CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Local indigenous artists will be showcasing art, culture and music at the Goodman Theatre this weekend as part of a weekend-long celebration.
"Sweetest Season: A Gathering of Indigenous Creativity" started at the Goodman last year as a day of Indigenous spoken word and song.
"This year, it's grown significantly and is now a gathering of indigenous creativity, so it'll be a full weekend of performances, workshops, artist markets, and some panel discussions as well,” said Kim Vigue, executive director of the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian.
“We have everyone, from classically trained opera singers who sing in their languages to Blues guitarists, native Hawaiian performers, Chickasaw violinists,” Vigue added.
She said many of these performances are interwoven with contemporary styles.
"There's this expectation that our performance, our musical styles have to be stuck in the past, and we want people to know that our songs, our culture, everything, evolves just like everything else,” Vigue said.
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