The Mush Hole - Promo

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The Mush Hole - Tour 2020

For bookings contact: santee@kahawidance.org

The Mohawk Institute a.k.a. The Mush Hole is the oldest residential school in Canada, after which all others were modelled. Operated in Brantford, Ontario, on Haldimand Treaty Territory lands from 1828 to 1970, it served as an industrial boarding school for First Nations children from Six Nations, as well as other communities throughout Ontario and Quebec. Government and Church worked together in a concerted effort to assimilate First Nations children into European Christian society, with aims to sever the continuity of culture from parent to child. The schools also served as a tactic to access Indigenous resources in particular land. The Mohawk Institute residential school left a legacy of trauma, the extent to which is currently still being exposed.

“The Mush Hole reflects the realities of the Mohawk Institute residential school experience and offers a way to open dialogue and to heal, through acknowledging and honouring the spirit of Survivors and the families that were and continue to be impacted. Weaving through the school rooms and grounds, we get a glimpse into the horrendous truths, inhumanity and brutality that 1000’s of Indigenous children endured. The residential school legacy is an issue that effects all Canadians today.”

PRODUCTION CREDITS:
Artistic Producer/Director/Performer: Santee Smith
Cultural Advisors: Geronimo Henry, Thohahoken Michael Doxtater, Roberta Hill
Performers: Jonathan Fisher, Julianne Blackbird, Montana Summers, Semiah Kaha:wi Smith
Composition/Arrangement: Jesse Zubot
Additional Composition: Adrian Dion Harjo
Songs: “Find My May”, commissioned remix by Nick Sherman; “The Storm” by Iskwé; "I Saw The Light" by Hank Williams; "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams, "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" by Patsy Cline; T’will be Glory, Martin Family Singers from the album “Kaha:wi”.  
Video Tech/Director: Ryan Webber
Set/Lighting Designer: Andy Moro
Costume Designer: Adriana Fulop
Additional Costumes: Leigh Smith
Rehearsal Support: Jesse Dell
Set Construction: John Hobbs, Great Lakes Scenic Studios
Production Support/Videographer: Shane Powless
Production Stage Manager: Evan Sandham
Theatre Technical Director: Patrick Brennan
Voice-over: Rob Lamothe
Creation Performers: Kennedy Bomberry, Brandon A. Oakes
Production Support: Thru The Red Door, Art Gallery of Guelph
Banff Centre for the Arts & Creativity
● Production Manager- Karin Stubenvoll
● Production Coordinator- Pia Ferrari
● Lead Video Technician- Jennifer Chiasson
● Video Practicum Participants: Kevin Oliver, Christopher Bussey, James MacKinnon
● Studio Technician, Cameraman, Video Actor - Aubrey Fernandez
● Audio Post Engineer- Edward Renzi
● Lead Animator: Sasha Stanojevic
● Animation and Design Practicum Participants- Rimsha Nadeem, Frank Seager
● Video Actor: Carver Kirby, Kevin Oliver
Community Partners: Woodland Cultural Centre
Graphic Designer: Inti Amaterasu
Photographers: Ian R. Maracle

The Mush Hole team acknowledges the support of The Socrates Project - McMaster University which brings together artists, scholars from across the disciplines, and diverse communities to engage in crucial conversations around the most pressing issues of our time. Championed by President Deane, The Project is made possible by a generous gift from Chancellor Emeritus L.R. “Red” Wilson.

The Mush Hole acknowledges the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council and the Hnatyshyn Foundation - REVEAL Indigenous Arts Award 2017 for Santee Smith.

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