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Annual Development Festival of New Indigenous Work

November 13-23, 2019 - Aki Studio

Native Earth welcomes you to a celebration of exciting new Indigenous performance in development!

This year’s festival gathers emerging, mid-career, and established artists from across Turtle Island and Australia to develop and showcase contemporary Indigenous theatre, dance, music, and multi-disciplinary creations.

Back for the fourth year, we are partnering once again with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre to present the 2-Spirit Cabaret, a celebration of queer and 2-Spirit Indigenous performance. For more details.

Join us in celebrating the richness and diversity of contemporary Indigenous performance! #Weesageechak32

Festival Schedule

Event poster featuring three photos of people, event date and time, list of performance titles and artists, Climate Change Theatre Action logo, and signature.
Event poster for Animiking Night on Wednesday, November 20 at 7:30 PM, featuring three images of performers and a list of performances including Seven Pieces by Jenn Forgie, Hummingbird by Ty Sloane, and MAW by Natalie Sappier-Samaqani Cocahq.
A collage of four photographs promoting an event happening on Friday, November 15 at 7:30 PM. The top left photo shows a young man with long dark hair, wearing a denim jacket, adjusting his watch. The top right black-and-white photo features a woman with long dark hair, wearing a patterned shirt, gazing into the camera. The bottom left photo depicts an older man with gray hair, resting his chin on his hand, in front of a colorful background. The bottom right photo is a black-and-white group photo of young people posing outdoors in front of a brick building.
Event poster with date Wednesday, November 13, at 7:30 PM for opening night featuring music performances by Mimi O'Bonsawin and Jimmy Blais, with images of a woman with long reddish-brown hair lying on the ground and a smiling man wearing a green cap.
Event poster for Animikig Night on Thursday, November 21 at 7:30 PM featuring two women, one with long brown hair in a green floral top, and the other with dark hair and earrings, with event details and titles of two plays.
Event poster for a performance titled '2-Spirit Cabaret' at Buddies in Bad Times, scheduled for Saturday, November 16 at 8:00 PM, curated by Michaela Washburn, with a design mentioning Drip by Yolanda Bonnell and a Climate Change Theatre Action logo.
Image of seven diverse women and one man, some smiling, in a collage. The top row features three individuals, and the bottom row has four, with text listing book titles and authors below.
Two young women, one holding a flashlight, look at a book in a library aisle with shelves of books on both sides. They appear focused and engaged in reading or studying.

Festival Partners

Compilation of logos from various Canadian theater and arts organizations, including the National Theatre School of Canada, The Crossing Theatre Company, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, CBC Podcasts, Climate Change Theatre Action, Fall for Dance North, Regent Park Film Festival, RPASM, Centre for Social Innovation, Citadel Theatre, Aluna Theatre, Super 8, Artscape, and note of location in Toronto at Regent Park Community Centre.