CAPE SPEAR, NL – On July 24th, 2024, Sound Symposium XXI came to a close at Cape Spear National Historic Site. This site-specific, land-based work was conceived of by artistic director Erin Donovan of Hear Here Productions, along with co-artistic director and choreographic director Susanne Chui.
Cape Spear 24 was supported by Year of the Arts and CelebrateNL. Sound Symposium is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, ArtsNL, the Government of Canada (Canadian Heritage), the City of St. John’s, and MusicNL. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. We acknowledge the support of ArtsNL, which last year invested $5.3 million to foster and promote the creation and enjoyment of the arts for the benefit of all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.
MUSICIANS: Robyn Love, Jeff Reilly, Bill Brennan, Duane Andrews, Eastern Owl, Lucas Goudie, Amy Parsons, Greg Bruce, Gabriela Sanchez Diaz, Jennifer Mong, Kathy Kennedy, Joe Sorbara, Sarah Rossy, Geordie Haley, Kasey Pocius, Persio Dominguez Piantini Nulibeth Ortiz de Dominguez, Ana Luísa Ramos, Bruno Vinhas, Timothy Feeney, Cassia Streb, Stephen Eckert, Martin Daigle, Matthew Roome, Ambrose Pottie, Reid Robins, Cassondra Murra.
DANCERS: Andrea Tucker, Andrya Duff, Sarah Rossy, Marie-Josée Chartier, Vanessa Cardoso-Whelan, Becca Sharr,, with regalia by Michelle Roy
PRODUCTION SUPPORT:
Heather Rumancik, Cape Spear 24 Technical Director and Lighting Designer.
John D.S Adams, Cape Spear 24 Lead Sound Engineer
Michelle LaCour, Sound Symposium XXI Technical Director
Emily Critch, Emma Hamilton, Nick Bendzsa, James Benoit, Bert Power, Kaitlin White, Doug Leeman, Luke Blackmore
Thank you to Sound Symposium XXI staff and volunteers: Kathy Clark-Wherry, Ife Alaba, Wendi Smallwood, Chad Feehan, Rob Power, Kellie Walsh, and all the volunteers who helped make this event possible.
Speical thanks to Parks Canada, Pascale Gerdun McGuire, and Glenn Keough.
Photos and video by: Greg Locke, Terry Day, David Hiscock and Udantha Chandraratne
Edited by: Greg Locke and Michelle LaCour Music:
Excerpt from “Grotesquerie” by Nicole Lizée from the album Problematica by India Gailey
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