Nigamon / Tunai

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.