An Existential Definition of Religion at the Western Front

Feb 2, 1976
Field:

Performance

Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Description:

An Existential Definition of Religion at the Western Front was a Western-themed opera and shadow play by Marshalore. The narrative focused on a group of gamblers and cowboys, as well as a traveller crossing the desert on the back of a camel. The thirty-minute performance took place in the Grand Luxe Hall with a cast that included Hank Bull, Kate Craig, Suzanne Ksinan, Opal L. Nations, Glenn Lewis, Eric Metcalfe, and Patrick Ready. 

Video documentation is available upon request.

Related People

Western Front is a non-profit
artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.