Performing across Ktaqmkuk July 2024

St. John's
Tuesday July 2 - Johnson Geo Centre Hall
Stolen Sisters @ 5:30pm
Koqm @ 7pm (talk-back to follow)

Wednesday July 3 - Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Court Garden
Koqm @ 5:30pm
Stolen Sisters @ 7pm (talk-back to follow)

Thursday July 4 - Government House Grounds
(weather dependent)
Stolen Sisters @ 5pm
Koqm @ 7pm (talk-back to follow)

Tickets $20 for single performance or $35 for both
(Indigenous community members complimentary)
Available day-of at the gate only (cash or card)
For outdoor performances only, please bring a chair or blanket to sit on, and picnics are welcome

Miawpukek
First Nation Powwow
July 5 @ 8:30pm Stolen Sisters 
July 6 @ 7pm Koqm

Flat Bay
​Bay St. George Powwow
July 12 @ 4:00pm Stolen Sisters 
July 14 @ 11am Koqm

Koqm
Written & performed by shalan joudry
​Duration: 60 minutes

KOQM means old tree in Mi’kmaw. Go on a journey through time and land to experience the voices of fictional L’nu (Mi’kmaq) women.

A fallen tree has seen centuries of women who have lived and loved under its canopy. Meet the women who might have spoken and walked through one area of forest for centuries. Guided by the strength of an ancient tree (“koqm”), the women’s voices share with us their personal stories of grief, humour, and resiliency through this unique theatrical performance.​

​Winner of the 2023 Robert Merritt Theatre Award for Outstanding New Play.

Stolen Sisters
Written & performed by Leahdawn Helena
​Duration: 75 minutes

STOLEN SISTERS is a one woman show that centers around the lives and legacies of three Beothuk women and girls whose names have survived in historical record - and whose stories have been mis-told, misrepresented, and mythologized by colonial interference.
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By shifting the lens of history to reflect Indigenous perspective and experience these women set the record straight, telling their own stories with both humor and unflinching honesty.

​Based on the oral and written histories of colonization locally and world-wide, these women shine a light on the global experiences of Indigenous women and girls, and Newfoundland’s part in that legacy. ​