The 2024 Piindigen Cohort, photo by FRAMEWORK:
Amber Fenton
Amber is an Ojibwe artist with a special love for hairstyling, strawberries and the colour pink. She spends her days painting creative designs on hair at Maison Noir Hamilton and exploring other arts such as writing, painting and collaging. Piindigen marks her exciting return to the theatre world.
Abbey Keays
Abbey Keays is a young Upper Mohawk artist who has a focus in performance. Throughout her journey she has found community in the arts and hopes to continue on that path as her future career. She has been in many productions and festivals such as the Hamilton Fringe Festival and National Theatre School Festival, along with Stratford Festival’s “Rise Up!” Program for BIPOC youth. She would like to thank Brave New Works for giving new artists and new productions a place to exist and hopes that everyone enjoys Pindiigen’s artistry.
Jordan Longboat
Sgę́:nǫ’/hello my name is Jordan Longboat, I am a proud Haudenosaunee woman from Six Nations. I am a youth program counsellor, which has given me opportunities to witness the creative and artistic ideas of our youth. This has motivated me to continue to pursue my own creative and artistic endeavours to further motive our youth and the next generations. I was crowned Miss Canada Global World 2023, representing my Indigenous community. Some of my hobbies include journaling, floristry/gardening, beading, and modelling.
Fallon Noakes
Fallon is an Anishinaabe youth, a citizen of the Anishinabek Nation and member of Nipissing First Nation. She is a former student of the Theatre Aquarius School, and her artistic passions focus on the production and backstage elements of a theatrical show. She has had the privilege of being mentored by an industry leader in hair and wig development and design. She is also interested in politics and social justice, and along with being a former Parliamentary Page, is currently a member of the Cupboard Collective.
Kendra Pierroz
Kendra Pierroz is a Canadian-Metis sound and sight artist from Burlington, Ontario. Kendra graduated with a BA in theatre and a postgrad in media from Queen’s University. She studied music and digital media at St Lawrence College and has recently graduated with a MA in photography from Falmouth University. Kendra worked in Canadian theatre for years before also pursuing a career in journalism and photography. When she isn’t behind the camera, she is singing on stage with local bands Pulse x or Crunchy Pickle. Kendra loves stand-up comedy and mushing her Samoyed sled dogs.
Ryan Sero (not pictured)
Ryan M. Sero probably exists across the multiverse as a physicist, an outlaw, and a cult leader but in this plane of existence, he is an actor, writer, producer, and general creative person. He co-founded Make Art Theatre, has worked with many theatre companies in Hamilton, including Artword, Theatre Aquarius, and other companies that do not begin with the letter A. He brought theatre and dance to the Supercrawl Festival. He does what he does for his wife Jody and their children Pippa, Emmett, Vienna, and Jude.
Chyler Sewell
Chyler Sewell is an Anishinaabekwe storyteller from Garden River First Nation, and lives in Hamilton, ON. She creates stories to (re)imagine worlds towards collective liberation and abundant joy for Indigenous, Black and racialized communities.