March 11, 2016

Ashamu Dance Studio

Inscripted Earth: Embodiment of Place as Research, Process and Performance

Monique Mojica spoke about her creative process for Side Show Freaks & Circus Injuns, her most recent work-in-progress co-written with LeAnne Howe and directed by Jorge Luis Morejon.

Monique Mojica (Kuna and Rappahannock Native American) is a playwright, director, and actor based out of Toronto. She was born in New York City, but came to Canada as founding member of Native Earth Performing Arts, Canada’s oldest professional Indigenous theatre company. She has appeared in several films and plays. She is perhaps most notable for her roles in Smoke Signals in 1998 and her stage play Princess Pocahontas and the Blue Spots. Mojica is co-editor of Staging Coyote’s Dream: An Anthology of First Nations Drama in English with Ric Knowles.