Our Indigenous Initiatives Committee (ICC) invite you to join them at the musical On Native Land at The Cultch’s York Theatre location.
IIC members and others are planning on attending on April 16 (7:30pm curtain). We’ll be meeting beforehand for dinner at 6pm at The Sweet Cherubim. It’s casual and anyone who likes can stop by and join us. We also hope to gather for conversation over drinks after the show in the York Theatre.
ABOUT THE MUSICAL
On Native Land is a new musical that intertwines the lives of three seemingly disparate characters—a lawyer, a Chief, and a rising singer-songwriter—whose paths converge in a powerful tale of identity, land, and love.
A dive into the heart of contemporary Indigenous narratives, On Native Land is a sweeping love story with a focus on urban Indigenous communities, offering solace and solidarity.
Corey Payette’s contemporary score has a driving force rooted in the drum, grounding the music in Indigenous tradition while soaring melodies echo groundbreaking Broadway scores such as Company and Dear Evan Hansen. Richly textured and emotionally charged, his compositions bridge ancestral and modern tonalities, creating a soundscape that is both timeless and boldly innovative.
About CINCH
The Celebrating INdigenous Culture and History (CINCH) event series is an initiative led by the Indigenous Initiatives Committee. The goal of CINCH is to build community and cultivate our knowledge of Indigenous culture and history on Turtle Island through film, theatre, dance and literature.
UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The land it is situated on has been a place of intergenerational learning for the Musqueam people from time immemorial.
