by Keira Grant - April 27, 2026
Even if you are lukewarm to early 20th-century avant-garde music and don’t care for Schoenberg’s serial composition music-baby, you are sure to be won over by the brilliance of these performers and the creative team....
by Ilana Lucas - April 24, 2026
Anyone who’s spent ten minutes online in the past decade knows that we live in an age of anger and polarization when it comes to the issues and identities we hold dear. Stories abound about families who can no longer speak to each other or even share a meal, with jagged cracks in the foundations o...
by Keira Grant - April 17, 2026
Opera Atelier’s 2025-2026 production of Claude Debussy’s Pelléas and Mélisande is a departure from the company’s production modus operandi that will leave a lasting impression on audiences and signal a new era of innovation for Opera Atelier....
by Ilana Lucas - April 17, 2026
In Jen Silverman’s The Moors, the slightly deranged love child of the Brontës, Waiting For Godot, and Six, Emilie the governess (Blessing Adedijo) arrives at a manor amidst the titular plains to find that nothing is quite as she expected. Branwell, her supposed employer and warmhearted correspond...
by Ilana Lucas - March 24, 2026
When it comes to adaptations of French playwright Edmond Rostand’s romantic tragedy Cyrano de Bergerac, you can take your pick of the nose....
by Ilana Lucas - March 06, 2026
What did our critic think of THE NEIGHBOURS at Tarragon Theatre?...
by Ilana Lucas - March 05, 2026
Bad Dog Theatre’s new improv show at Factory Theatre revolves around a storyteller who shares three short stories from their lives about what it means to be a person in Toronto. After each tale, the team of improvisers serves up a set of improv based on—or, at least, tangentially related—to ob...
by Ilana Lucas - March 05, 2026
Master puppeteer Ronnie Burkett brings the beautiful handcrafted marionettes of the Daisy Theatre to Canadian Stage’s Berkeley St. location for a run of LITTLE WILLY, an anarchic riff off Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in the same vein as 2022’s Little Dickens....
by Ilana Lucas - February 25, 2026
I grew up with Robert Munsch stories. If you grew up in Canada, it’s likely you did, too—or you’ve read them to your children, or grandchildren. ...
by Ilana Lucas - February 25, 2026
Many of us have, at some point in our lives, operated on the basic assumptions that our chosen communities, particularly those aligned by basic ideology, had our best interests at heart and would look out for each other. ...
Past Shows
Native Earth Performing Arts is excited to announce the 38th edition of Weesageechak Begins to Dance will take place November 21-November 30, 2025 at Aki...
The Paprika Festival is set to return in May 2025 at Aki Studio, celebrating its 24th annual event in collaboration with Native Earth Performing Arts....
NIIMI’IWE Indigenous Dance Series Part 2: Black Ballerina showcases a powerful exploration of race and identity as seen through the lens of classical ballet. Created...
Paprika Festival is a 24-year old performing arts company that offers emerging artists and arts administrators access to paid opportunities, mentorships, and hands-on labs to...
NIIMI’IWE Indigenous Dance Series Part 1: What We Carry features Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo in a solo performance that reflects her life journey through dance. This...
Native Earth Performing Arts is proud to present the Ontario Premiere of What We Carry, an A’nó:wara Dance Theatre solo dance piece choreographed and performed...
The NDN Act Presents: NDN Problems features a talented cast including Samantha Mandamin, Denise B. McLeod, Lena Recollect, and Jamie Whitecrow. This production offers a...
Thunder, written by Natasha Barlow, is a coming-of-age story that follows a neurodivergent child growing up alongside their cherished Rez dog. This poignant narrative explores...
Weesageechak Begins to Dance 37 marks the 37th edition of this festival, featuring public sharings of new works and works in development from thirteen Indigenous...
kiskisiwin nimihko/my blood remembers, written by PJ Prudat, is a poignant exploration of identity and connection to ancestral land and memories. The performance reflects on...
Homecoming, a spoken word performance by Aleria McKay, explores themes of self-love and acceptance through the lens of Indigenous womanhood. It will be showcased on...
You Are Not Alone (Y.A.N.A.) is a children's musical by Lacey Hill that explores an epic adventure in the wilderness of Northern British Columbia's mountain...
Climate Play is a national verbatim theatre project created by the wâhkôhtowin project, featuring works inspired by interviews conducted by Katelyn Polischuk and others. This...
Flight, written by Candace Brunette-Debassige, presents the stories of two Indigenous women leaders navigating their roles within a university setting as they aim to transform...
Son semilla, presented by Native Earth Performing Arts, is a cultural exploration that offers a prayer in movement, honoring the lives of women affected by...
Deserters, written by Kenneth T. Williams, presents an exploration of diverse characters navigating the complexities of a civil war. The play features a talented cast...
Native Earth Performing Arts is proud to present the Toronto premiere of Métis Mutt, created and performed by the acclaimed Métis artist Sheldon Elter. Comedic,...
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