 After a few seconds, the ice began to break up, and the performers "floated" to the edge of the stage, where they disappeared.The ice breaking away gave way to a huge arctic sea, where simulated whales swam while breathing until next transition.This tribute to the fiddling traditions of Canada paying homage to the Anglo-Celtic roots of European Canadian settler culture began with the appearance of the horned fiddler in a flying canoe, a reference to the story of the Chasse-galerie, where the Devil rode a magical canoe.