Year: 2017

Backbone Preview Night

November 2, 2017

Indigenous community preview of Backbone at Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre.

Berkeley Street Theatre, Toronto, Ontario

6 Degrees Conference

September 25 – 27, 2018: 6 Degrees Conference

Sandra Laronde and Eddie Elliott participated in this multi-faceted three-day conference hosted by Institute of Canadian Citizenship.

TELUS Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Ontario

Roundtable: Building Citizenship

September 15, 2017

On Common Ground Festival, Fort York National Historic Site, Toronto, Ontario

Sandra Laronde participated in a roundtable that included artists, scholars, and other public figures.

Miigis Post-show Talk Back

August 26, 2017

Sandra Laronde and the dancers answered questions from the audience following a performance of an excerpt from Miigis at the esteemed Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.

Jacob’s Pillow, Beckett, Massachusetts

Celebrate Canada Day with Red Sky

July 1, 2017

Celebrate Canada Day with Red Sky’s Indigenous Dance-Off (Canada and New Zealand) at Greater Sudbury’s Biggest Family Friendly Celebration, followed by an interactive movement workshop for youth and families.

12:20 – 12:45 pm on the Main Stage
2:00 – 2:25 pm on the Snowflake Stage

Science North
Sudbury, Ontario
Free Admission

Canada Day Celebrations

July 1, 2017

Celebrate Canada Day with Red Sky's Indigenous Dance-Off (Canada and New Zealand) at Greater Sudbury's Biggest Family Friendly Celebration, followed by an interactive movement workshop for youth and families.

12 noon - 10:30 pm at Science North
Sudbury, Ontario
Free admission.

Join us for a Mistatim: Bite-Sized and an outdoor experience at the City of Toronto and at Richmond Hill.
“The Orchid”, Mel Lastman Square in Toronto at 3:30 pm and 4:45 pm
Richmond Green
1300 Elgin Mills Road, Richmond Hill, Ontario
at 6:30 pm

Toronto and Richmond Hill, Ontario
Free Admission

Here in the 6ix: Celebrate Multiculturalism Day

June 27, 2017 at 7:00 am – 8:30 am

As part of Multicultural Day at the Harbourfront Centre, we will hold a sunrise ceremony with Elders and singers on the shore of Lake Ontario followed by a dance duet and live music performance in the pond. Not to be missed.

Natrel Pond
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
235 Queens Quay West
Free Admission

National Indigenous Day/ Indigenous Arts Festival @Fort York

June 21 - 25, 2017

As part of the Indigenous Arts Festival @Fort York, Red Sky will perform excerpts of Miigis music focused on The Great Lakes experience.

June 21 at 1:00 pm, Getting On Your Feet, an interactive movement workshop for all ages, Fort York Grounds
June 22 at 1:00 pm, Music for the Great Lakes, Fort York Grounds
June 22 at 5:30 pm, Music for the Great Lakes, Fort York Grounds
June 23 at 1:00 pm, Music for the Great Lakes, Fort York Grounds
June 25 at 2:30 pm, Getting On Your Feet, an interactive movement workshops in the Blue Barracks, Fort York

Fort York, Toronto

Governor-General Canadian Leadership Conference

June 15, 2017

As an alumna of the Governor-General Canadian Leadership Conference, Executive & Artistic Director Sandra Laronde will lead a Roundtable on the topic of Arts and Culture in Canada. The GGCLC brings together Canada’s emerging leaders from business, labour, government, NGOs, education and the cultural sector for a unique two-week experience aimed at broadening their perspectives on work, leadership, their communities and their country.