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UNINTERRUPTED: Get behind the scenes with cinematic salmon

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Your Host

Christine Bissonnette

Performance poet, poetry writing facilitator and Speech Arts coach at 9 Creative Lives Studio.

Vancouver, BC, Canada

I’m passionate about unleashing the creativity of my students through mindful and curiousity-focused instruction. My Speech Arts students have won first place in speech competitions at their school, taken home medals (like ‘the outstanding acting award’ and the ‘outstanding monologue performance award’) at various festivals, and have received First Class Honours for their Speech Arts RCM Exams.

The students from my poetry writing workshops have received poetry fellowships, published chapbooks, won awards in literary magazines… and on many occasions those same students arrived in my class feeling blocked and unsure of their relationship to poetry. .

As a performer and writer, I’ve performed on stages all over Vancouver including opening for Danielle LaPorte as part of the Rise Women’s Conference. My poem ‘Rise’ (written for that conference) was later featured by Downtown Vancouver’s Poetry Phone in order to uplift Vancouver audiences at the start of the pandemic. In 2019, I wrote, featured in, and co-produced a short film (Left Opened) that combined poetry, music, and dance to explore anxiety. The film toured film festivals internationally.

Most recently, I was featured in episode 1 of the STORYHIVE funded ‘Heal Through Poetry’ series. The 8 episode series will be released on Telus Optic and on Youtube on in September 2023

About this FieldTrip

As the sun sets over Vancouver, the undersurface of the Cambie Bridge is transformed into a wild river filled with migrating salmon. UNINTERRUPTED is the high-tech cinematic art installation taking hundreds of viewers nightly on a beautiful immersive journey that has been repeated in B.C. waters for millennia.

This cinematic spectacle is one of the most sophisticated digital projections worldwide. The complexity lies in its mix of live documentary footage, 3D projection mapping and location in a busy urban park. What it took to bring the park, the bridge, and the salmon together is a tale that also has a great cast of characters.

This FieldTrip will introduce you to some of the key creative team behind Uninterrupted, recognized by Wallpaper* magazine as one of the must-see outdoor installations for 2017. Nettie Wild, director, Betsy Carson & Rae Hull, producers and members of the production team will be present. You can also get a taste of the scope of the project here: uninterrupted.ca/creating-uninterrupted-stories-from-the-river-to-the-bridge

Please arrive at Coopers’ Park (Yaletown side of the Cambie Bridge) by 7:45pm to join the “tour”. Bring your questions and your own blankets so you can comfortably enjoy the show at 9pm!

About Uninterrupted

UNINTERRUPTED is a cinematic summer art installation that transforms Vancouver’s Cambie Bridge into a wild B.C. river – immersing audiences in the incredible journey of migrating sockeye salmon. Breathtaking cinematography from three B.C. rivers is digitally mapped and is projected on the underside of the bridge, along with an ambient, original soundtrack.

The 25-minute screening is happening now and runs Tuesday through Saturday, June 28th – Sept 24th, 2017.


What to expect

Lecture format!

This is a more traditional format where participants absorb information through presentations and talks.

Real-time only!

This FieldTrip will not be recorded.

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Your Host

Christine Bissonnette

Performance poet, poetry writing facilitator and Speech Arts coach at 9 Creative Lives Studio.

Vancouver, BC, Canada

About Christine Bissonnette

I’m passionate about unleashing the creativity of my students through mindful and curiousity-focused instruction. My Speech Arts students have won first place in speech competitions at their school, taken home medals (like ‘the outstanding acting award’ and the ‘outstanding monologue performance award’) at various festivals, and have received First Class Honours for their Speech Arts RCM Exams.

The students from my poetry writing workshops have received poetry fellowships, published chapbooks, won awards in literary magazines… and on many occasions those same students arrived in my class feeling blocked and unsure of their relationship to poetry. .

As a performer and writer, I’ve performed on stages all over Vancouver including opening for Danielle LaPorte as part of the Rise Women’s Conference. My poem ‘Rise’ (written for that conference) was later featured by Downtown Vancouver’s Poetry Phone in order to uplift Vancouver audiences at the start of the pandemic. In 2019, I wrote, featured in, and co-produced a short film (Left Opened) that combined poetry, music, and dance to explore anxiety. The film toured film festivals internationally.

Most recently, I was featured in episode 1 of the STORYHIVE funded ‘Heal Through Poetry’ series. The 8 episode series will be released on Telus Optic and on Youtube on in September 2023


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