Weesageechak Begins to Dance 38

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 Studio in Toronto. Weesageechak Begins to Dance is an annual festival showcasing new works and works-in-development by 10 Indigenous creators from across Turtle Island and beyond.

Each night of the festival will feature a double bill with presentations from two Weesageechak creators including Tara Beagan, Todd Houseman, Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe, Gwaandak Theatre, Sonya Ballantyne, Jessica Esmeralda Zepeda, Jillian Morris, Montana Summers, Samantha Sutherland, and more. The festival theme for the 38th Weesageechak Begins to Dance is Complexities and Curiosities, weaving stories, conversations, workshops, and more around a fulsome gathering of creativity and inspiration.

Who is it for?

Adults

Tickets : $15

Single Tickets are $15
Festival Passes are $60

How to get tickets?

Buy online

Date: Friday November 21, 2025 to Sunday November 30, 2025

AKI STUDIO SHOW SCHEDULE
Fri, Nov 21 – 7:30 PM, Aki Studio
Opening Welcome + Ceremony
Children of the Bear by Todd Houseman
Squeaky by Tara Beagan
Post-show Reception

Sat, Nov 22 – 7:30 PM, Aki Studio
Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe (he/him) – Don’t Bring Him Back
Squeaky by Tara Beagan
Conversation: Breaking Molds

Sun, Nov 23 – 2:00 PM, Aki Studio
Children of the Bear by Todd Houseman
Northern Indigenous Play Readings, presented by Gwaandak Theatre

Wed, Nov 26 – 7:30 PM, Aki Studio
mi historia que no es única by Jessica Zepeda
The Three Times Bono Saved my Life by Sonya Ballantyne
Northern Indigenous Play Readings, presented by Gwaandak Theatre

Thurs, Nov 27 – 7:30 PM, Aki Studio
The Curse of Stolen Seeds by Jillian Morris
How Bono Saved my Life (Three Times) by Sonya Ballantyne
Conversation: Breaking Molds

Fri, Nov 28 – 7:30 PM, Aki Studio
mi historia que no es única by Jessica Zepeda
Double Bill: Conditions to Strike by Montana Summers / ?a·kinq?uku by Samantha Sutherland

Sat, Nov 29 – 7:30 PM, Aki Studio
Music + Comedy Night

Sun, Nov 30 – 2:00 PM, Aki Studio
The Curse of Stolen Seeds by Jillian Morris
Double Bill: Conditions to Strike by Montana Summers / ʔa·kinq̓uku by Samantha Sutherland

Venue & Address

Aki Studio, 585 Dundas Street East, Toronto

Wheelchair accessible