Indigenous Contemporary Scene
-Montreal, QC-
Indigenous Contemporary Scene
May 30th – June 8th, 2016
Onishka Productions
For more information: offta.com OR Onishka.org
Curated by Èmilie Monnet
Opening ceremony — An Indigenous Protocol to welcome everyone and open the Festival.
Place Émilie-Gamelin, May 30, 5.30 pm.
TSEKAN — Émilie Monnet
Combining poetry, indigenous language and technology, Tsekan offers a unique vision of what is at stake in today’s world. Monument-National, May 31 and June 1, 8.30 pm; June 2, 1 p.m.
IKTOMI – THE WEAVERS — Surviving the assaults of accelerated time, three sisters get in touch so as to reconstruct the interwoven experiences of their shared History. Monument-National, Parc de la Paix, June 2, 10 am to 6 pm (Free).
LANDLINE : FROM MASHTEUIATSH TO MONTREAL TO WENDAKE — XOSECRET and Productions Menuentakuan. Using a cellphone, the audience is invited to play
the dual role of voyeur and accomplice in an audio- guided, experiential tour of the territory. June 4, Departure every hour from 1 pm. to 5 pm, Monument- National café (more information on offta.com).
POUR — Daina Ashbee
Documenting and exposing menstruation as a way to un- censor women’s pain and stories. Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui, June 4 and 5, 7 pm (Public workshop, 30 minutes).
POST-PERFORMANCE / CONVERSATION ACTION — Maria Hupfield
A hybrid performance and conversation with special guest artist Alanis Obomsawin, on the topics in their work as a form of intergenerational community building and solidarity. Galerie de l’UQÀM, June 5, 1pm.
MixOff — Cris Derksen (Cree cellist) and Frannie Holder (Dear Criminals) – Place Émilie-Gamelin, June 4, 6 pm (free).
Panels – Café of Monument-National (free
Resurgent Indigenous Arts — June 2, 4 pm to 6 pm.
Indigenous Performance Reaches Critical Mass — June 6, 11 am to 1 pm.
