Meet the Artist: 5 Phenomenal Dance and Theatre Artists

November 4, 2022

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<p dir="ltr">Our <a href="https://ontariopresents.ca/blog/meet-artists">Meet the Artist</a> series highlights amazing and talented performing arts professionals from diverse backgrounds. Over the past 4 months, we shared profiles featuring a few of the phenomenal dance and theatre artists participating in <a href="https://ontariopresents.ca/gathering-knowledge-sharing-voices-touring-n… Knowledge, Sharing Voices: Touring in the New Normal</a>—a learning community for IBPOC dance and theatre artists, including:</p>
<p><img style="float: left;" src="/sites/default/files/medium_Screen%20Shot%202022-09-13%20at%201.47.16%20PM.png" alt="Screenshot of Kate Kamo McHugh, sitting on a white couch during a video interview." width="100" height="100" /><a href="https://ontariopresents.ca/blog/meet-artist-kate-kamo-mchugh&quot; target="_blank">  Kate Kamo McHugh</a> - Dance Artist</p>
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<p><img style="float: left;" src="/sites/default/files/medium_unnamed.png" alt="Stacy-Ann Vassell, Artistic Director of Elite Dance and Company" width="100" height="100" /><a title="Meet the Artist Interview with Stacy-Ann Vassell" href="https://ontariopresents.ca/blog/meet-artist-stacy-ann-vassell"&gt;  Stacy-Ann Vassell</a> - Dance Artist</p>
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<p><a href="https://ontariopresents.ca/blog/meet-artist-mayumi-lashbrook&quot; target="_self"> </a><a href="https://ontariopresents.ca/blog/meet-artist-norma-araiza-and-olga-barri…; target="_self"><img style="float: left;" src="/sites/default/files/medium_Job%20Posting-%20Rectangular_0.png" alt="Norma Araiza and Olga Barrios, Co-Artistic Directors of Vanguardia Dance Projects" width="100" height="100" /> Norma Araiza and Olga Barrios</a> - Dance and Theatres Artists</p>
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<p><a href="https://ontariopresents.ca/blog/meet-artist-mayumi-lashbrook&quot; target="_self"><strong><img src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2…; alt="Meet Mayumi Lashbrook, participant in Gathering Knowledge, Sharing Voices: Touring in the New Normal program" width="100" height="100" align="left" /></strong>  Mayumi Lashbrook</a> - Dance Artist </p>
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<p dir="ltr">We invite you to watch their interviews as they share their wisdom, their projects, and their passion with the performing arts community, and to remember that starting a relationship with an artist can begin with an invitation to lead a workshop, sit on a panel, or collaborate with a local artist.</p>