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“I Love the Moon, the Grass and the Stars” at Festa 2026

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I Love the Moon, the Grass and the Stars

May 19, 2026 at 4:00 pm COT (UTC-5)

Aanmitaagzi is excited to announce that Sid Bobb and Ouske Couchie-Bobb will be presenting a new work, I Love the Moon, the Grass and the Stars, as part of Festa 2026!

I Love the Moon, the Grass and the Stars is a collaborative, multi-disciplinary work inspired by CONVERSATIONS: Hidden Stories, which is also being presented at this year’s festival. The work moves between pow wow dance, storytelling, spoken word/poetry, and song. Sid Bobb (Sto:lo/People of the River) and Ouske Couchie-Bobb (Sto:lo/Nipissing Anishinaabe), father and son, will share the stories they carry and that a carry them: their regalia, dance, and traditional creation stories. They will share their relationship with CONVERSATIONS. Their dance gives thanks to the traditional lands they dance on, the breath of life, and expresses their commitment to women and the future.

Credits:

Performed by: Sid Bobb (Dancer/Storyteller) & Ouske Couchie-Bobb (Dancer/ Storyteller)

White Grass Dance Regalia: Ouske Couchie-Bobb (Designer), Tracey Larochelle (Textile Art), Penny Couchie (Textile Art), Phil Gray (Visual Art), Tom Barker (Dancing Stick)

Blue Grass Dance Regalia: Sid Bobb (Designer, Feather Fan, Textile Art), Penny Couchie (Assistant Designer & Textile Art), Tracey Larochelle (Textile Art), Beverley Myran (Beadwork), Samantha Mianskum (Beadwork), Tom Barker (Dancing Stick)

Men’s Traditional Regalia: Tracey Larochelle (Textile Art), Dan Commanda (Feather Fan, Bone Breastplate), Tim McGregor (Feather Bustle)

This work is presented with support from the Canada Council for the Arts.

2025 Fall Workshop Series

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Aanmitaagzi is back with another series of community-engaged workshops for the Fall & Winter seasons! The workshops are part of our current project, All My R(el)ations. Through sharing our knowledge, remembering together, and celebrating the old ways we are building our community through art.

The workshops are free to attend and no experience is necessary. All ages are welcome except where noted.

All My R(el)ations is a multi-disciplinary dance project of gathering, reflecting, and dreaming. This multi-year project researches, develops, and creates art in, and around, relationality and resource capacity. How do we relate to ourselves and each other in times of scarcity? What actions have fractured our relationship to ourselves, each other, and the land? What actions give life to healthy thriving communities? All My R(el)ations seeks to re-establish ways in which we work well together.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

MONDAY
Pow Wow Making & Jam Night with Darren Nakogee
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Pow wow singing and dancing for all abilities. Sing, dance, or work on your regalia projects. Join Darren Nakogee, Sid Bobb, and other artists as we celebrate together. This workshop is presented in partnership with Nipissing First Nation’s Walking Alongside Services.

Open Making Studio
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Weekly drop-in open studio making sessions. Bring your regalia, beadwork, knitting, painting, or other unfinished projects to work on, or start a new one!

WEDNESDAY
All Ages Multi-Arts with Sherry Guppy
3:30 – 5:30 pm  
A multi-arts drop-in class for artists of all ages. Materials will be provided.

Movement & Dance with Penny Couchie
6:30 – 8:00 pm
This dance class is aimed at exploring relationship to ourselves, each other, and our community. What are we moved by? How do we celebrate the diversity of our bodies and the multitude of ways we express ourselves?

THURSDAY
Elders’ Storytelling Luncheons
12:00 – 2:30 pm
This storytelling luncheon for elders is an opportunity to eat together and explore the care we had for one another: our families, community, and strangers. It is an opportunity to share stories of who we are in the face of adversity and who we hope to be. It is a call for a return to good relations with all.