askîwan ᐊᐢᑮᐊᐧᐣ

Part live cinema, part ecological opera, askîwan ᐊᐢᑮᐊᐧᐣ conjures a cosmology of land, memory, and time. This operatic multimedia performance transforms a miniature film set—complete with cameras, mylar, mirrors, and bowls of water—into vast dreamlike mountainscapes that unfold in real time.

Through live video projection, electroacoustic sound, and baritone vocals sung in nehiyawewin (Plains Cree), creator and director Tyson Houseman (nêhiyaw) invites audiences into an Indigenous vision of deep, cyclical time: where rivers breathe, fire regenerates, and childhood memories ripple through vibrating water. Viola da gamba and electronics entwine ancient and digital frequencies as landscapes shift from winter ice to aurora skies. At once cinematic and ceremonial, askîwan ᐊᐢᑮᐊᐧᐣ reveals how land remembers—and how, even amid ecological crisis, the earth continues to sing through us.

Who is it for?

Adults

Tickets : Standard: $39 // Generous: $59

There are basically two prices, which ever one you can afford.

How to get tickets?

Buy online

Phone: (604) 605-8284

Email: info@pushfestival.ca

 

Date: Thursday January 29, 2026 to Friday January 30, 2026

Thur Jan 29 8:00pm
Fri Jan 30 8:00pm

60 minutes

Venue & Address

Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre , 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2W3

Wheelchair accessible

Street Parking

Paid Parking

Accessible by Public Transport