The Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance

CIT Summer Training

Editor — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:39:10 +0000

Alianait – April Verch Band

Editor — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:31:35 +0000

Alianait is presenting a concert featuring the April Verch Band and local favourites Errol Fletcher & Jamal Shirley, plus the Iqaluit Fiddlers. April Verch is an internationally renowned and multiple award-winning Canadian fiddler, singer, songwriter and stepdancer from the Ottawa Valley. Tickets are $22 in advance ($12 for youth 13 to 18) available at Arctic Ventures, [...]

SNTC Aboriginal Program Asst.

Editor — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:28:43 +0000

Aboriginal Program Assistant The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild has been fortunate in receiving funding support from Service Canada towards hiring a student through the Canada Summer Jobs Program. We are accepting applications for an Aboriginal Program Assistant to work 30 hours per week for a 12 week summer term position at $12 per hour, commencing May [...]

Ode’Min Giizis Festival

Editor — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:21:51 +0000

. The fifth annual Ode’min Giizis Festival is gearing up for June 20-24 in Peterborough Ontario. The cast is spectacular (see here). The Ode’min Giizis Festival is presented by O’Kaadenigan Wiingashk (OKW) and Public Energy in Peterborough, Ontario. From June 20-24 2012, Indigenous artists, including musicians, performers, visual artists, writers, storytellers, artisans, and dancers will gather to [...]

SNTC Summer Student Job

Editor — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:12:14 +0000

YOUTH DRAMA CAMP FACILITATOR Deadline for application: Monday, May 21, 2012 Location: Saskatoon, SK Assignment: Full Time Summer Student Position Pay Rate: TBD Dates: Tuesday, July 3 to Friday August 31, 2012 Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company (SNTC) will engage a team of three facilitators to deliver the Performers Playhouse program in July and August 2012. The facilitators must possess the [...]

Congrats Marie Clements!

Editor — Sat, 05 May 2012 17:25:36 +0000

Many congratulations to the ultra-talented Marie Clements, who has been awarded $120,000 – The Women in the Director’s Chair – to support completing her first feature, Stonefaces. Marie Clements Website, profile on the CCA Website and the Playwrights Canadian Press.

Call for Submissions

Editor — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:06:40 +0000

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS NOTICE – Eastern Canadian General Auditions Audition dates: May 24th & 25th,2012 Audition location: Halifax, NS Deadline to submit: Friday, May 11 by 5pm AST Contact name: Janice Creelman Contact email: jcreelman@neptunetheatre.com Contact phone: (902) 429-7300 Engager Website: www.neptunetheatre.com, www.onelighttheatre.com Neptune Theatre, Onelight Theatre and other Eastern Canadian theatre companies are now accepting submissions from actors for a combined general [...]

Music gigs in May!

Editor — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:14:28 +0000

We’ve got them listed on our Calendar. Here are the links: A Tribe Called Red CD Release Party – Thur May 3, Toronto, ON. Indigenous Afterdark w/ A Tribe Called Red, et. al – Fri May 4, Vancouver, BC. Cris Derksen and Kristi Lane Sinclair – touring, first stop Tues May 15, Vancouver, BC. .

Augie’s Dream via HokaHeh

Editor — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:02:12 +0000

King Lear, or Native Lear as it’s more commonly known, is currently playing at The National Arts Centre (Ottawa, ON) May 8-26. This post cherry-picks from Kevin Loring on Native Earth Performing Arts’ blog HokaHeh: Augie’s Dream When the Ecstasy of Rita Joe opened at the Vancouver Playhouse in 1967, after a pregnant pause, Canadian Theatre was born. [...]

RSD Dance Intensive!

Editor — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:15:50 +0000

Spring Training Intensive in Contemporary & Traditional Aboriginal Dance, Story & Song presented by Raven Spirit Dance & The Dance Centre May 25th – June 2nd, 2012 in Vancouver, BC Join us for a 9-Day intensive dance program full of classes, workshops, artist talks & professional development that focus on Contemporary & Traditional Aboringal Dance, Story & Song. [...]

Storyweaving

Editor — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:05:23 +0000

Vancouver Moving Theatre & DTES Heart of the City Festival in partnership with the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre invite you to witness Storyweaving May 11-13 & 18-20, 2012 Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Weaving First Nation Memories from the Past into the Future Twining together stories, poems and personal memories With oral histories woven from cultural teachings, West Coast dances and the ancient bone [...]

Candice Jacko on TSF ‘12

Editor — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:52:18 +0000

Picked this gem up via Facebook via Full Circle via Planet Indigenous (loves the world wide web). On Planet Indigenous’s News Blog, Candice Jacko describes her experience at this year’s Talking Stick Festival: I had the great pleasure to visit the beautiful city of Vancouver for the 11th annual Talking Stick Festival. The Talking Stick Festival is [...]