Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society Presents
2019/2020 Season
2019/2020 Season
509
October 10 - 18, 2019
Tlakentli
January 23 - 25, 2020
In the heart of America, the language of the bodies follows a tortuous path. In a performance midway between dance and theatre, two Indigenous artist from Mexico, of Nahua and Mixteco descent, share with us their quest for identity by drawing on their cultures and the history of their ancestors. They present scenes of their metamorphoses through time, revealing the upheavals and constantly driven by the hope of finding themselves.
Old Man: The Napi Project
February 15 - March 7, 2020
Zach Running Coyote has been named the Artist in Residence for Old Man: The Napi Project. The project will explore the Trickster stories based on elder stories.
Godly's Divinia
(Love and Tragedy in Bare Rock, Manitoba)
May 6 - 16, 2020
Many Fingers says this play, which has been in development for several years, is based on a true story that happened in a remote northern community in Manitoba. A young Cree boy from “off reserve” falls in love with a girl from the reserve and she becomes pregnant. Fearing her father’s reaction, they give up their child for adoption. “It’s a very powerful Romeo and Juliet story.”