Material Witness is "rowdy and playful, displaying an enormous sense of energy, strength and good will.  Yet its subject is dead serious: the physical abuse of indigenous women in the United States and Canada."
~ Anita Gates, The New York Times

In association with Spiderwoman Theater & Aanmitaagzi
A Loose Change Production by Spiderwoman Theater
Directed by Muriel Miguel
Written by Cherish Violet Blood, Penny Couchie, Donna Couteau,
Angela Loft, Gloria Miguel and Tanis Parenteau
with Muriel Miguel

Material Witness is part of La MaMa's Safe Harbors Indigenous Arts / Theatre Collective

In Material Witness, Spiderwoman Theater, regarded as one the most influential Native theatre companies “in the history of the country” (Oskar Eustis, Public Theater), turns their “story-weaving” dance-theatre to issues of violence against women in Indigenous communities.  Weaving together the real-life experiences of a multigenerational cast that also includes Native actors from Canada, the collaborative piece celebrates courage and generates healing.  Stalwarts of the downtown performance scene, Spiderwoman, cited for their "rollicking humor" by The New York Times, are marking their 40th anniversary.