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ArtsCultureTheatre27TuesdayApril292014CongratulationsGraduatesCongratulationsGraduatesWewouldliketoextendspecialcongratulationstotheAuroraCollegegraduatesof2013WewouldliketoextendspecialcongratulationstotheAuroraCollegegraduatesof2014Phone872-334223PortageAveFortSmithGasBarConvenienceStoreCongratulationstoAuroraCollegegraduatesMayyoufindsuccessinallofyourfutureendeavours.Fri.Sat.8a.m.-3a.m.Sun.-Thurs.8a.m.-12a.m.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGBeinganindigenousart-istisalwaysbeingapoliticalactivist.IreallybelievethatsaysRenelttaArluk.ThatstatementisdoublytruefortheNWT-bornstageactressandplaywrightcur-rentlyplayingtheroleofanInuitclimatechangeactivistintheworldpremiereofSilaanUndergroundRailwayTheatreproductionnowonstageinCambridgeMass.untiltheendofMay.ArlukanInuvialuitDeneandCreeactororiginallyfromFortSmithplaystheroleofLeannaa50year-oldwomaninspiredbyreal-lifeInuitactivistandauthorSheilaWatt-CloutierwhostruggleswiththerapidlychangingArcticenviron-mentalongsideasuiteofcharactersfromscientistsandCoastGuardstopolarbears.Silawhichcantranslateasairbreathclimatewindorlife-forceinInuktitutistheworkofMontrealplay-wrightChantalBilodeauwhomergesInuitmythwithcontemporaryArcticscienceandpolicytoillustratetheimpactsofclimatechangeoneightseeminglyseparatecharacterssituatedonBaf-nIsland.Theplayistherstinwhatisplannedtobeaneight-playvolumefocusedoncli-matechangeineachArcticregion-CanadatheUnitedStatesGreenlandIcelandSwedenNorwayFinlandandRussia-andcombinesdialoguespokenwordpoetrypuppetryandprojectionsdoneinEnglishFrenchandInuktitut.Whilehercharacterislit-erallyanactivistinapoliti-calplayArluksaidherpo-sitionasaNorthernerandindigenouspersononstagealsobringswithitapoliticalelementthatpersistsregard-lessofthesubjectmatter.Whenyoureanindig-enousartisteverypieceofworkthatyoudohasaformofpoliticalcontentshesaid.Everythingthatwedoinourlifehassomesenseofpoliticalattachmenttoitbecauseofwhoweareasapeopleandourroleinthiscountry.AstheproductionsonlyCanadian-andpersonofInuitdescent-ArluksaidsheknewtherolewouldcarryalotofweightfromhavingtoexplainresidentialschoolstotheepidemicofNorth-ernsuicidetoanAmericanaudiencebutshesaidtheveryengagedsupportiveandpositivecommunityofCambridgeisofferingarichlearningexperienceforher-selfaswell.IknewwhenIwascom-ingdownthatIdhavetocomewithalotofknowl-edgewithmethatIwouldbeasourceforthemandtheywouldhavequestionsandIwouldhavetobepreparedforthatshesaid.Cambridge-Bostonitself-isaveryintelligentcity.Theressomanyuniversi-tieshere...andjustlisten-ingtotheirperspectivesontheenvironmentstrangelyenoughitsbeenveryeduca-tionalformetoseetheirper-spectiveonclimatechangethatshappeningintheArc-ticeventhoughtheyresofaraway.ArluksaidtheresearchshehadtodoonclimatechangeandWatt-Cloutierfortherolealsodeepenedherknowledgeonthesub-jectmatter.IneverreallymadethestrongconnectionbetweentheAmericansemissionshowtheyaffecttheArctic.Ineverreallysawthatcon-nection.SheilaWatt-Clout-iersawthatconnectionandjustbeinghere-itsacon-sciousnesshereArluksaidofCambridge.TheshowopenedwithapreviewlastThursdayinfrontofanaudienceofaround100scientistsandenvironmentalistsArluksaid-achangefromthetypicalcrowdwithwhichshehasstagedtalkbacksorpost-showdialoguesinthepast.Theyrenotonestomincetheirwordssotheirwordsareverysincereandwhattheyshareisverysin-ceresoitwasjustverypositivesaidArlukwhoreceivedastandingova-tionalongwiththerestofthecast.Silaisnottherstperfor-manceArlukhasdonerelatedtoclimatechange.HerownperformanceartpieceAn-ticipationwhichexploresthemesofculturaldualityandclimatechangewhilecenteringonabelugahuntdebutedinFebruaryattheCarbon14ClimateisCul-tureexhibitioninToronto.Arcticplayofferson-stageactivismforInukactorIllustrationcourtesyofUndergroundRailwayTheatreSilawhichcantranslateasbreathwindairclimateandlife-forceinInuktitutisaplaythatcentersontheimpactsofclimatechangeinCanadasNorth.