Those Who Run in the Sky (Angakkussaq)
The National Theatre of Greenland (Nunatta Isiginnaartitsisarfia)

Toronto, Ontario

Presented by
Harbourfront Centre

A coming-of-age story that follows a young shaman named Pitu as he learns to use his powers and ultimately finds himself lost in the world of the spirits.

Those Who Run in the Sky is a coming-of-age story that follows a young shaman named Pitu as he learns to use his powers and ultimately finds himself lost in the world of the spirits. This piece is performed in Kalaallisut/Greenlandic. English context will be provided.

After a strange blizzard leaves Pitu stranded on the sea ice, without his dog team or any weapons to defend himself, he realizes that he is no longer in the world that he once knew. The storm has carried him into the world of the spirits, one populated with terrifying creatures that want to pull him into the frigid ocean through an ice crack and less frightening – but equally as incredible – creatures, such as a lone giant who can carry Pitu in the palm of her hand and keeps caribou and polar bears as pets.

After stumbling upon a fellow Shaman who has been trapped in the spirit world for many years, Pitu must master all of his powers to make his way back to the world of the living, his family and to the one he loves.

Part of Harbourfront Centre’s international children’s festival, JUNIOR.

Angakkussaq inuusuttoq angutinngulersorlu Pitumik atilik, piginnaasani ilinnialeruttorlugit anersaat silarsuaanni tammariasaarpoq. Anorersuup eqqumiitsup kingorna Pitu sikumi qimmiiarsimalluni sakkuerussimallunilu tammarpoq, paasivaalu nunarsuarmi sungiusimasaminiikkunnaarsimalluni. Anorersuup anersaat silarsuaannukaassimavaa. Silarsuaq amiilaarnartunik uumasoqarpoq, sikup quppaaniik nususseriarlutik imaannarsuarmukartitserusuttunik. Alutornaqisunilli aamma uumasoqarpoq, soorlu tunersuaqarpoq tuttunik nannunillu uumasuutilik. Tunersuaq angingaarami Pitu tunersuup itumaaniissinnaalluni. Angaqqoqanni, ukiorpassuit anersaat silarsuaanni mattussaaqqanikoq naapereerlugu, Pitup ilaquttani asasanilu nunarsuarmut orneqqissappagit, piginnaasani tamaasa saperunnaartariaqarpai. Isiginnaangassiaq kalaallisut takutinneqassaaq. Tuluttut paasissutissat tunniussuunneqarumaarput.

ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᓪᓚᐸᑦᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓐᓇᕈᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖑᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᑐ ᑐᑭᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᓯᐅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᑕᑯᕋᓐᓈᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᑲᓛᓕᓱᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᖓᑕ. ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑑᖓᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᑦ.

ᐱᖅᓯᖅᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᑐ ᓵᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᑯᒥ, ᕿᒧᔅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᖃᕋᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓱᒋᐅᓯᔭᐅᑎᔅᓴᖃᕋᓂ ᓴᐳᑎᓯᒪᔾᔪᑎᔅᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔾᔨᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓃᒍᓐᓃᖅᑐᓂ. ᐱᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᐅᖅᑐᒨᕈᔾᔭᒥᓂᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᖅᑐᐊᓘᓐᓂᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᖃᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᓂᓕᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᒫᓄᑦ ᓄᓱᔅᓯᒍᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᓯᑯᒥ ᓇᒡᒍᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᙱᓂᕐᓴᒧᑦ − ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓱᓕ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑎᒋᒻᒪᑦ − ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓄᑐᐊᖅ ᐃᓄᑉᐸᓱᕐᔪᒃ ᐊᔾᔭᕐᓯᔪᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᑐᒥᒃ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᒡᒐᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᒃᑐᖁᑎᖃᓲᖅ ᓇᓄᖁᑎᖃᓲᖅ ᐆᒪᔪᖁᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᖓᒃᑰᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᓕᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᑦ, ᐱᑐ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓕᒫᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᑎᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ, ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓪᓕᒋᔭᖓᓄᑦ.