Inuit Artists Susan Aglukark & PIQSIQ at the Chan Centre
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC presents an evening of Inuit artistry with legendary singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark and acclaimed throat-singing duo PIQSIQ on April 12, 2026. The powerful concert will feature two separate programs, blending Aglukark’s mix of Inuit folk, country, and pop with PIQSIQ’s modern twist on traditional throat singing.
Inuit Artists Susan Aglukark & PIQSIQ at the Chan Centre
- Dates: April 12, 2026 at 7:30pm
- Location: Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre, UBC
- Tickets: Available online now
- From $69-$79; Indigenous Pricing: $34.50; Student Pricing: $30
Susan Aglukark is a Canadian icon and is the first Inuk artist to ever win a Juno Award. Her seminal 1995 album This Child went triple platinum in Canada, aided by the runaway hit “O Siem.” Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, Aglukark has since gone on to write and record 10 albums, author two children’s books, earn a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for lifetime artistic achievement, and is an officer of the Order of Canada. But more importantly, This Child provided her with a platform to speak up, learn, heal, and share, which has been her ultimate calling. Aglukark recently released her memoir, Kihiani, in 2025, and is the founder of the Arctic Rose Project, which gives Inuit and Northern Indigenous youth a safe after-school space, as well as the co-founder of the Aboriginal Literacy Project.
Nominated for a 2026 JUNO for Global Music Album of the Year for their album Legends (2025), Inuit throat-singing sisters Inuksuk Mackay and Tiffany Ayalik of PIQSIQ blend tradition with natural and technological inspiration. Using only their vocals and live looping techniques, the duo perform katajjaq, Inuit throat-singing, to create evolving soundscapes that evoke the haunting darkness of perennial Arctic winters. In Inuktitut, “piqsiq” is a windstorm that conjures the impression of snow falling back up towards the sky. While katajjaq was once outlawed and almost extinct, PIQSIQ are reclaiming their culture with every spellbinding performance.
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