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Native Skywatchers - Spirits Dancing... A Night Sky Experience    

"Jiibayag Niimi'ididway - Spirits Dancing... A Night Sky Experience”


Spirits Dancing, A Night Sky Immersive Experience … shares astronomical, cultural, and personal knowledge of the night sky focusing on the Aurora and the Milky Way from an Ojibwe and D(L)akota perspective. The large-scale audio and visual production will parallel the new book by Annette S. Lee and Travis Novitsky (release date Nov. 2023). Jiibayag niimi’idiway (Ojibwe-Spirits Dancing, Northern Lights). Collaboratively Produced by Annette S. Lee, Travis Novitsky, Carl Gawboy, Ramona Kitto Stately, and Jeffrey Tibbetts. Premieres at Mille Lacs Musuem, Minnesota, May 31, 2024.

Intermedia Installation – Soundscape Projection with Visual Animation
Minnesota State Arts Board Grant, FY24
May 2023-2024




"Spirits Dancing". Skyscapes-Soundscapes of Spring, Annette S. Lee ©2024 All Rights Reserved.

"Spirits Dancing", Travis Novitsky ©2024. All Rights Reserved.



"Spirits Dancing". Skyscapes-Soundscapes of Spring, Annette S. Lee ©2024 All Rights Reserved.

"Spirits Dancing", Carl Gawboy ©2024. All Rights Reserved.



"Spirits Dancing". Ramona Kitto Stately ©2024 All Rights Reserved.

"Spirits Dancing", Jeffrey Tibbetts ©2024. All Rights Reserved.



 


"Spirits Dancing... A Night Sky Experience"


Produced by Annette S. Lee, Travis Novitsky, Carl Gawboy, Ramona Kitto Stately, and Jeffrey Tibbetts.
Premieres Friday, May 31, 2024 at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum in Onamia, Minnesota, 7 pm ct.



"Spirits Dancing..a Night Sky Experience"

Original production by Travis Novitsky in collaboration with Annette S. Lee, ©2024 All Rights Reserved. 

"Spirits Dancing..a Night Sky Experience"

Original production by Travis Novitsky ©2024 All Rights Reserved. 





"Spirits Dancing-River of Souls" by Carl Gawboy"

Original production by Carl Gawboy in collaboration with Annette S. Lee, ©2024 All Rights Reserved. 



"Spirits Dancing-Wakan Etuwan (Look Up)"

Original production by Ramona Kitto Stately in collaboration with Jillian Stately, Reuben Stately, and Annette S. Lee, ©2024 All Rights Reserved. 



"Spirits Dancing - Hello Old One", by Jeffrey Tibbetts

Original production by Jeffrey Tibbetts in collaboration with Annette S. Lee, ©2024 All Rights Reserved. 



"Spirits Dancing - Skyscapes, Soundscapes - Spring"

Original production by Annette S. Lee, ©2024 All Rights Reserved. 






























 

Miigwech, Pilamayaye This project made possible by the: Minnesota State Arts Board

















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