Aanmitaagzi Summer Arts Program
Aanmitaagzi Summer Arts Program is an eight-week intensive arts training program.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- July 2015: The program provides youth with instruction in storytelling, movement, and Aboriginal theatre arts. Participants in the 2015 program explored themes of ancestry and personal history. Students in the program create art installations that are displayed for the community.[2]
- August 2016: The 2016 program provided four weeks of instruction in dance, theatre, visual arts, and storytelling. It is part of the Serpent People Project and is led by mentors including Penny Couchie and Sid Bobb. The program concluded with a public performance of Waasejigan Tails at Nipissing First Nation.[3]
- August 2024: The program focuses on visual arts, singing, and the creation of traditional regalia. Youth in the program hold paid trainee positions where they support Elders and maintain the studio space. The 2024 session culminated in a collaborative performance at the On the Edge Fringe Festival.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aanmitaagzi artists Fringe performance a storytelling delight", Anishinabek News, 30 August 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Aanmitaagzi’s Dances of Resistance takes part in Toronto’s Pan Am Games", Anishinabek News, 6 July 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Waasejigan Tails entertaining tales of Nipissing", Anishinabek News, 20 August 2016 (archived copy; original article).