The beat of the drum continues in the 21st century with Indigenous Enterprise, a Native American and Canadian collective that first stunned crowds at the Sydney Opera House in 2018 with their explosively jubilant dance and colorful regalia honoring the legacies of their elders. Indigenous Liberation is an intertribal production featuring songs, stories, and dances from all over Turtle Island, led by champion pow wow dancers. This new work will highlight traditional pow wow categories such as Men’s Fancy War Dance (Ponca), Jingle Dress (Ojibwa), Hoop (Taos Pueblo), Chicken Dance (Blackfoot), Flute (Cree) and Grass Dance (Omaha), in a celebration of what lies at the heart of these powerful traditions.

Curtain Chat: Wed, Nov 10

Family Matinee: Sun, Nov 14 at 2pm

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Health & Safety Protocols

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Funding Credits

The Joyce’s presentation of Indigenous Enterprise is a HARKNESS FIRST Joyce Theater debut, generously supported by The Harkness Foundation for Dance.

Commissioning support for Indigenous Enterprise generously provided, in part, by The Joyce’s Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work. Live Music for Dance Sponsor: Jody and John Arnhold.