Endless Dusk, a one-of-a-kind experience, has its world premiere on Wednesday (June 28) and Thursday (June 29) at 8:30pm each evening around GAIA in the Trivitt Auditorium. Created by the Canadian singer-musician-composer Robin Dann, this unique work takes inspiration from Robin’s immersive journey to the Arctic Circle. Partnering with a group of distinguished Canadian artists, Robin seamlessly blends captivating sounds recorded in the North with her own compositions inspired by the Arctic’s beauty and allure.
Endless Dusk captures the essence of an Arctic evening where dusk stretches on endlessly. Each performance expresses the ambiance of this extraordinary region. With staging, meticulously crafted by top-tier Canadian artists, Endless Dusk promises to transport the audiences into a world of wonder and enchantment.
Robin wrote this about her Arctic adventure: “In October of 2018, I had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to travel to the Arctic Circle. I was immersed in the breathtaking landscapes, witnessed incredible wildlife, and experienced the everlasting beauty of the Arctic. Inspired by the memoir of Wanny Woldstad, the first female trapper, I composed a collection of rounds that will be performed as a surround-sound installation that includes four exceptional voices during each performance”
Join us for these final performances of Huron Waves’ 2023 season. Ahead lies a profound sense of calm and wonder from the top of the world, Canada’s final frontier.
One week to go before the big draw for two fortunate travellers with a TAKE FLIGHT ticket. Attendance at GAIA is approaching 4,000 people but for this draw there are only 300 tickets, sold at $50 for one chance or three chances for $100. Terrific odds to win.
If you’re the winner, you’ll enjoy two Air Canada return tickets to Houston, home of the NASA Space Centre where all the images compiled to create GAIA were collected. Transportation from/to the airport to your hotel, three nights at the downtown Hilton, a city tour and a visit to the Space Centre, one of the world’s finest museums, with its Astronauts and International Space Ship Galleries. Travel must be completed by July 1, 2024 and some blackout periods may apply. Full details on the Take Flight Raffle tab at huronwaves.ca
Tickets are still available at GAIA and at GC Financial or Ellison Travel & Tours on Main Street, Exeter; at Grand Bend’s Pharmasave Pharmacy; in Goderich, Blyth and Stratford at Orr Insurance offices.
Our own countdown has begun before GAIA takes off for its next international setting. If you’re coming to Exeter to enjoy the town’s 150th anniversary celebrations over the Canada Day weekend, or if you simply haven’t yet seen GAIA, do take advantage of these final days to view our Earth as the astronauts have photographed it from their circling space crafts.
There are also half-hour showings of the Geni nominated film, Curb Your Carbon, from Infield Fly Productions; outside on Baldwin Street, weather permitting, lies the giant Canada from Space map with radar images from Canadian satellites, courtesy the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa. It’s all at Trivitt Auditorium, 264 Main Street, Exeter.