Keystone Is

Join us as we celebrate the power of language to shape culture, strengthen community, and inspire connection. Enjoy cultural performances that showcase our city’s linguistic diversity and highlight the importance of multilingualism, cultural understanding, and preserving mother tongues for a more inclusive, sustainable world.

Calgary Public Library

A collective of Black Alberta artists visit the historic Black community of Keystone, in search of 
connection to the land & their history.

Level 0 Rooms 0-13 and 0-14 - Central Library

Join us for this one-time public screening of the film Keystone Is. Presented in partnership with: The Prairie Place-Ancestors Collective, five dynamic artists from around the globe, brought together by Swallow-a-Bicycle Theater. This event will include a talk back with the artists to allow for fulsome conversation about story sharing, artistic process and reflections of the exploration of the 1910 Black migration in the Prairies. KEYSTONE ISProduced by: The Prairie Place-Ancestors Collective ℅ Swallow-A-Bicycle SocietyDirected by: Cheryl FoggoCo Directed by: Lisa La Touche &amp; Joel VarjassyPerformances by: Mpoe Mogale, Lisa La Touche, Masani St. Rose A group of Black Alberta artists visit the community once known as Keystone, now Breton, founded by Black farmers in 1909. In search of connection to the land and their history, the collective meets with Allan Goddard of the Breton Museum as well as descendants of the original founders. The journey leads to creative explorations of their experience <a href="https://calgarylibrary.ca/about-the-library/membership-agreement" title="https://calgarylibrary.ca/about-the-library/membership-agreement" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Library Services Agreement</a> Not a Library member yet? Why not become one today, get you free library card <a href="https://calgarylibrary.ca/your-library/join/" title="https://calgarylibrary.ca/your-library/join/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>

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