Storytelling Workshop with Tanya Kalmanovitch

Can we start a different kind of conversation about oil?

Fort McMurray’s Tanya Kalmanovitch has done that with the Tar Sands Songbook. Weaving her voice with those of First Nations elders, activists, engineers, oil patch workers and members of her own family, she uses music and theatre to bring her audience into the heart of a community that has everything to do with the way we live today.

Join Tanya for a collaborative workshop that will help you start a new conversation about oil and energy transition in your own community. Using conversation, storytelling, dialogue and group process techniques, this workshop introduces participants to new (and often surprising) ways of addressing issues about oil and energy transition through the lens of the arts.

No theatre or musical experience is necessary. Just wear comfortable clothing and be prepared for fun!

Tanya Kalmanovitch is a Juilliard-trained violist, ethnomusicologist (UAlberta ‘08), and an associate professor at The New School. Born in Fort McMurray, her international career includes long-term residencies in Afghanistan, Amsterdam, India and Ireland. She was named “Best New Talent” by All About Jazz and made the 2018 list of Grist's 50 Fixers.