Red Sky Performance Master Class

October 7, 2024
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Jefferson Street Dance Studio

Red Sky Performance is a leading company of contemporary Indigenous performance in Canada and worldwide.

It is an Indigenous-led company. The vision of Red Sky Performance derives from its creator Sandra Laronde (Misko Kizhigoo Migizii Kwe) which means “Red Sky Eagle Woman” in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibway) language from the Teme-Augama Anishinaabe (People of the Deep Water). Her vision is to elevate and expand contemporary performance informed by Indigenous worldview and culture. Laronde plays a pivotal role in the ongoing cultural resurgence and shines a light on Indigenous ingenuity, beauty and powerful new work.

Laronde’s concept of performance explores the relationship between movement, live music, theatricality and image. Her engagement in these disciplines involves collaborations with dancers, musicians, composers, choreographers, visual artists, actors, writers, designers, researchers and culture keepers—all being distinctly integral to Red Sky Performance’s distinct productions. ‘Story’ is paramount to Red Sky because Laronde sees stories as the embodiment of Indigenous voice, ethos, and key to empowerment.