| Manchester 2023 ISPA - Reneltta Arluk |
 Reneltta ArlukArtistic Director Reneltta (she/her) is an Inuvialuk, Dene and Cree woman from the Northwest Territories. She is founder of Akpik Theatre, a northern focussed professional Indigenous theatre company. Raised by her grandparents on the trap-line until school age, this nomadic environment gave Reneltta the skills to become the multi-disciplined artist she is now. For two decades, Reneltta has taken part in or initiated the creation of Indigenous Theatre across Canada and internationally. Reneltta has written, produced, and performed various works creating space for Indigenous-led voice. Current works include Pawâkan, a Plains Cree takeover of Macbeth written by Arluk. Pawâkan was inspired by working with youth and Elders on Frog Lake reserve, Treaty 6 territory. Reneltta is the first Inuk and first Indigenous woman to graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting program and direct at The Stratford Festival where she was awarded the Tyrone Guthrie - Derek F. Mitchell Artistic Director's Award for her direction of Colleen Murphy’s The Breathing Hole. Recent highlight includes curating the performance arts component of 2022’s Circumpolar North’s Arctic Arts Summit, Nuihařuq. Speaker |
