The first Celebration drew only a few hundred people back in 1982, mostly elders. Today, this gathering brings more than 2,000 dancers and thousands of others to Juneau to celebrate the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska. On this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at an event that sparked a cultural renaissance.…
Part 1: Celebration and collective memory.
Guests: Ed Thomas, President Emeritus, Tlingit and Haida Central Council. Barbara Blake, Alaska Native Policy Director, First Alaskans Institute. Joaqlin Estus, National Correspondent, Indian Country Today.
Celebration has a 40-year history of not only bringing the Lingít, Haida and Tsimshian peoples together but also inspiring collective cultural healing.
Part 2: Juneau Symphony brings Hollywood magic to its weekend concerts.
Guests: Charlotte Truitt, Executive Director of the Juneau Symphony. Troy Quinn, guest conductor.
The Juneau Symphony’s Night at the Oscars features popular movie themes.
Part 3: Theater Alaska’s Midsummer Night’s Dream: Shakespeare under the sky.
Guests: Flordelino Langundino, Theater Alaska Artistic Director. Enrique Bravo, actor.
Shakespeare, the bard, probably would have approved of Theater Alaska’s outdoor stage for his Midsummer Night’s Dream — a comedy with love, fairies and fantasy, as well as a lot of confusion and creative mischief.