EUROPEAN PREMIERE
Immerse yourself in a contemporary ritual from Indigenous artists Émilie Monnet and Waira Nina.
Émilie Monnet, from Canada, and Waira Nina, from the Colombian Amazon, are interdisciplinary artists who seek to forge links between Indigenous people of the northern and southern hemispheres. They invite you into a mesmerising performance inspired by solidarity for the protection of water and resistance against extraction of resources.
In the Colombian Amazon, on the territory of the Inga people, oil and mining companies destroy entire living environments to plunder resources. This includes copper, which is central to Anishinaabe culture in Canada, where these same companies thrive.
The words Nigamon and Tunai mean ‘song’ in the artists’ respective languages. In Nigamon / Tunai, Monnet and Nina experiment with their voices, their breath and their bodies to interweave a performed ritual with audio documentary.
Together, the artists create a multi-sensory experience, immersing the audience in the traditional knowledge of their cultures and the struggles that bind them together.
Supported by
ÉMILIE MONNET Co-Author, Co-Director & Performer
WAIRA NINA Co-Author, Co-Director & Performer
SARAH WILLIAMS Associate Director
MÉLANIE O'BOMSAWIN Video Artist
Julie Christina Picher Set Designer
Leonel Vasquez Sound Designer
FRANNIE HOLDER Music & Sound Designer
Wanderson Santos Assistant Director & Stage Manager
Fernando Maya Meneses Set Design Assistant
YOHAYNA HERNÁNDEZ Dramaturg
Frédéric Auger Sound Engineer
Yso Costume Designer
CHANTAL LABONTÉ Lighting Designer
FLOYD FAVEL Outside Eye & Protocol Consultant (North)
Luciano Mutumbajoy Outside Eye & Protocol Consultant (South)
With the pre-recorded voices of: TAITA LUCIANO MUTUMBAJOY, SONIA MUTUMBAJOY, CHARITO CHIKUNQUE, AMANDA ROY
VÉRONIK PICARD Researcher
NIGAMON/TUNAI is a production of Productions ONISHKA in co-production with Espace Go and Festival TransAmériques.
View more information at datathistle.com
Event Location
The Studio at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Potterrow
Edinburgh EH8 9BL
United Kingdom