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"An unfamiliar dog can come up to me and smell 30 different dogs on my pant leg. They know what we ate for dinner and if we are sick. It should have come as no surprise to me, then, that taking three females “in heat” on my Beargrease team would be a really bad idea."
‘Bear Grease is powerful medicine’.
Did you know that there’s a joyful Indigenous adaptation of the long popular musical that envisions the 1950s as if colonization never happened?
‘Bear Grease’ has been touring all over North America and is back at Canada’s National Arts Centre in Ottawa for the holidays.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6591082
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Back by popular demand, the hit musical Bear Grease returns to the National Arts Centre. The show reimagines the popular 1978 musical Grease with an Indigenous cast and uniquely Indigenous stories to tell. And this time round it has a candy cane twist for the holidays.
I don't normally share #news from my station on this account, but the #weather so far this #winter in the #Northland is playing a role in whether seasonal events can be held.
Decision made tonight to have the #longest #sleddog race in the Lower 48 of the #UnitedStates cancelled this year due to lack of #snow.
DETAILS: https://www.fox21online.com/2024/01/02/lack-of-snow-cancels-2024-john-beargrease-sled-dog-marathon/
A big announcement was made Tuesday night involving the 40th annual John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. Officials told FOX 21 the race will not go on as planned because of a serious lack of snow. The Beargrease board members voted on the decision late Tuesday to put on the 40th annual Beargrease on Jan. 26, 2025. The Beargrease was originally...
Excellent interview on CBC today, Tom Power talking to LightningCloud about the evolution of BearGrease and its inspiring reception on tour. A treat for any and everyone.
“It’s celebrating a time that our Elders couldn’t celebrate, because of residential schools, because of the Sixties Scoop. So we are honouring them..."
Bear Grease set to begin tour
The cast and crew of Bear Grease are excited to be heading out for the next leg of their tour.
The play is a parody of the 1978 original musical, Grease, but with an Indigenous twist.
https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/bear-grease-set-begin-tour
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The cast and crew of Bear Grease are excited to be heading out for the next leg of their tour, which includes performances in Calgary, starting Dec. 1, and Edmonton, starting Dec. 8, with dates in the U.S. also in December. The play is a parody of the 1978 original musical, Grease, but with an Indigenous twist. Take for example the name of the show. It pays homage to a substance used for centuries for its healing properties.
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