Ladyfest Ottawa presents First Women, First Voices: A Celebration of Aboriginal Women in Spoken Word

Ladyfest Ottawa is thrilled to present First Women, First Voices - a night dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the work of aboriginal women in spoken word.

We'll begin this powerful evening with opening sets by TAQRALIK PARTRIDGE and by MOE CLARK & EMILIE MONNET, who will be debuting an excerpt of their new collaborative project, The BirdSong Prophecies.

TAQRALIK PARTRIDGE http://www.myspace.com/taqralikpartridge
MOE CLARK http://www.myspace.com/moeclarkspokenword
EMILIE MONNET http://www.electriques.ca/filles/artistes.e/m/monnet_em.php

Our featured artist for the evening is Calgary's Sarah Murphy, who will be presenting her performance piece "when bill danced the war." In this fierce anti-war critique of colonization, Murphy uses words and music to bear witness to her father's experiences fighting in three wars as an indigenous man and american soldier. She will be accompanied by Toronto musician and performance artist Cheryl L'Hirondelle.

SARAH MURPHY http://www.wordhoard.co.uk/bill.htm
CHERYL L'HIRONDELLE http://www.myspace.com/cheryllhirondelle