Salar: The Story of the Salmon
By The Hatch
“Salar” is an environmental theatre performance about the life cycle of the Atlantic Salmon.
Connections, trees, fish, humans, environment...
This 50-minute transformative experience tells a 25,000 year old story. Designed for the whole family, this company weaves together stories, myths and science through language, movement, live music and puppetry.
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For All Ages
- babes in arms are welcome. Come during the day for a sunny swim through the story, or stop by in the evening under the beautiful fairy lights. Includes an interactive craft for your young ones.
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Salar is a NewWork, debuting at PuppetWorks!
The Hatch will tour Parks Canada locations in easten Canada, sharing this delightful experience.
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“Salar embodies the intricacy, vitality and mystery of the lives of the Atlantic Salmon ”
- Amy Donovan, Environmental Anthropologist
"This visceral and compelling performance gave me a deeper feeling of connection to these incredible creatures. It is unlike anything I have experienced in my conservation work".
-Sarah Penney, Salmon Recovery Coordinator, CBHNP
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We acknowledge the support of
the Canada Council for the Arts.
Thank you.
Friday, August 20
11:30 am, 8:30 pm
Saturday, August 21
2:00 pm, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 22
10:30am, 2:00pm
Surprise Outdoor Locations
Check in at Gallery Stratford Upon Arrival
54 Romeo Street,
Stratford, N5A 4S9
Modest Inclement Weather
Shows WILL proceed
We will provide individual Tent Top coverage
(no sides, 10 by 10) and patio umbrellas placed separately for pods
Pay What You Choose -
$20, and up
tax receipts are available for the portion contributed above $20
One fee per POD (household, bubble, family)
1 pod is up to 5 people
All pods are safely spaced, each pod a minimum of 2 meters from the others
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This QR Code links to a COVID Assesment survey.
A link to this assessment will also be in your ticket confirmation email.
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Please fill the form within 2hrs of the SHOW.
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Quick Covid Screening
The Hatch
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The artists of Salar have woven their work into Nova Scotia’s artistic tapestry over the past three decades, crossed paths at various intersections along the way, and now come together as the creative collective The Hatch, based in K’jipuktuk/Halifax. The ensemble includes Benn Ross, Kersti Tacreiter, Cathy Porter and Alexis Milligan. For this production they are joined by a number of supporting artists who have added their expertise and creative energy to the development of this new work. The Hatch fosters understanding, inspires action, and creates lasting connections through arts-based practices in knowledge translation and exchange.
Benn Ross
Halifax based drummer, instructor, producer, composer and songwriter Benn Ross has been a leader in the Halifax music scene for well over 2 decades. He studied percussion privately and at Dalhousie University and has been playing since 1993. He performs with The Negligents, part-time Mellotones drummer, Bubbles, and many other Halifax-based bands and artists. Recording & production credits include projects with Tanya Davis, Rose Vaughan and Cathy Porter, among others. He has also toured and recorded with Joel Plaskett, Matt Mays, Erin Costelo and Amelia Curran. His production on Little Miss Moffat's 'Wild About Nature' won a NSMW award and nomination for an ECMA. Benn has made a dozen solo albums and composed, recorded and produced music for film, theatre and dance, with a notable body of work in collaboration with filmmakers and animators, Siloën Daley and Dylan Edwards. He has provided musical accompaniment for various theatrical and movement workshops and worked as an accompanist at Halifax Dance. Benn enjoys collaborating with interdisciplinary artists and creating new ways of communicating through music. For samples of Benn’s sound and music composition, production and recording in collaboration with animators, film, and visual artists, please visit: Onions, or Sometimes Clouds Get in the Way
Further selections of Benn’s work can be found at: bennross.bandcamp.com
Alexis Milligan
Alexis Milligan is an acclaimed actor, movement specialist and director, both on stage and film/TV, with a number of awards and nominations to her name: alexismilligan.com.
She is a noted artistic collaborator and has created choreography and movement for many theatre companies around the world. Currently, Alexis is in her fifth season as Movement Director at The Shaw Festival, she was also the movement and puppetry director for the sold out run of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at The Stratford Festival, as well as En Julefortelling (A Christmas Carol) with the National Theatre of Norway in Bergen. Alexis’ passion is arts-based communication and she is pursuing her Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies, combining the performing arts, curriculum development and neuroscience, at the University of New Brunswick. She also sits on the steering committee for the newly formed Canadian Network for Imagination and Creativity as well as The Atlantic Centre for Creativity, and she is a recurring guest teacher at NYU: The Tisch School for the Performing Arts.
Kersti Tacreiter
Kersti is a performer and creator with over two decades' experience in devised, physical, popular and improvisational ensemble theatre. This, coupled with 10+ years' experience working as a seasonal national park interpreter, sparks her passion for bringing stories about the wonders of nature to life and inspiring a deeper understanding of and connection with nonhuman nature. Kersti loves to explore and seeks out adventure at every turn, readily donning her hiking boots, life jacket, skis, and sometimes even stilts, to experience natural and cultural wonders across the continents. During her acting career, she has lived and trained in tiny Italian villages high in the hills of Umbria and Campania, performed under the stars in southern New Jersey farmland and amidst the concrete of Manhattan’s East Village, summoned crowds in Kraków’s cobble streets and brought stories to life across Canada. A mother of three, Kersti is a second generation Canadian, still very connected to her Polish, Beskid Highlander roots and immeasurably grateful to have grown up in the incredible, nurturing landscape of Mi’kma’ki.
Cathy Porter
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A versatile and engaging performer on piano and her signature array of unusual hand percussion, multi-instrumentalist Cathy Porter has been a staple on Canada's East Coast music scene since 1990. Freelancing as side-musician has taken her on extensive tours throughout the US and Canada, Western Europe, and to Brazil with numerous Nova Scotia-based local and international acts. In 2013 Cathy was the first woman in East Coast Music Association’s history to be recognized with the honorary Musician’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Cathy released two independent instructional videos for an oft-seen but little-used instrument called the cabasa on YouTube in 2013 and 2020. The first continues to be one of the most-watched cabasa tutorials world-wide.
Mary Louise Bernard
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Mary Louise Bernard is a Mi’kmaq elder, self-published author, and former Chief from Wagmatcook First Nation Community. Mary is going on her fifth season as a Mi’kmaw Interpreter at the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Mary’s signature program at the park is “Sweet Discovery” which she created from her children’s book Sismoqnapui’skwe’j/Sweetwater Maiden: The Legend of Maple Syrup. Another popular event she developed is the Grandmother Moon Ceremony, a woman empowering ceremony, which she conducts throughout the park and beyond during the full moon. When not in the Highlands, you could find Mary visiting her family, friends and searching for that famous mouth-watering fish chowder. Mary’s favorite place is the Cheticamp Campground. It is surrounded by beauty - the many trails that take you to many spectacular places by the mountains, the rivers, and the ocean. There is so much to see in its natural form, and space to enjoy the beauty and sounds of nature.