Concurrence Gathering #8

Concurrence Gatherings at 8EAST # 8 – 11
Thursday October 5, 2023 – 8pm

Concurrence Gatherings are concerts, talks and story-sharing events, featuring Indigenous Artists and emerging DTES Small Arts Grants recipients with NOW Society Musicians. Presented and hosted by the NOW Society at 8EAST, they are curated by Sophie Dow and Lisa Cay Miller.

con·cur·rence:
1. the fact of two or more events or circumstances happening or existing at the same time: a point at which three or more lines meet.
2. agreement or consistency.

Featuring:
Dalannah Gail Bowen – voice
Norine Braun – guitar and voice, appearing with Alice Fraser
Sophie Dow – dance
Supported by NOW Artists:
Mind of a Snail, Jessica Gabriel and Chloe Ziner – shadow puppetry, Chloe Ziner – guitar and Lisa Cay Miller – piano
Presented and hosted by the NOW Society in partnership with Carnegie Community Centre. Curated by Sophie Dow and Lisa Cay Miller.

Artist Bios:

Norine Braun
Vancouver singer-songwriter recording artist, Norine Braun latest is the groove oriented Songs For Trees. Thanks to a Canada Council For the Arts Award and a First Peoples’ Cultural Council Award, Norine set her musings during the pandemic to focus on climate change and the healing power of trees. She created a transformational musical walk through a west coast forest to help enlighten and inspire. Described as bluesy roots rock, eclectic, emotional and heartfelt. “Songs For Trees is unlike any other album I’ve ever heard. It’s beautiful and genius.”  SubbaCultcha. The Vancouver Sun named it one of 5 albums you need to hear! Norine’s ancestry is Metis and Ukrainian and she identifies as Two Spirit. Norine is currently writing her 14th album set to record the album this fall 2023. Visit norinebraun.com for more info.

Sophie Dow
Treaty 1-born Sophie Dow is a multidisciplinary creative, inspired by dance, music, film, collaboration and Michif/Assiniboine + French/Ukrainian roots. An avid adventurer, Sophie exudes passions for busking, yoga and traveling on top of holding a degree in Dance Performance and Choreography from York University.  Sophie presently fulfills roles as: artistic associate of O.Dela Arts, Chimera Dance Theatre & V’ni Dansi/Louis Riel Métis Dancers, residency coordinator at Dance West Network, musician with The Honeycomb Flyers, a licensed practitioner of Traditional Thai Massage, a trained facilitator & student of BreathWave, a freelance dancer/choreographer/sound designer and a puddle jumping trickster.

Mind of a Snail
Mind of a Snail is a shadow puppetry duo currently based out of Vancouver B.C. Canada, on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlil̓wətaʔɬ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Since 2003, Chloé Ziner and Jessica Gabriel have been developing a multilayered style of visual storytelling using handmade projections. Their performances play at the intersection of puppetry, visual arts, clowning & music. They have recently been integrating live video and interactive live-streaming into their tool kit. As artistic collaborators, they love exploring beyond the boundaries of traditional theatre, and creating magical immersive experiences for their audiences. Mind of a Snail’s shadow theatre is like an early animation created live before your eyes.