At the intersection of theatre, performance and sound, Émilie Monnet’s work is most often presented in the form of interdisciplinary theatre or performative installations. Her artistic approach favors collaborative and multilingual creative processes, and explores themes of memory, history and transformation.

A committed interdisciplinary artist, she founded Onishka Productions in 2011 in order to forge links between artists from different Aboriginal communities, regardless of their discipline. Since 2016, she has presented Indigenous Contemporary Scene / Scène contemporaine autochtone, a nomadic platform for the dissemination of Aboriginal performing arts. Five editions have been created to date. She is currently completing a three-year residency at the Centre du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui where she will present her next creation Marguerite, after Okinum (2018) and Kiciweok: Lexique de treize mots autochtones qui donnent un sens (2019). As the Associate artist at the Théâtre de la Ville in Longueuil, she will also be the next artist in residence at the Espace Go theatre. Émilie is of Anishnaabe-Algonquin and French descent and currently lives between the Outaouais and Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyaang / Montreal.

Waira Nina is an interdisciplinary artist, writer and cultural policy advisor for the Inga nation in the Caquetá region of the Colombian Amazon. She is heir to the traditional Ambiwaska ceremonies taught to her by her grandparents, and possesses a wealth of knowledge that has contributed to the official recognition of the Inga territories.

She is also communications and culture coordinator for the Tandachiridu Inganokuna association and advises the educational processes of the Yachaikury School. As a leader, she has worked for the recognition of her community’s cultural richness, education and rights.

Nina has received official recognition for her leadership from OPIAC — the National Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon and the municipal government of San José del Fragua.