Wednesday June 20th Thursday June 21st Friday June 22nd Saturday June 23rd Sunday June 24th
Scroll down to see all of the Festival activities taking place or click on the dates above!
NOTE: All programming is subject to change.
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5:30 pm
Festival Opening
In partnership with Indigenous Performance Initiatives in association with Department of Indigenous Studies at Trent University and the Art Gallery of Peterborough
Art Gallery of Peterborough
250 Crescent Street Peterborough
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Jiigbiing, the visual art exhibition and Gaabinjigabaa’aang, a site-specific dance performance of a work-in-progress will be presented at the Art Gallery of Peterborough during the opening of the Ode’min Giizis Festival. The visual art exhibition jiigbiing: at the edge where the water and the earth meet, curated by William Kingfisher, includes work by Vanessa Dion Fletcher and stories gathered by regional Elders and traditional knowledge holders for the artists in the process of researching the importance of clean water.
jiigbiing: at the edge where the water and the earth meet Gaabinjigabaa’aang: where we came ashore, following the flood at the end of the first world
Melissa General from the Six Nations of Grand River Territory has her exhibit Longing and Belonging at the Art Gallery of Peterborough until June 24th. For more information contact the Art Gallery of Peterborough at 705 743 9179 and visit www.agp.on.ca
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| Wednesday June 20th
9:00 pm
Performance Art La Nostalgia Remix
All Saints Anglican Church 235 Rubidge Street Peterborough
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La Nostalgia Remix is the last in The Shame-man… series. Launched in 2007, the project uses nostalgia as style, a form of resistance and reinvention, exploring the cultural, symbolic and iconographic dimensions of “nostalgia” both on the Native American “rez” and in the Chicano “barrio.”
Since the early 1990s, conceptual artist James Luna and performance artist/writer Guillermo Gómez-Peña have worked on an ongoing project titled The Shame-man meets El Mexican’t, in which they challenge assumptions and lazy thinking about ethnicity and culture in our society with a strong dose of melancholic humor and sharpedged conceptualism. By using performance, writing, photography and video, the artists have remained flexiblend relevant to our shifting culture.
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| Thursday June 21st
7:30pm
Theatre
Preview/Dress Rehearsal The (Post) Mistress Produced by OKW and Public Energy
The Market Hall
160 Charlotte Street, Peterborough $12
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The (Post) Mistress a new one-woman musical written and composed by Tomson Highway, recounts the adventures of a small-town postmistress, Marie-Louise Faucon (performed by Patricia Cano) who divines the contents of sealed letters that pass through her hands. After having worked at the same post office for many years the postmistress has come to know the emotional lives of her clients. Through twelve songs (the letters) and text, she shares with us details and episodes of their lives.
Written and Composed by: Tomson Highway
Director: Ruth Madoc-Jones
Costume Design: Martha Cockshutt
Lighting and Set Design: Ted Roberts
Movement: Marie- Josee Chartier
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Kantor
Featuring Patricia Cano as the postmistress, Tomson Highway on piano and Marcus Ali on saxophone
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| Thursday June 21st
10:00 pm
Music with Tara Williamson and special guests The Garnet 231 Hunter St West, Peterborough By Donation
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Come out to enjoy an evening of contemporary music hosted by Tara Williamson and features local rising stars and touring guests! |
| Friday June 22nd
Bimaadiziwin
a cultural educational day designed for area students In partnership with the Art Gallery of Peterborough Art Gallery of Peterborough
250 Crescent Street Peterborough |
Bimaadiziwin: a cultural educational day designed for area students in partnership with the Art Gallery of Peterborough Local schools will celebrate the cultural richness and the contributions of First Nations peoples on Friday June 22, at the Art Gallery of Peterborough, 250 Crescent Street in Peterborough. The day will feature culturally-grounded learning opportunities through interaction with some of the leaders in indigenous education and artistry including:
• Storytelling in the Performance Tipi. • Gitigaan: Garden: Being within Nature with William Kingfisher. • Interpretive tours of Art Gallery of Peterborough exhibitions with artists and curators. • Hands-on art making workshop in the AGP Studio with artist Jimson Bowler. For more information contact the Art Gallery of Peterborough at 705 743 9179 and visit www.agp.on.ca
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| Friday June 22nd
2pm and 6pm
Theatre
Weskeyjack, a work-in-progress
Produced by Mazinaw Rocks Productions Nozhem: First Peoples Performance Space
Trent University
1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough By Donation |
Weskeyjack, original man, responsible for naming all life aka the trickster, returns home to the Kiji Sibi but his family, the Algonquin people, now only ignore him. Weskeyjack is bewildered by the change in his people and sets out on a journey through time and transformation challenging historical figure – Champlain. Time is running out and he must decide to stay or leave them all behind forever – to a land void of culture or language or original people. A magical play portrays the story of an old way of life all around the legends and clans including their relationship to natural law.
Written by: Paula Sherman Director and Script Mentor: Alanis King Co-Director and Dramaturge: Alejandro Ronceria Assistant Director: Karyn Recollet Language and Cultural Consultant: Shirley Williams Film and Sound Design: Sarah DeCarlo Costume Design: Melanie McCall Lighting Designer: Don White Set Design: Jimson Bowler
Featuring: Cherish Violet Blood, Nimkii Osawamick, Karyn Recollet, Jeff Legacy, Sundance Crowe with Cris Derkson on cello and Joy Mullen on drums.
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| Friday June 22nd
7:30pm
Theatre The (Post) Mistress (Opening Night) The Market Hall 160 Charlotte Street, Peterborough
$22, $15 students, underwaged
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The (Post) Mistress a new one-woman musical written and composed by Tomson Highway, recounts the adventures of a small-town postmistress, Marie-Louise Faucon (performed by Patricia Cano) who divines the contents of sealed letters that pass through her hands. After having worked at the same post office for many years the postmistress has come to know the emotional lives of her clients. Through twelve songs (the letters) and text, she shares with us details and episodes of their lives.
Written and Composed by: Tomson Highway
Director: Ruth Madoc-Jones
Costume Design: Martha Cockshutt
Lighting and Set Design: Ted Roberts
Movement: Marie- Josee Chartier
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Kantor
Featuring Patricia Cano as the postmistress, Tomson Highway on piano and Marcus Ali on saxophone
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| Friday June 22nd
10:00 pm
Theatre
Huff Gordon Best Theatre
216 Hunter Street West, Peterborough $15
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Huff is a new one-man show by Cliff Cardinal about the wondrous lives of Wind and his brothers, caught in a torrent of solvent abuse and struggling to cope with the death of their mother. Wind’s fantastic gas-induced dream-world bleeds into his haunting reality as he’s preyed on by the trickster through the hallways at school, the abandoned motel he loves more than home, and through his own fragile psyche.
Wrought with dark humor, and vivid imagery Huff weaves a violent, spellbinding tale. Modern pace mixed with First Nation’s mythic meets biting stand-up routine. Video games and trickster collide and Huff conjures a theatrical storm. Written and Performed by: Clifford Cardinal Director: Karin Randoja Dramaturge: Jiovanni Sy Production Design/Stage Manager: Elizabeth Kantor
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| Friday June 22nd
11pm
Music Sarah DeCarlo and special guests The Garnet 231 Hunter St West, Peterborough
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Come and enjoy a night of contemporary music hosted by Sarah DeCarlo and other special guests! |
| Saturday June 23rd
2pm and 6pm
Theatre Weskeyjack, a work-in-progress
Nozhem: First Peoples Performance Space Trent University 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough By Donation
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Weskeyjack, original man, responsible for naming all life aka the trickster, returns home to the Kiji Sibi but his family, the Algonquin people, now only ignore him. Weskeyjack is bewildered by the change in his people and sets out on a journey through time and transformation challenging historical figure – Champlain. Time is running out and he must decide to stay or leave them all behind forever – to a land void of culture or language or original people. A magical play portrays the story of an old way of life all around the legends and clans including their relationship to natural law.
Written by: Paula Sherman Director and Script Mentor: Alanis King Co-Director and Dramaturge: Alejandro Ronceria Assistant Director: Karyn Recollet Language and Cultural Consultant: Shirley Williams Film and Sound Design: Sarah DeCarlo Costume Design: Melanie McCall Lighting Designer: Don White Set Design: Jimson Bowler Featuring: Cherish Violet Blood, Nimkii Osawamick, Karyn Recollet, Jeff Legacy, Sundance Crowe with Cris Derkson on cello and Joy Mullen on drums.
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| Saturday June 23rd
4pm
Theatre Huff Gordon Best Theatre 216 Hunter Street West, Peterborough $15
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Huff is a new one-man show by Cliff Cardinal about the wondrous lives of Wind and his brothers, caught in a torrent of solvent abuse and struggling to cope with the death of their mother. Wind’s fantastic gas-induced dream-world bleeds into his haunting reality as he’s preyed on by the trickster through the hallways at school, the abandoned motel he loves more than home, and through his own fragile psyche.
Wrought with dark humor, and vivid imagery Huff weaves a violent, spellbinding tale. Modern pace mixed with First Nation’s mythic meets biting stand-up routine. Video games and trickster collide and Huff conjures a theatrical storm. Written and Performed by: Clifford Cardinal Director: Karin Randoja Dramaturge: Jiovanni Sy Production Design/Stage Manager: Elizabeth Kant
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| Saturday June 23rd
7:30 pm
Theatre The (Post) Mistress
The Market Hall 160 Charlotte Street, Peterborough $22, $15 students, underwaged
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The (Post) Mistress a new one-woman musical written and composed by Tomson Highway, recounts the adventures of a small-town postmistress, Marie-Louise Faucon (performed by Patricia Cano) who divines the contents of sealed letters that pass through her hands. After having worked at the same post office for many years the postmistress has come to know the emotional lives of her clients. Through twelve songs (the letters) and text, she shares with us details and episodes of their lives.
Written and Composed by: Tomson Highway Director: Ruth Madoc-Jones Costume Design: Martha Cockshutt Lighting and Set Design: Ted Roberts Movement: Marie- Josee Chartier Stage Manager: Elizabeth Kantor Featuring Patricia Cano as the postmistress, Tomson Highway on piano and Marcus Ali on saxophone |
| Saturday June 23rd
7pm-11pm
Music
Hunter Street Outdoor Concert Corner of Hunter and Alymer St. by donation
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With Sean Conway, Cris Derkson and Joy Mullen, Imbayakunas and Grupo Granma from Santiago de Cuba.
Enjoy live music at this annual street party! |
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| Saturday June 23rd
11pm
After Party A Tribe Called Red Gordon Best Theatre 216 Hunter Street West, Peterborough $10
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They’re back. A Tribe Called Red returns to Peterborough June 23rd for the Ode’min Giizis Festival. Bear Witness, DJ NDN, and DJ Snub bringing in not just their signature style of sound known as PowWow Step, but also a performance that presents the collectives re-appropriation of pop culture’s depiction of indigenous culture. Their performance electrifies all senses with their dubbing of popular music and blending of multimedia to enhance the experience. With a mix of traditional Aboriginal pow-wow drumming and vocals with modern powerful Electronic and Club music, A Tribe Called red will have you dancing for more. These Ottawa based Indigenous djs are paving the way for Indigenous urban culture with their eclectic sound that brings Pow Wow music, Hip-hop, and poetry together. Come out and experience what everyone has been talking about! |
| Sunday June 24th
2:00 pm
Theatre The (Post) Mistress
The Market Hall
160 Charlotte Street, Peterborough
$22, $15 students, underwaged |
The (Post) Mistress a new one-woman musical written and composed by Tomson Highway, recounts the adventures of a small-town postmistress, Marie-Louise Faucon (performed by Patricia Cano) who divines the contents of sealed letters that pass through her hands. After having worked at the same post office for many years the postmistress has come to know the emotional lives of her clients. Through twelve songs (the letters) and text, she shares with us details and episodes of their lives.
Written and Composed by: Tomson Highway Director: Ruth Madoc-Jones Costume Design: Martha Cockshutt Lighting and Set Design: Ted Roberts Movement: Marie- Josee Chartier Stage Manager: Elizabeth Kantor Featuring Patricia Cano as the postmistress, Tomson Highway on piano and Marcus Ali on saxophone |
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