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Misdemeanor Dream opens March 10th in NYC

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Misdemeanor Dream at the Abrons Arts Centre, February 2020. Photo by Sherry Guppy.

After months of hard work, Aanmitaagzi and Spiderwoman Theater are proud to present Misdemeanor Dream at La Mama’s Ellen Stewart Theater in New York City. A multi-generational theatre project that brings together performers, designers, and cultural practitioners from across Turtle Island, Misdemeanor Dream uses storyweaving, text, movement, sound, video, and installation to explore current and traditional stories. languages, and identities through characters both of this world and of other worlds.

The show opens March 10, 2022 and runs through March 27, 2022. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit La Mama’s website.

Grounds for Goodness – Online Screening February 17th

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In the fall of 2020, Aanmitaagzi artists Sid Bobb, Penny Couchie, Animikiikwe Couchie, Sherry Guppy, Tasheena Sarazin, and Michaela Washburn participated in creative explorations with Ruth Howard and Adrienne Marcus Raja as part of Jumblies Theatre’s Grounds for Goodness project. On February 17th, Jumblies Theatre presented The Light Inside Us All a video documenting the work that took place at Big Medicine Studio, as part of their two-week celebration of the project in-person in Toronto and online.

The event was live streamed, and Penny was invited to talk about the video and the project with Dorian Pearce and Ruth Howard via Zoom.

ASAP 2021 culminating presentation this Friday

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Aanmitaagzi Summer Arts Program 2021
Culminating presentation of ALL MY R(el)ATIONS

Friday, August 20, 2021 from 5 – 7 pm @ Big Medicine Studio

Aanmitaagzi and the youth participants of the 2021 Summer Arts Program invite you to attend the culminating presentation of the works developed this summer as part of the ALL MY R(el)ATIONS project. The presentation will include a screening of the short film produced for the 2021 ON THE EDGE Fringe Festival (re-edited to include additional footage), arts installations, live performances, and more! Refreshments will also be served. Hope to see you there!

Aanmitaagzi wishes to acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Canada Summer Jobs Program for helping to make this year’s Summer Arts Program possible.

 

Lockdown Forces Temporary Closure of Big Medicine Studio

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Like most arts organizations, we have been forced to temporarily close our doors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the coming months we hope to be able to reopen, and will be exploring ways to conduct our activities in a safe, responsible, and inclusive way to ensure the health and well-being of our staff, artists, and community members.

Until then, stay creative!