Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo: Carrying stories through dance
“The more styles of dance I can embody, the more vocabulary I have to express what I want to communicate.” ~ Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo
Native Earth Performing Arts
Frances Končan gives voices to “Women of the Fur Trade”
“There’s immense merit in reflecting on history through new perspectives.” Interview with Frances Končan
Waawaate Fobister’s Omaagomaan is a powerful comment on the resilience of Grassy Narrows
“Whether dancing, clowning or interacting with the audience, the magnetic Fobister commands the stage and draws the audience’s gaze.” Review of Omaagomaan
Joelle Peters’ Niizh is a brand-new coming-of-age love story that honours Indigenous Identity
Interview with Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) award-winning playwright and actor Joelle Peters about her world-premiere play NIIZH
Christine Friday discusses “Firewater Thunderbird Rising” with SesayArts
“I create dances about what I am experiencing in my life.” Interview with Christine Friday about “Firewater Thunderbird Rising”
Soulpepper & Native Earth’s Where the Blood Mixes: An overwhelmingly alive, full-sensory tour de force
“They are survivors: damaged, resilient and beautiful souls whom we root for. Their story of intergenerational trauma proves emotionally harrowing, but unexpectedly redemptive and hopeful…” Scott Sneddon’s review of “Where the Blood Mixes”
Cheyenne Scott and Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster illuminate new show The Home Project, which asks where – or what – is ‘home’?
“The Home Project is such a gift to be expressing vulnerability in creation with the support of each other.” Interview with Cheyenne Scott & Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster about The Howland Company’s new multidisciplinary show, The Home Project, created in collaboration with Native Earth Performing Arts and presented in partnership by Soulpepper