July 11, 2026

Spiderwoman Workshops!

Global Indigenous Theatre Festival

October 28-November 5

Location

La MaMa Community Arts Space,
74A East 4th St, NY, NY 10003

To RSVP

Please email John Breen

jpbbreen@gmail.com

WORKSHOPS! NOT TO BE MISSED

As Spiderwoman celebrates our 50th Anniversary with the Global Indigenous Theatre Festival at LaMaMa, these groundbreaking theatre companies are offering FREE theatre and cultural workshops. Learn more details below.

The lineup!

Wednesday Oct 28
3:00-4:00pm
Mooghalin Performing Arts
Song Story with Warren Mason

Warren Mason is the creator, composer and performer of Maayuma li Mubirr.
Participants sit with Warren to learn devising song stories.

10 participants

Bring instruments (optional)

Thursday Oct 29
3:00-5:30pm
Aanmitaagzi
Art in Community with Aanmitaagzi

This workshop is aimed at exploring, developing and practicing cultural continuity through arts that draw from historic Indigenous, traditional and contemporary arts practices. Participants will be introduced to Aanmitaagzi’s methodology of carrying forward indigenous knowledge through a community engaged arts practice. Through movement and dance, theatre and visual arts, participants will explore the art of animating individual stories grounded in community.

15 participants

Friday Oct 30

3:00-5:30pm

Mooghalin Performing Arts

Cultural Movement workshop with Jo Clancy, Lily Shearer and Kiarn Doyle

Participants are led by movement facilitators similar to that of a dance class. Moogahlin utilizes a deeply collaborative movement methodology. Grounded in a non-hierarchical, circle-based workshop environment, knowledge holders share concepts that performers actively embody and adapt into choreography. Musician: Warren Mason.

40 participants

Thursday Nov 5

3:00-5:00pm

Te Pou Theatre

Waiata Māori with Te Pou

Join the team of Kōpū to learn a Māori song and traditional performance including having a go at poi! We also invite a reciprocal sharing with others in their indigenous song and performance practices.

20 participants

Friday Nov 6
3:00-5:00pm
Ikidowin Theatre Ensemble
Details to be announced