BUG
bug is a timely reflection on the cycles of abuse and addiction in which too many Indigenous women in contemporary Canada find themselves. Yolanda Bonnell, an exciting young performer and playwright of Ojibwe and South Asian descent, gives life to this story with visibility and resilience through poetry, prose, and song.
bug is a solo physical theatre piece about the life of The Girl; taken from her alcoholic Mother and cycled through the damaging foster care system, The Girl develops an addictive personality that clings to anything that gives her power or makes her feel loved. As The Girl grows so do her addictions and they manifest as the creature Manidoons (Ojibwe word for bug, insect or worm). When Manidoons takes over her addictions become more and more dangerous.
CREATIVE CREDITS
CREATED AND PERFORMED BY
Yolanda Bonnell
DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER
Cole Alvis
STAGE MANAGER
Ashley Bomberry
MOVEMENT COACH
Aria Evans
DRAMATURG
Yvette Nolan
SCENOGRAPHY
Jay Havens
LIGHTING AND TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Michel Charbonneau
SOUND DESIGN
Maddie Bautista
MUSIC COMPOSED BY
DJ Classic Roots & Jennifer Kreisberg
STITCHER
Kinoo Arcentales & Chelsea Reinders
SET CONSTRUCTION
Tim Hill
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
Lisa Alves & Olivia Shortt
PRODUCING CONSULTANT
Kristina Lemieux
KNOWLEDGE KEEPER
Pauline Shirt
Produced by the manidoons collective. Previously workshopped locally at Weesageechak Begins To Dance, SummerWorks, and the Rhubarb Festival.
bug is being created in Tkarón:to where the original caretakers include the Mississauga of New Credit First Nation, as well as other Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Wendat peoples.
PRESENTATIONS
Luminato Festival
UNO Fest
rEvolver Festival
High Performance Rodeo.