Native Earth Performing Arts

Coming soon: GIIZIS READS
July 22-25, 2026
Tickets are Pay-What-You-Can 🎟️

Native Earth is lighting a new fire in the heart of Summer 2026 with the inaugural GIIZIS READS, a week of revisiting Indigenous works from the past. GIIZIS READS will be a week of staged readings showcasing notable works by Indigenous playwrights across multiple
decades, bringing community together to laugh, reflect, share ideas, honour Indigenous artistic legacies, and celebrate plays that are rarely platformed on stages. Curated by our Artistic Director Joelle Peters and GIIZIS READS Curator and Director PJ Prudat, GIIZIS
READS invites people to gather in our Giizis Studio to witness these stories brought to life.

Artistic Director Statement from Joelle Peters:
“GIIZIS READS is a way for Native Earth to honour our history, our Voices of Aki. Where the past meets the present. How do these works reflect their time? Are the themes explored still prevalent in today’s contemporary landscape? What conversations can be sparked
from exploring works from the past?”

SCHEDULE
Wed. July 22 at 7:00pm — White Noise by Taran Kootenhayoo
Thurs. July 23 at 7:00pm — Night of the Trickster by Beatrice Mosionier
Fri. July 24 at 7:00pm — Generic Warrior and No-Name Indians by Ben Cardinal
Sat. July 25 at 1:00pm — DOUBLE BILL: Moonlodge by Margo Kane & Red Mother by Muriel
Miguel

For more details and tickets, visit nativeearth.ca

Come to the 2-Spirit Cabaret to see a performance by: Rosary Spence

Rosary Spence, Piisimonapii Iskwew, is Mushkego Cree, Bear Clan, from Fort Albany First Nation a remote community on the western shores of James Bay in northern Ontario. Rosary strongly believes in the ability to heal our communities through land-based traditional practices, Indigenous languages, ceremony, and traditional plant medicines. Singing has been a lifetime journey for Rosary as she finds healing through sharing her story in performance. Rosary also possesses an extensive background as a designer, arts collaborator, performing artist, and an arts facilitator.

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Presented in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, as part of their Q***r Pride Festival 2026.
2-Spirit Cabaret
Presented by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Native Earth
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Doors Open: 7:30PM
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre | 12 Alexander St
🎟️ in bio!

Visual art by: Kikki Guerard