« The Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival will be very different from other Fringe Festivals. NIFF is an Indigenous-led project based in a holistic approach to creating a community of support for Indigenous artists rooted in culture and building for a sustainable future. For this reason, the Festival will include the Knowledge Sharing Project – an extensive commitment to the development and transmittal of cultural knowledge and creative practice.
Sharing food, spending time in the Traditional Area (Tipi, Sweat Lodge and Medicine Garden) on the Trent University campus, connecting with local Elders and sharing cultural practices will be central to the project. The project has also been invited by the Band Council to travel to the nearby Curve Lake First Nation to share with the community.
Throughout the project, artists will be supported in leading their own learning. Festival performers will be offered the option of mentorship with either Drew Hayden-Taylor or Muriel Miguel in a format which may include the mentor’s attendance at rehearsals, script or performance development exercises or other interactions.
Skill development in production and arts administration will also be addressed. There will be specific workshops in tour management and “how to Fringe” led by experienced producers Deb Ratelle and Lee Bolton. Unlike other Fringes, where companies are left on their own to manage their technical needs and work to the very tight schedules of the festival, mentorship will be offered to all performing companies by Nozhem Technical Director Don White. »
For more information, please visit: http://www.indigenousfringefest.ca/ Please read the guidelines before applying: http://www.indigenousfringefest.ca/read-before-applying.html
