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ies his texts with his own photographs.
He has also published numerous other
works.
experienced by Aboriginal commun-
ities, who are inherently turned towards
nature yet existing in a dehumanized
western society. Albertan Brad Fraser's
powerful play
Unidentifi ed Human
Remains and the True Nature of
Love
analyzes contemporary love in an
urban setting. The play was adapted
for the cinema by Québec fi lmmaker
Denys Arcand under the title
Love and
Human Remains
.
Other notable western writers in-
clude poets Patrick Lane from British
Columbia and Sid Marty from Alberta.
Vancouver playwright George Ryga's
play
Ecstasy of Rita Joe
marked a re-
newal for Canadian theatre in 1967.
This work deals with the culture shock
Music
Western Canada is a cultured place
with orchestras, operas and theatre. In
the case of Alberta, however, country
music is perhaps more representative
of the culture. This music has recent-
ly experienced a revival, entering the
mainstream and moving up all sorts of
country charts as well as pop charts.
Calgarian Wilf Carter (1904-1996) be-
came famous in the United States as a
yodelling cowboy. k.d. lang, of Consort,
Alberta, became a Grammy-winning
superstar in the 1990s. In her early days
with the Reclines she was known for
her outrageous outfi ts and honky-tonk
style, but of late, her exceptional voice
and blend of country and pop are her
trademarks. A rarity in show business,
she has always had the courage to be
open about her homosexuality. Alberta
also has its share of more mainstream
stars, among them Jann Arden and
relative newcomer Leslie Feist, who
was born in Nova Scotia but raised in
Calgary.
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Joni Mitchell.
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