16 th Annual Downtown Eastside
Heart City 30 Festival 10 of the
TO
2019
OCTOBER NOVEMBER
Produced by Vancouver Moving Theatre with the Carnegie Community Centre
& the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians & a host of community partners A wise Inuit poem recognizes our longing for light:
www.heartofthecityfestival.com 604.628.5672
“In the eternal darkness\the crow unable to find food longed for light
and the earth was illumined.” – Sandy Cameron, Longing for Light
INSIDE Welcoming Statements ............................................... 2 – 3 Locations & Venues, with Map ..........................................4 Holding the Light, a personal reflection ..........................5 Schedule at a Glance ................................................... 6 – 7 Pre-Festival Events ............................................................8 Festival Events .........................................................10 – 44 Visual Arts ................................................................46 – 47 Post Festival Events .........................................................48 Congratulations ...............................................................50 Vancouver Moving Theatre News ...................................51 In Memorium............................................................52 – 53 Credits & Thanks ......................................................54 – 55 Holding the Light, a poem ..............................................56
Ticket Information Many festival events are free, by donation or pay what you can. Tickets must be purchased for some events. Please consult each event description for ticket information.
FESTIVAL MISSION, MANDATE & PROGRAM PRACTICE The Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival is an annual cultural and heritage flagship event with the mission to serve as a bridge-building force that gives voice to the Downtown Eastside and its low income residents, cultural communities and neighbourhoods. The mandate of the Festival is to promote, present, and facilitate the development of artists, art forms, cultural traditions, history, activism, people and great stories about the Downtown Eastside. Program choices are developed via collaborative consensus with community partners and artists, many of whom partner with additional organizations for additional support. Some events are produced by the festival; some are presented in partnership with other organizations, artists and residents; and some are self-produced and presented under the festival umbrella. The festival also supports and partners with art-based community development projects that give birth to new art and voice local concerns. If you have a project or program idea for future festivals, please contact Terry Hunter at 604.628.5672. The Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival acknowledges and honours that we live and work on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ / sel̓íl̓ witulh (Tsleil-Waututh).
FRONT AND BACK COVERS Photo: David Cooper | Design: Big Wave Design Appearing on the front: Louisa Starr Appearing on the back: community members, Festival photo shoot 2019 Lanterns: Secret Lantern Society
Festival phoenix logo and banners : Diane Wood