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DESCRIPTION:Teiya Kasahara 笠原 貞野 (they/them) became an opera singer as a te
 en but it took two decades to become an intentional artist. This talk chro
 nicles Teiya’s journey from opera singer to ethical artist through queer\,
  trans and racialized self-awareness\, and what these identities mean for 
 how they make art in meaningful ways.? We are also fortunate to have the e
 vening and the month opened by our invited Elder Sedalia Kawennotas Fazio.
 \n\nREGISTER HERE?\n\n\nPresenters\n\nSedalia Kawennotas Fazio. Mohawk Eld
 er\, Bear Clan from Kahnawá:ke. Founder and Director of first Sweat Lodge 
 in Montreal.\n\nTeiya Kasahara 笠原貞野. Nikkei-Canadian settler Teiya Kasahar
 a 笠原貞野 (they/them) is a queer\, trans non-binary\, interdisciplinary creat
 or-performer based in Tkarón:to (Treaty 13). Heralded as “a force of natur
 e” (Toronto Star) and “an artist with extraordinary things to say” (The Gl
 obe and Mail)\, Teiya comes from a background of over 15 years of singing 
 both opera and concert roles\, most recently Madama Butterfly (Windsor Sym
 phony)\, and the soprano solo in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (Vancouver Symph
 ony). They explore the intersections of identity through their original wo
 rks including the 2022 world premiere of The Queen in Me (Canadian Opera C
 ompany/Amplified Opera/Nightwood Theatre/Theatre Gargantua)\, and Little M
 isgender which was in development as the 2021-2022 artist-in-residence at 
 the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies (University of Toro
 nto). Teiya is a co-founder of Amplified Opera\, and is the 2022 recipient
  of the Joseph S. Stauffer Prize in Music from the Canada Council for the 
 Arts.\n
DTSTART:20221007T100000Z
DTEND:20221007T113000Z
LOCATION:CA\, Tanna Schulich Hall\, Elizabeth Wirth Music Building\, 527 Sh
 erbrooke Street West
SUMMARY:Keynote and Opening Event: (Trans)itioning Inward: Making Art with 
 Intention with Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野
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