Location
Nome, AK
Project Title
Alaxsxa / Alaska
Fiscal Year Awarded
2018
Grant or Program
National Theater Project Presentation Grant
Grant Amount
$10,875

ALAXSXA | ALASKA weaves puppetry, video installations, recorded interviews, and yuraq (Alaska Native Yup’ik drum and dance) in a collage of striking contemporary and historical encounters between indigenous Alaska Native communities and newcomers to the Great Land. Performers Ryan Conarro and Gary Upay’aq Beaver (Central Yup’ik) – along with puppeteer Justin Perkins – use movement, stories, and puppetry to reveal a series of little-known historical narratives of collisions between people and cultures in Alaska. Through storytelling and yuraq, they recount their shared memories and unfold their personal perspectives.

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