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New Song...New Dance

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New Song...New Dance

Date3/16/1988

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Highway, René (subject)

Lennon, Frank (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: New Song...New Dance: Rene Highway (centre) is choreographer and principal dancer in a Cree-language musical collaboration with his playwright brother Tomson. Above, Rene rehearses with Alejandro Ronceria, left, and Raoul Trujillo.

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