Telling our own stories sourcing traditional and contemporary Indigenous perspectives, Savage Society was created in 2004 for members to produce their own stories as practising Indigenous Theatre and Film Artists. Artistic Director Kevin Loring is a member of the Nlaka’pamux Nation from the Lytton First Nation in British Columbia.
We develop work that reflects our world view, sourcing traditional stories and cosmologies and our contemporary realities as Indigenous people for both professional and community settings.
Savage Society operates on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬ təməxʷ (Katzie), Qayqayt, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem ), Kwantlen and sc̓əwaθenaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsawwassen) Nations.
Our Mission
Artistic Director's Statement | Kevin Loring
“Savage” carries a negative connotation in western society which has abhorred the natural state of the world, endeavoring to dominate, confine, and exploit it rather than to live with or in support of it. We see Savage as meaning humanity in its natural state, humanity in nature. Savages are angry that modern society is brutal and barbarous, with a history of fiercely attacking The People as we seek to live in our natural state. Savage Society seeks to attack fiercely ignorance and preconceived notions. In our natural state, regardless of race, wealth, or status, we are equally human; we are all part of The Savage Society.
Achievements
Significant Artistic Achievement, Outstanding Empowering and Uplifting of Indigenous Artists and Narratives
2021 SPARC Deryk Thompson Award
Use of storytelling as a way of building a connection to the past while looking forward to the future.
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