Weesageechak Begins to Dance 38
Submissions Closed
Submissions have been extended! They were due Sunday, March 23, 2025!
Weesageechak Begins to Dance is a two-week festival showcasing new works and works-in-development by Indigenous artists across Turtle Island and beyond, hosted in the heart of Regent Park in t’karonto. Every November, Native Earth Performing Arts is proud to welcome new theatrical, dance, music, and multidisciplinary works reflecting Indigenous experiences, offering a peek into Indigenous storytelling today and to come, and reflecting the richness of Indigenous arts. These curated works receive artistic and dramaturgical support, rehearsal time and space with actors, and public sharing.
More details here.
There was a W38 Info Session on Thursday, March 6 from 3:00 – 4:00 PM.
Recording available here.
Transcript available here.
If you have any questions or require an alternate submission method, please email our Festival Producer, Yago Mesquita, at yago[at]nativeearth.ca.
*Native Earth Performing Arts uses the term Indigenous to encompass the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit of Turtle Island (North America). We also include Indigenous peoples from other regions including South America, Australia, New Zealand, and Greenland.