2023 Sâkêwêwak Annual Storyteller’s Festival: sâkitawâhk – Where the Rivers Meet
Taking place from February 17-19, this year’s festival involves Indigenous storytelling told through a variety of contemporary art forms including dance, theatre, music, and performance.
Our theme this year is, sâkitawâhk, a cree word meaning, “Where the Rivers Meet.” With a special focus on gender and 2Spirit identities, sâkitawâhk celebrates the true spirit of the festival as a point of gathering and kinship through collaboration, interconnectivity, and community.
For additional details on the festival including artist information, event descriptions, schedules, and ticketing information, please visit us online at https://sakewewak.ca/events/festival/
Hourly Schedule
Friday, February 17: Movement, Sound, and Storytelling
- 7:00pm - 7:15pm
- Welcome & Opening Ceremony
- MC Dayna Danger and Violet Naytowhow
- 7:15pm - 8:15pm
- Dance & Music Performance
- Jeanette Kotowich & Kathleen Nisbet
- 8:15pm - 8:30pm
- Intermission
- Dayna Danger
- 8:45pm - 9:15pm
- Dance/Theatre Performance
- Waawaate Fobister
- 9:15pm - 9:30pm
- Social & Closing
- Dayna Danger
Saturday, February 18: Drag & Dance Party
- 7:00pm - 7:15pm
- Welcome
- MC Dayna Danger
- 7:15pm - 7:45pm
- Drag King Performance & Artist Talk
- Adrienne Huard
- 7:45pm - 8:30
- Drag Queen Performance & Artist Talk
- Mavis Vontrese/Miss VLT
- 8:30pm - 9:30pm
- DJ Dance Party & Dance Performances
- DJ Boogie the Beat with Special Guests Erroll Kinistino, Lilla Fayant, Zoë James, and Iris James
- 9:30pm - 10:00pm
- Closing Remarks & Social
- MC Dayna Danger
Sunday, February 19: 2Spirit Beading & Bannock
- 1pm - 3pm
- Bannock & Beading Circle
- Join artists Dayna Danger and Katherine Boyer for an afternoon of beading, bannock and refreshments. This event is centred around creating a welcoming space of sharing, belonging, and kinship for those identifying as 2Spirit, transgender, and non-binary. This event is by donation.
