Germaine Liu
Musician, accompanist, composer, & jewellery maker
What the Nominator shared: Germaine is an incredible artist whose work is bridges, music dance, performance art, environoment, community and object performance. She has made music and scores for dance artists and has also played for hundreds (maybe thousands?) of classes at CCDT and Etobicoke School of the Arts. She is an associate artist at Public Recordings. Also, an incredible jewelry maker specializing in using recycled materials. handmade by Germaine Also an amazing cook and gardener! She is much loved and i feel everyone should know about her! An amazing accompanist who has played for many dance classes and made music for many dance artists.
Photo by Mark ZurawinskiIn their own words: In my own words, my intention in communities is to contribute by lending my listening ears, helping hands, imagination, and offering ways to assist in realizing creative endeavours of friends and friends of friends, and friends of friends of friends, so that our dreams of building new worlds can come to life and be celebrated. I try my best to assist in nourishing gatherings through sound and art making and making food. When I think of wishes and values for the Asian Diaspora dance community, I am reminded by something my mom always said when we immigrated to Canada: "Where there is sun, there are Asian folks". It came at a time in my life when I felt invisible, scared, and alone in my experiences, growing up in Canada. What my mom said was something I will always treasure and I know I don't have to be alone and that I can make changes and I am so fortunate to have found communities that support and reciprocate this.
CanAsian Dance is situated in Tkaronto, a Mohawk word meaning “the place in the water where the trees are standing.” It is the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and it continues to be the home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
This land is under the Dish with One Spoon covenant, an agreement between the Anishinaabeg and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. This land is a dish to be shared and cared for and we all share one spoon; the spoon is to be used to take only what is needed and to leave enough for others, thus ensuring a viable and abundant future. We recognize the enduring resilience of Indigenous peoples and we acknowledge that we are accountable to these relationships and these agreements.
We carry these values of responsibility in sharing and caring in abundance with consideration of not only ourselves but of our communities that we share together.
Land Acknowledgement
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