bug

SHOW DESCRIPTION

bug

Produced by manidoons collective
Created and Performed by Yolanda Bonnell
Directed by Cole Alvis
Dramaturgy by Yvette Nolan
Scenography by Jay Havens
Lighting Design by Michel Charbonneau
Sound Design by Maddie Bautista
Music composed by Jennifer Kreisberg and DJ Classic Roots

The tree is sick 
The poison cycled so much 
Sickness was planted in us 
And we are trying to get well 
 
bug is the story of a girl and her mother, both fighting the effects of colonialism on their bodies. They are followed by Manidoons, a physical manifestation of trauma that crawls across generations. This Dora Mavor Moore Award-nominated performance draws on the strength and resilience of Indigenous women as they grapple with a painful past and carve out their place to survive. 

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