

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: COREY PAYETTE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE: A Weekend of Film, Music, and Creation!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 09:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Our first immersive experience of the season is coming this month! Join Corey Payette and Julie McIsaac in a moving intersection of Indigenous and feminist storytelling through film, music, and community gathering. 

Corey Payette is an award-winning composer whose musicals have toured on stages across the country, and whose voice has been heard in some of the world’s most iconic venues from Carnegie Hall in NYC to performances with the National Arts Centre Orchestra.


THEATRE DEVISING WITH MEMORY &amp; ANCESTRY - WORKSHOP
Friday, Jan. 30th, 3:00pm-5:00pm
ArtSpring Gallery
$35
Register: https://purchase.artspring.ca/ChooseSeats/27001


Acclaimed artist Julie McIsaac works with participants to explore personal ancestry and family history as a creative starting point for performance. Through guided prompts, reflective exercises, and devising activities, participants will generate original material rooted in memory, story, and lived experience. Each participant will work towards sharing a few minutes of material by the end of the workshop. 

This workshop is welcoming to performers, writers, and curious creatives of all backgrounds. No prior devising experience is necessary, just an openness to explore personal stories through theatre.


LES FILLES DU ROI - FILM SCREENING
Friday, Jan. 30th, 7:30pm
ArtSpring Theatre
$10 youth, $42 adult, $15 Theatre Angel (online purchase code: THEATREANGEL)
Tickets: https://purchase.artspring.ca/ChooseSeats/15401


Witness a reimagining of Canadian history through Indigenous voices, music, and language. Les Filles du Roi is a ground-breaking musical by acclaimed writer, composer, and director Corey Payette, in collaboration with co-creator Julie McIsaac. Told in English, French, and Kanien’kéha (Mohawk), the story follows Kateri and Jean-Baptiste, two Mohawk siblings whose lives intersect with a young French immigrant, Marie-Jeanne, in 1665 “New France.” What begins as a colonial encounter unfolds into a rich narrative of resilience, kinship, and transformation—blending cultures, challenging assumptions, and reshaping the story of who we are.

Night one features the stunning feature film adaptation of the musical, directed by Payette, and celebrated at TIFF and festivals worldwide. This cinematic version brings the theatrical work to life in breathtaking visual and musical detail.


CLOSEST THING TO HOME - LIVE CONCERT
Saturday, Jan. 31, 7:30pm
ArtSpring Theatre
$10 youth, $42 adult, $15 Theatre Angel (online purchase code: THEATREANGEL)
Ticktets: https://purchase.artspring.ca/ChooseSeats/15601


Night two is an extraordinary live concert experience, Closest Thing To Home, featuring selections from his acclaimed musicals Children of God, Les Filles du Roi, Sedna, Starwalker, and upcoming new musical On Native Land, the concert is a sweeping celebration of resilience, love, resistance, and the search for belonging. Payette is joined by a stellar group of special guests, a small chamber orchestra, and local choirs in a powerful evening of music.

This is more than performance—it’s a cultural reckoning, a reclamation, and an invitation to reimagine the founding myths of this country.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ganges/corey-payette-immersive-experience-a-weekend-of-film-music-and-creation/200029531255223
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, art, music, theatre, concerts, performances, workshops, live-music, festivals, literary-art, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://purchase.artspring.ca/ChooseSeats/15401?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=ganges-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ganges
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada, British Columbia V8K 2V8
- **lat**: 48.85212
- **long**: -123.50274
- **full address**: 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada, British Columbia V8K 2V8, 100 Jackson Ave, Capital, BC V8K 2V8, Canada, Ganges

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: ArtSpring (https://allevents.in/org/artspring/26509969)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada, British Columbia V8K 2V8, 100 Jackson Ave, Capital, BC V8K 2V8, Canada, Ganges
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** ArtSpring
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, art, music, theatre, concerts, performances, workshops, live-music, festivals, literary-art, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about COREY PAYETTE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE: A Weekend of Film, Music, and Creation! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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