S2 E3: The Explorer's Tale

The Apocrypha Chronicles

Dr. Eli Wong is an anthropologist, ethnobotanist and documentarian from Tkaron:to. Through her audio documentary “The Messengers”, she recounts her trek across Turtle Island searching for solutions to the consumption and expansion issues that are impacting the East. She connects with Cascasdian communities of Nomads, Outposters, and Spherefolk, with a particular interest in the x̌ʷay̓x̌ʷəy̓ Sphere and the rumoured Fungal Intelligence that has brought them wonders.

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Creative Team:

Yoshie Bancroft as Dr. Eli Wong

Aryo Khakpour as Zana Esfahani

Raven John as Tekah

Diana Bang as Alaska

Other voices by Stephanie Wong.

Original music by Benton Roark & Jessica McMann.

Directed by Stephanie Wong.

Written by Jessica Schacht & Paolo Pietropaolo with contributions from Melanie Yeats, Benton Roark, Stephanie Wong & Debi Wong.

Dramaturgy and Casting Direction by Melanie Yeats.

Sound Design by Rebecca Nolan.

Audio Producers, Rebecca Nolan and Olivia Quan.

Creative Producer, Stephanie Wong.

Executive Producer, Debi Wong.

Original concept by Debi Wong & Benton Roark.

Artistic Directors, Debi Wong & Benton Roark.

This project was produced by re:Naissance Opera.

reopera.ca/the-apocrypha-chronicles/

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Music from the Apocrypha Chronicles was performed and recorded by Jessica McMann and Benton Roark, with additional performances by Jae-won Bang on violin, Daniel Morphy on percussion, Ellen Marple on trombone, Carole Bestvater on violin, Kate Read on viola, Vernon Regehr on cello, and Bill Brennan on percussion and piano. Additional recording engineering by Michelle LaCour.

Excerpts of original works by the following artists:

Renae Morriseau

Modern Biology

Desiree Dawson

PIQSIQ

Kyle Gryphon

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In E3 you heard an original work by Desiree Dawson, “The Rhythm”, commissioned by re:Naissance Opera.

Special thanks to the following people who contributed their stories about leaving to grow:

Waubgeshig Rice

Renae Morriseau

Modern Biology

Cassandra Blondin Burt

Angie Eckel

Debi Wong

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Very special thanks to Victor Guerin of the Musqueam for sharing his knowledge of the Hun’q’umi’num language and to Cassandra Blondin Burt for sharing their imagination.

This podcast was produced on the stolen lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

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The Apocrypha Chronicles was made possible through generous support from The Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia.

This season is dedicated to the memory of Olivia Quan.