[IPSM] Weesageechak Begins to Dance XVIII: A Festival of New Works by Native Artists

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Native Earth Performing Arts Proudly Presents . . .
Weesageechak Begins to Dance XVIII
A Festival of New Works by Native Artists 

Dancemakers Centre for Creation
September 15th to 18th 2005
55 Mill Street The Cannery Building #57 Studio 313
Tickets $10/night All-Access Pass $25 call Native Earth @ 416.531.1402

WEESAGEECHAK IS POUNDING IT OUT WITH A FULL BLOWN FANCY DANCE!

Native Earth's best-known festival of new plays and dances by Native
artists from across the country finds a new home this year at the
Dancemakers Centre for Creation, down the hall from Native Earth
headquarters in the Distillery District, from September 15th –18th,
2005.
The move to Dancemakers allows us to showcase new dance works by
renowned artists Julia Jamieson and Christine Friday-Keeshig, and to
honour the memory of Rene Highway, our fondly remembered dance
trailblazer whose scholarship fund matured this year. The Rene Highway
Scholarship, administered by Toronto Dance Theatre, will be awarded
annually to up-and-coming Aboriginal dancers in training.
Julia Jamieson brings her solo dance My Baby You'll Be: Ankewi:ra
enkenhake to the festival, while Christine Friday-Keeshig presents
three contemporary works: Metamorphosis, Notchemowwaning, and a
collaboration with BC hiphop artist Manik 1derful.
Saskatchewan playwright Mark Dieter's play RRAP takes a scathing look
at band politics and on-reserve housing, while returning Weesageechak
writer Dawn Dumont (Four Directions, Nicimis) examines fancydancing
from a place of survival and rage with her one-woman FancyDancing.
Weesageechak will also present scenes from The Death of a Chief, an
adaptation of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, featuring
Michelle St John, Jani Lauzon, Ryan Cunningham, Cheri Maracle, Craig
Lauzon, Monique Mojica, and Cliff Cardinal.
In addition, the festival launches its Young Voices Initiative this
season, showcasing the work of six emerging playwrights who have been
working with professional theatre artists to develop their playwriting
skills. Excerpts from the work of Amy White, Waawaate Fobister, Cliff
Cardinal, Lena Recollet, Matt Poushinsky and Stephen Reid will be
featured on the second night of the festival.
Come celebrate this exciting 4-day festival with us! This year's
twelve new cutting edge works are guaranteed to get your toes tapping,
your blood rushing and your heart pounding, featuring emerging and
established Aboriginal artists from all over Canada:



September 15, Thursday 7:30 Opening 8:00 RRAP by Mark Dieter
September 16, Friday 7:30 Young Voices Showcase
9:00 My Baby You'll Be: Ankewi:ra enkenhake by Julie Jamieson
September 17, Saturday 7:30 Fancydancer by Dawn Dumont
8:30 Three New Dance Works by Christine Friday-Keeshig with Manik 1derful
September 18, Sunday 7:30 Julius Caesar: The Death of a Chief 
For show information, contact Nina Lee Aquino at 416.531.1402 or,
e-mail nina at nativeearth.ca