Kanen

Introduce Your Students to the Art of Songwriting: Lyrics, Music, and Performance.

This exploration will allow students to familiarize themselves with the steps of writing, composing, and performing a song related to themes of identity and territory. They will also gain insight into the creative process and artistic choices made by a singer-songwriter.

About the artist

A Radio-Canada 2022-2023 Revelation, finalist for Folk Artist and Emerging Artist at the 2022 Teweikan Gala, and for Indigenous Artist of the Year at the 2021 ADISQ Gala, Kanen is a singer-songwriter from the Innu community of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam.

She will perform her new show, Mitshuap, where she fully embodies her complexity, with a raw musicality, a punk energy marked by great poetry that evokes strong emotions. Her songs blend French and Innu-aimun, a language she mastered in a process of cultural and identity reappropriation.

School Levels and Targeted Subjects

High school 1 to 5 
Accueil beginner, intermediate and advanced.

French · French as a Second Language · Quebec Culture and Citizenship · Arts · Geography, History, and Citizenship Education · Contemporary World · Science and Technology

Workshop

A workshop, led by an artist-mediator, is included with the performance, and additional workshops can be added during the reservation process.

• Dates: Between December 2, 2024, and April 30, 2025
• Duration: 75 minutes
• Maximum Participants: 40 students
• Location: In-class (except for schools outside Greater Montreal)
• Additional Workshop Fee: $200 each

The workshop schedule will be communicated by email in September for registrations.