A ‘love letter’ to Canada
Confederation Centre of the Arts unveils Postcards from the Island series
Confederation Centre of the Arts is looking beyond its walls for its next act.
Under the banner of CIBC Confed Centre Presents, the centre will soon deliver Postcards from the Island, a weekly online series featuring a rich depth of creative pioneers and local artists in unique locations.
This new 12-part digital series from director Adam Brazier will launch on Facebook and YouTube Premiere on Thursday, Aug. 6, 8 p.m. Each eight- to 10-minute episode will profile a unique Island talent performing and sharing conversation with Brazier, all set within a range of culturally significant venues.
“This series is a love letter to the rest of the country saying: we wish you were here, but since you can’t be, here’s a taste of the Island,” says Brazier.
“We have an opportunity to present something different right now, to get out beyond our centre and share some creative dialogue and moving performances with our patrons at home – wherever that may be.”
The premiere episode will cast the spotlight on the centre’s own mainstage, the Homburg Theatre, featuring a joyful traditional set from Island mainstays Tim Chaisson and the Chaisson Family. Immediately following the online broadcast, this episode will also include a fan Q&A on Facebook Live with Chaisson and Brazier.
Upcoming episodes include Ashley Condon sharing songs and conversation with Brazier from her Montaguebased Copper Bottom Brewing on Aug. 13 and the 2020 Mi’kmaq Heritage Actors performing on location in Skmaqn- Port La-Joye-Fort Amherst National Historic site the following week.
The Aug. 27 episode will include a conversation with Tamara Steele, president of the Black Cultural Society of P.E.I., and performers DJ Jane Blaze, Selecta Chevron, Reequal Smith and Joe Dames. The four will deliver a two-on-two DJ battle and breakdance piece from Historic Rochford Square, a central site within The Bog, where Charlottetown’s Black community lived for many years.
The creative team behind the project includes an allIsland crew, led by Brazier and Jason Rogerson, director of photography.
Postcards from the Island will air every Thursday through to Oct. 29, with each of the 12 episodes also archived on the centre’s YouTube.
Future episodes airing this fall will include Patricia Bourque, Lennie Gallant, Gordie MacKeeman, Scott Parsons, Gadelle, Atlantic String Machine and Tara MacLean. Featured venues and attractions will include Dalvay by the Sea, the Dunes Studio Gallery & Café, Watermark Theatre and more.