Feb 15 – 18, 2024
The Anishinaabe of Grassy Narrows are resilient. They are stitching their fractured landscapes back together from the impact of mercury poisoning. Using dance, movement, sound, and storytelling, the Dora-award winning Waawaate Fobister embodies Omaagomaan, a two-spirit being, and a manifestation of the earth and man-made poisons that have seeped into the earth’s crust. A fierce shape-shifter inspired by Anishinaabeg worldview and cosmologies, Omaagomaan forces us to reckon with the ways the maanaadizi (ugly) and the onishishin (beautiful) collide.
Content Warnings: there will be fog and flashing lights, sudden loud noises, and mature themes.
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Note: Latecomers will not be admitted
Covid Safety: Audience members are asked to remain masked for the duration of the performance.
All Ages Welcome
#neOmaagomaan
Choreography & Performance by Waawaate Fobister
Choreography James Viveiros
Original Direction Troy Emery Twigg
Costume Design Sage Paul, Ryme Zahzam
Sound Design & Composition Marc Merilainen
ANISHINAABEMOWIN & Anishinaabe Cultural Mentor Don Kavanaugh
Tour Producer Nova Courchene
Tech. Dir., SM, Lighting Design Pierre Lavoie
Thursday February 15 | 7:30 PM – Opening, SOLD OUT
Friday February 16 | 7:30 PM – Talkback facilitated by Jaeli Rae & Francis Gladue, SOLD OUT
Saturday February 17 | 7:30 PM
Sunday February 18 | 2:00 PM – Matinee, Talkback facilitated by Ty Sloane, SOLD OUT
Sliding Scale | $30, $20, $10
At all Native Earth productions we offer General Admission seating and this season, we’re providing tickets at 3 Price Points. We ask that you choose the price point that you can afford, knowing that the higher price points will increase your support for Indigenous Theatre and ensure it stays affordable for those who need it.
Visual Art by Mishiikenh Kwe