NIITSIPOWSIIN

Inside Out Theatre

NIITSIPOWSIIN

IN DEVELOPMENT

Conceived and led by Justin Many Fingers | Created by a multi-Nation team of multidisciplinary artists

A vivid interdisciplinary exploration through the living history and cultural significance of Blackfoot Sign Language.

Led by Justin Many Fingers, a multi-Nation team of performing and visual artists are imagining how to evoke Blackfoot sign language on stage. The movement-based performance project will explore Blackfoot culture through the development of language and in the creation process, the artists are uncovering as many Blackfoot signs as possible and integrating them into their storytelling. This project has been undertaken in consultation with several elders and community members in order to piece together as much as possible about Blackfoot sign language: learning signs, understanding their meanings, stories and origins. The performance will also integrate ASL, spoken Blackfoot, and broken English.

Anticipated Premiere: Fall 2021

CREATIVE TEAM

Conceived and led by Justin Many Fingers

Torrie Ironstar - visual artist/Indigenous Deaf consultant

Landon Krentz - theatre artist/American Sign Language/Deaf culture consultant

Zach Running Coyote - performer

Elizabeth Ferguson-Breaker - performer

Sheldon First Rider - lead elder/ Blackfoot language consultant

Raymond Many Bears - elder

Beverley Hungry Wolf - elder

Col Cseke - producer/story contributor

Cara Eastcott - producer/story contributor

Janice Manchul - American Sign Language interpreter

Bree MacDonald- American Sign Language interpreter