Rocko and Nakota: Tales From the Land by Josh Languedoc performs at SECPA on Sep 23 at 8 PM as part of Alberta Culture Days 2022.
Meet Nakota. A young boy who is sick in the hospital and trying to write the greatest story ever. One day, Grandpa Rocko comes over for a visit. Next thing Nakota knows, he is whisked away into a world of stories that are right below his feet. Within the land. This show explores the interplay between stories of the present against the long forgotten stories of the past.
“First Nations storytelling at its finest.”
– Stephanie Cram, CBC Winnipeg
“Languedoc gives a riveting performance…warm, gentle, and beautifully performed.”
, Frances Koncan, Winnipeg Free Press
Rocko and Nakota: Tales From the Land ran for 3 months at the Thousand Faces Festival and at the Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, and Vancouver Fringe Festivals. It has also traveled across Canada to various theatres and festivals including the Blyth Festival (Blyth, Ontario), UNO Fest (Victoria, BC), and Deep Freeze Festival (Edmonton, AB). Audiences and critics alike saw the play as a powerful marriage of storytelling and transformatively moving dialogue. See below some statements made by critics and audience members for Rocko and Nakota: Tales From the Land. Written and Performed by Josh Languedoc.
“Masterful script…a wonderful love song to the stories that shape and ground us.”
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Performing on Friday, September 23 at 8 PM at Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts. Tickets are FREE as part of Alberta Culture Days 2022.
Thank you to Friends of Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts, Arts Council Wood Buffalo, Government of Alberta, and Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo for your support!
“Bold stage presence and gifted storytelling ability…audience members are treated to vivid, emotional tales with a touch of humour (and a ton of heart) sure to interest people both young and old.”