭his is the first year since 2022 that we were able to present shows at full capacity,SA国际影视传媒� Coderre said. SA国际影视传媒淚t was a year of reintroducing lots of shows from different places.SA国际影视传媒�

She also said that this year was a big one because it was a chance to get a sense of peopleSA国际影视传媒檚 behaviours and interests based on crowd interest.