Ice Follies 2023

For Ice Follies 2023, Aanmitaagzi presents Thin Ice, a large-scale installation accompanied by a series of performances on Opening Night. These multidisciplinary performances will take place in and around the large-scale installation, which includes four structures. Thin Ice is a part of Aanmitaagzi’s multi-year project, All My R(el)ations, a multi-disciplinary project of gathering, reflecting, and dreaming.

Thin Ice explores both All My R(el)ations and the rationing of this value, idea and reality. We looked at stories around the abundance when first person arrived at this world; the contemplation of this abundance and our role within it. Thin Ice explores stories of the rationing of our culture, language, traditional territory and ourselves. The installation and performances were made in collaboration with Aanmitaagzi’s artists and community through an ongoing weekly winter workshops series held at Big Medicine Studio with Aanmitaagzi. Aanmitaagzi is thrilled to be joined by our local and regional guest artists and community in the presentation of Thin Ice.

As a part of Ice Follies 2023, Aanmitaagzi will be co-presenting Paper Canoe Project’s wonderful theatre production, Prophecy Fog. Prophecy Fog is created and performed by award winning theatre artist, Jani Lauzon. We are excited at the return of Jani and Paper Canoe Projects. The performance will take place at Big medicine Studio with date and time to be announced.

Aanmitaagzi is a professional Indigenous inter-arts company from Nipissing First Nation, Ontario, linked to provincial, national and international networks. Aanmitaagzi combines art making, education, professional development & social activism. We investigate and create contemporary arts in relationship to historic indigenous arts and worldview. Our activities incorporate the Indigenous legacy of intergenerational art-making which engages both artists and community. Aanmitaagzi provides educational, land based, and community focused arts activities by producing arts festivals, dance theatre productions, and projects which activate these historic practices in meaningful ways.