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SUMMARY:Native Story Works
DESCRIPTION:Native Story Works \nAn Afternoon of In-Progress Staged Readings\n \nPresented by the Luke Madrigal’s Indigenous Storytelling Nonprofit\nin partnership with the Dorothy Ramon Learning Center\n\n\nJoin the organization for an afternoon of staged readings from Native artists—writers\, actors\, dancers and musicians. These works-in-progress explore love\, loss\, memory\, and cultural resilience\, honoring the storytelling traditions of Indigenous peoples while forging new paths forward.\n\nTalechasers\nWritten by Renda Dionne MadrigalIn this sci-fi mystery\, a Native mother and her two daughters—each on their own path of longing and loss—leave behind what they thought they wanted to chase something greater: the survival of story itself. Talechasers: Chapter One is the first installment in a sci-fi mystery series featuring Indigenous women reclaiming voice\, memory\, and power through laughter\, legacy\, and a few uncanny visitations. When an artifact\, that was hidden away\, is stolen from their home on the rez\, it unleashes murderous beasts on the land. The family must come together to fulfill the legacy of their late husband and father by forming the Talechasers Alliance\, a storytelling resistance capable of facing forces far beyond their understanding. One that will draw them into a mythic battle that blurs the line between the past and present\, science and myth.\n\nDragonfly\nWritten by Sophia MadrigalThree Native foster siblings face the impossible: the loss of their youngest brother to the system. As they fight to keep him in their home\, they draw strength from the songs and stories of their Cahuilla heritage. Woven into their journey are the ancient Bird Songs\, the voice of their late father through a traditional lullaby\, and the legend of the Dragonfly. This play is a moving meditation on memory\, identity\, and the enduring power of story.Dragonfly bridges the historical trauma of the boarding school era with the present-day foster care system\, reminding us why Native children belong in Native homes.\n\nSkywoman\nWritten by Isabella Madrigal“Skywomen\,” is a multi-media performance piece that explores Anishinaabe and Cahuilla water and migration stories passed down by a mother to her daughter. The play imagines a future where Indigenous peoples\, specifically Indigenous women\, are centered in climate conversations.
URL:https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/event/native-story-works/
LOCATION:Dorothy Ramon Leaning Center\, 111 N San Gorgonio Ave\, Banning\, CA\, 92220\, United States
CATEGORIES:Native Arts,Poetry Reading/Spoken Word
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dorothy Ramon Learning Center":MAILTO:info@dorothyramon.org
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