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NEPA Newsletter February 2006.Pub Native Earth newsletter NATIVE EARTH PERFORMING ARTS WISH LIST Native Earth [ Billets for visiting artists from out of town B OARD OF DIRECTORS 2005-2006 newsletter EARTFELT HANKS Jesse Wente PRESIDENT A H T ! Jed DeCory VICE-PRESIDENT To the Creator, for the safe and healthy birth of beautiful Jackson Lauzon Volume 17, No. 3 - Winter, 2006 Susan Crean SECRETARY to parents Craig Lauzon & Tracy O’Connor Lauzon. Rex Buckle TREASURER Congratulations! James Cullingham and Naomi Powless Jani Lauzon, Monique Mojica, Michelle St A shout out to the wonderful people at Nightswimming, Mammalian NATIVE EARTH P ERSONNEL Diving Reflex and DvXT staff for lending us their nice, spacious room to use John, Michelle Latimer, Cheri Maracle- for our recent reading Cardinal, Craig Lauzon, Ryan Cunningham, TAKES IT PERSONAL To Sandra LeFrancois & David Yee for pitching extra in manpower Cliff Cardinal, Sara Sinclair, Falen Johnson, during Dreary & Izzy and Tara Beagan, directed by Kennedy Toronto Arts Council for offering a grantwriting workshop to our Young Voices playwrights MacKinnon and Yvette Nolan with Photography Leon by Aureus All of the generous donors to Turtle Gals The Scrubbing Project choreography by Tamara Podemski. To our favourite and most functional couchboy, Leon Aureus: a big, big MANAGING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR thank you for making our staff pictures sexier and funkier every single time! Yvette Nolan (far right) THEATRE ADMINISTRATOR Donna-Michelle St. Bernard (second from right) Financial Supporters MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Native Earth Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the Nina Lee Aquino (far left) financial support of: COMMUNITY LIAISON Baagwating Community Association Erika A. Iserhoff (second from left) The McLean Foundation WEBMASTER & DESIGNER Lance Sero Court National Aboriginal Achievement M EMBERS Foundation PATRONS OF THE EARTH: Lorne Cardinal, Daniel David Moses, Harold Tarbell and Jesse Wente. SUPPORTERS OF THE EARTH: Rex Buckle, dd Kugler, Karen de Groot and Averie Wells. BEST FRIENDS OF THE EARTH: Carol J. Andrews, Naomi Campbell, Gary Farmer, Thomas A. Fekete, Yvette Nolan’s play about the Mi’kmaq activist Death Of A Chief Griffith Donna Photography by Chris Johnson, Jonathan Kaplan, David Copelin & Diane Marshall, Dr. Mary Jane Miller, Roger D. Moore, Robert & Janet Nunn, James & Louisa who worked with the American Indian Movement in O’Reilly, Frances Sanderson, Drew Hayden Taylor and Marjorie Trudeau. The Death of a Chief, Native Earth’s adaptation of the ‘70’s and who was murdered in 1975 is ten years FRIENDS OF THE EARTH: Julius Caesar continues in development in February. Ida Abrams, James Cullingham, Victoria Freeman, Fides Krucker, Sheila old this year, so she and dramaturg Sarah Stanley Linklater, Kenneth Lund, Grace B. Olds, Naomi Powless, Derek Quin, Weesageechak audiences got a peek at the project in have gone back into the script to see what difference Carol Rowntree, Syana Performing Arts, Susan Sinclair, Sharon Shorty, September, which incorporates movement, song, dance Rose Stella, Kelly Thornton, Rosamond Vanderburgh, Marion de Vries, a decade makes. Two men are charged with her Marianne & Alan Weston, Roberta Wraith and Hersh Zeifman. and personal stories into Shakespeare’s classic tale of death, and her profile is larger than ever… how will ambition, community, power and betrayal. The these facts change the story? Come and see in the February workshop will be the fourth week of work on workshop production at Factory Studio, March 55 MILL STREET the adaptation, and culminates with a showing at the th THE CASE GOODS BUILDING (#74), SUITE 300 3-5 , which features Michelle St John and Ryan TORONTO, ON M5A 3C4 NATIVE EARTH PERFORMING ARTS IS TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF Festival Of Original Theatre (FOOT) on THE GEORGE CEDRIC METCALF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. LIKE TEL: 416.531.1402 th Cunningham, with design by Christine Plunkett FAX: 416.531.6377 MANY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR February 18 at 7:30 pm at the Robert Gill MARKETING AND TO DISCOVER NEW SOURCES OF REVENUE SO THAT WE MAY INCREASE E-MAIL: [email protected] (set), Michelle Ramsay (lights) and Richard Lee WEBSITE: WWW.NATIVEEARTH.CA OUR SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE FOUNDATION'S THREE-YEAR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES Theatre at the University of Toronto, featuring PROGRAM HAS ALLOWED US TO CREATE A FULL-TIME MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT (sound). CHARITABLE REGISTRATION # 119052116RR0001 COORDINATOR POSITION, NOW FILLED BY NINA AQUINO. Page 4 Volume 17, No. 3 - Winter, 2006 Volume 17, No. 2 - Winter, 2006 Page 1 Native Earth newsletter Native Earth newsletter WELCOME ERIKA! DREAMY & EASY LAST CALL! Well, since we were already NATIVE EARTH PERFORMING ARTS chock full of artists in the NAME DROPPING AND THE OAC THEATRE office, we thought one more • This February will REATORS ESERVE ROGRAM Turtle Gals Performance Ensemble couldn’t hurt - and what an C R P be in Brantford with The Scrubbing Project presented by the artist! You have already OAC’ s Theatre Creators’ Reserve program is a recommender Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, then at the University been introduced to our new The premiere of Tara program that assists theatre creators in the development of new work. of Guelph, the University of Waterloo and on the Six Nations Community Liaison, Erika A. Reserve. Visit www.turtlegals.com Beagan’s Dreary and Izzy Recommenders receive applications directly from theatre artists and Iserhoff through her stunning was a smash hit at the box forward grant recommendations to officers for authorization and costume design in Turtle • Tara Beagan has been in and about rehearsing down the office, with members of such payment by the OAC. Gals The Scrubbing Project, as well as her work with Centre for hall from us. She will have a piece in the Rhubarb Festival diverse community groups as Indigenous Theatre, designing on such shows as Stolen, Wiora, Native Earth is committed to the development of new work and called, Here, Boy! with direction by Patrick Beagan. The FAS World, Aboriginal Legal From Darkeness the Light is Heard, All My Relations and Dead fostering meaningful relationships with creators within the theatre Services of Toronto, Anishnabe Health, Brock University and Artists play is featuring Herbie Barnes, David Yee, and Chris White Writer on the Floor. Now that they’ve broken her in for community. Mentoring Youth in attendance. Camellia Koo’s inviting, homey Reynolds. It will be running between Feb15- Fe19 at 9:45pm, us (thanks guys) we’re ready to work her to the bone. With set combined with Lyon Smith’s music and Rebecca Picherak’s Tallulah’s Cabaret. Madame Beagan is also working on a new two children at home (2 year old Isaac & 11 year old Austin) So pull out those scripts from your bottom drawer, dust them off and piece which will be presented in Nightwood Theatre’s lighting to draw one and all effectively into the world of the the hectic pace is nothing new, and Erika has dived right in, turn them in! For more information on the Native Earth’s criteria and Groundswell Festival of New Works by Women. Monaghan household. For three weeks, the talented cast (Sharon theatre creators’ reserve application procedures, go to: taking charge of the Tales Tour and the Young Voices Program. Bakker, Ryan Cunningham, Lesley Faulkner and Michaela Originally from Cochrane, Ontario, she studied at George • Penny Couchie, Julie Jamieson, Christine Friday Washburn) walked a tightrope between the story’s tragic and WWW . NATIVEEARTH. CA Brown College and OCAD, and has worked in film, television ! and Tamara Podemski from the 3rd annual Aboriginal comic moments – and emerged triumphant, receiving a warm RY and theatre. It looks like the cosmos has paved the way for R Choreographer’s Workshop were rehearsing down the hall from response from reviewers and audience alike, U her to excel in a position which focuses on community, youth H DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: us at Dancemakers Studio and dropped by with dancer, causing more than a few damp eyes in the and education. Erika hopes to raise the public profile of First Sarain Carson. The performance at Toronto Dance Theatre house. NOW Magazine’s Jon Kaplan had TH Nations theatre, bring enriching performances to remote FEBRUARY 15 2005 was a sold out show and word on the street is people were kudos for the Dora Award winning playwright, communities and contribute to the telling of important stories. being turned away at the door. So a big congratulations goes recommending that audiences check out the out to Earth In Motion World Indigenous Dance Company and show “if you want to see how a gifted playwright to all of the choreographers, dancers and composers. stages strong emotions.” A generous donation by NEPA member Lorne Cardinal enabled us to OUNG OICES PDATE EMBER ROFILE Y V U • Santee Smith, who was also one of the choreographers for NEPA M P : spread awareness about Foetal Alcohol Amy White realizes that it is not the quantity the workshop stopped in to post audition notices for Kaha:wi Syndrome Disorders by awarding copies of but the quality that really matters when it Dance Theatre. She is seeking female and male dancers for the Bonnie Buxton’s book, Damaged Angels to lucky draw winners. up-coming season of performances 2006/2007. Details at comes to writing a good script. "Young DEREK QUIN www.santeesmithdance.com Voices is a necessary program. It will help Now retired, Derek Quin has always to unveil the next generation of writers for • In partnership with PEN Canada and the Toronto Public Library, been key to the well-being of his Indigenous Theatre. The support and Diaspora Dialogues is excited to present the next installment of community first as a teacher, and then as TALES TOUR 06: professional resources available their monthly reading and performance events February 8th, a Scarborough Public Library librarian for through YV’s has helped me to reach a level 15th and 22nd, as part of the Keep Toronto Reading festival.
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