Weesageechak Begins to Dance 34

Annual Development Festival of Indigenous Work

NOVEMBER 17 - 27 2021

Weesageechak Begins to Dance is back! The 34th festival will once again be presented virtually, and feature multiple artists exploring land-based creation processes.

Join us for a hysterical night of the IndigE-girl Comedy Night, immersive dance films, and the culmination of the Animikiig Creators’ work in their final year. Many of these pieces will be produced nationally next year, so get your special preview now.

We cannot wait to celebrate online with you theatre, dance, and multidisciplinary creations from across Turtle Island from November 17 – 27, 2021.

#Weesageechak34

Festival Schedule

Promotional poster for an event on Indigenous Literacy scheduled for Wednesday, November 17 at 7:00 PM, featuring photos of four women and a man, with a description of a conversation with Lindsay Lachance, Jill Carter, Monique Mojica, and Spy Dénomé-Welch.
Poster for Animikiig Night 2 on Friday, November 19 at 7:00 PM. Features Photos of a man with a beard and a woman with dark hair. Contains details about performances by Jimmy Blais and Joelle Peters, with conversations involving Yvette Nolan and Lindsay Lachance.
A digital event banner featuring four individuals, indicating the date as Wednesday, November 24 at 7:00 PM, with a discussion on making Treaty 7's Indigenous-led Creation Model.
Side-by-side images of two women with dark hair, one wearing a white top and the other a green top, with text announcing an event on Friday, November 26 at 7:00 PM, presented in partnership with Nightswimming, featuring a program titled "remembering my blood" by PJ Prutat and Tai Amy Grauman.
Event poster for Animikiig Night 1 on Thursday, November 18 at 7:00 PM, featuring three women smiling, with titles of three featured works and their creators.
Promotional banner with three photographs and event details. The first photo shows a woman with dark hair, wearing a denim jacket and colorful scarf, posing with her hand up. The second photo features a person outdoors in a field, doing a jump with one leg extended forward and arms raised. The third photo is a woman with dark hair, wearing traditional Native American clothing, sitting with her hands crossed. The banner announces an event on Saturday, November 20 at 7:00 PM, with performances by Ki’yām and ThunderBeing, Sandra Lamouche, and Rebecca Hass.
Poster for Indigenous-Girl Comedy Night on Thursday, November 25 at 7:00 PM, featuring seven women, including Denise McLeod, Sam Mandamin, Lena Recollet, Jamie Whitecrow, Cherish Violet Blood, Stephanie Pangowish, and Janet Antone.
A promotional poster for an event featuring three women, with details about the date, time, and performances by Vanguardía Dance Projects and Starr Muranko.

Join the Virtual Theatre Challenge

Promotional graphic for the Virtual Theatre Challenge in 2021, featuring TikTok and Reels logos, and hashtags #CaminosWees2021 and #Caminos2021, with graphics of theater seats in the background.

W34 Festival Team

Festival Co-Producing Team:
Lucy Coren
Rinchen Dolma

Associate Producer (Digital):
Yago Mesquita

Production Manager:
Julia Howman

Festival Designer:
B.C. Batty

Festival Head Tech:
Alexander Mackay

Festival Understudy:
Chanin Lee Payea