Possesom Paul wanted to wrap up the ballet as a gift for every member of his family. That's what he told them as they gathered around his grandmother's table before the opening night of his ballet Pisuwin.
Some of Nipahtuwet Naka Wespahtuwet Possesom Paul's earliest memories were at powwows. That's where he found a calling to dance - and how ballet came into his life. The co-creator of Pisuwin, the first-ever Wolastoquey ballet, sits down for a chat about his dancing career, and why he's always working to get other Indigenous east coast artists ahead.
CBC gets an inside look at a technical rehearsal at Moncton's Capitol Theatre and sits down with co-directors Igor Dobrovolskiy and Possesom Paul along with composer Jeremy Dutcher.
Ann Paul watched four generations of her community slowly revive their culture, starting with her own mother, Maggie Paul, and the New Year's Eve powwow the first ever for the St. Mary's First Nation community was a testament to how far they'd come.