Native Earth Performing Arts

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Native Earth Performing Arts is a Canadian theatre company located in Toronto. Founded in 1982, it is the oldest professional Native theatre company in Canada. They have been central in the development of a community of Native theatre artists, and have contributed to the creation of several plays which have become canonical in Canadian drama, such as Tomson Highway's award-winning The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, Daniel David Moses's Almighty Voice and His Wife and Drew Hayden Taylor's Someday. Native Earth hosts the annual Weesageechak Festival which is a showcase for emerging Native theatre artists.

Native Earth is currently run by Artistic Director Yvette Nolan.

[edit] External links

• Native Earth Performing Arts
• Native Earth Performing Arts at The Canadian Encyclopedia