2018 / Olivia C. Davies / “Consequence”
by JP Longboat (Circadia Indigena)
Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival 31
Lighting Designer: B.C. Batty
2023 / Canada's Them Fatale / 2-Spirit Cabaret / Buddies in Bad Times
2019 / Manidog Nimiwag . TMU Pow Wow
2022 / Red Wolf
2022 / Red Wolf
IndigiBabes Burlesque: Not Your Sacred Objects
by Denise B. McLeod
Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival 35
Lighting Designer: B.C. Batty
2018 / Maura García
“They Are Still Talking” by Maura García Dance
Costume Designer: Mona Cliff
Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival 31
Lighting Designer: B.C. Batty
2016 / Alexandria Bipatnath
2022 / Miss Savage Moon / Indigibabes
IndigiBabes Burlesque: Not Your Sacred Objects
by Denise B. McLeod
Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival 35
Lighting Designer: B.C. Batty
2023 / Rhinestone Chickadee / 2-Spirit Cabaret / Buddies in Bad Times
2017 / Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Traditional Pow Wow
2017 / Aria Evans / “link”
Animikiig Creators Unit
Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival 30
Lighting Designer: B.C. Batty
2022 / Rebecca Hope
2022 / Rebecca Hope
Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival 35
Lighting Designer: B.C. Batty
2020 / Neno
2019 / Salome Nieto, Jeanette Kotowich, Hailey McCloskey, Tin Gamboa / “Gathering Light”
by Raven Spirit Dance
Presented by Native Earth
Choreographer: Michelle Olson
Lighting Designer: David DeGrow
Costume Designers: Jeanette Kotowich, Michelle Olson
2018 / Waawaate Fobister / “Gashkigwaaso”
Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival 31
Lighting Designer: B.C. Batty
2023 / Mississauga Nation Pow Wow
2018 / Samantha Brown / “Ipperwash”
2018 / Samantha Brown / “Ipperwash”
by Falen Johnson
Presented by Native Earth
Lighting Designer: Michelle Ramsay
Costume Designer: Jeff Chief
2023 / Christine Friday / “Firewater Thunderbird Rising”
Presented by Native Earth
Concept, Choreography & Performance Christine Friday
Sound Design Rob Bertola
Choreographic Support Robert Desrosiers
Spoken Word/Cultural Support Dr. Debby Wilson Danard
Costume Design Christine Friday
Friday Creeations Operations Manager Jamie Friday
2019 / Kendra Jessie . TMU Pow Wow
2018 / Aria Evans & Syretta Hector / "In the Abyss"
Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival 31
Festival Producer: Ulla Laidlaw
Stage Manager: Heather Thompson
Designer: BC Batty
Coordinators: Lisa Nasson, Joelle Peters
Coordinator & Technician: Jessica Campbell-Maracle
2023 / "Same Difference”
Presented by: The Theatre Centre
Concept, Projection Design, Sound Design & Composition, Text: David Mesiha
Projection Co-Design, Co-Development: Milton Lim
Dramaturgy, Co-Development: Tim Carlson & Gavan Cheema
Performance and Co-Development: Aryo Khakpour Dramaturgy
Early Development Contributors include: Celia Aloma, Neema Bickersteth, Ashley Bodiguel, Jivesh Parasram, Parjad Sharifi and Ilana Zackon
2016 / Korey Shawana
Pow Wow Dancer Series, 2016
Pictured (left to right)
Top Row:
Alexandria Bipatnath
Korey Shawana
Bottom Row:
Catherine Shawana
AJ Douglas
