<p><span><span>The <a href="https://ontariopresents.ca/blog/meet-artists" target="_blank" data-cke-saved-href="https://ontariopresents.ca/blog/meet-artists">Meet The Artist</a><a href="https://ontariopresents.ca/blog/meet-artists" target="_blank" data-cke-saved-href="https://ontariopresents.ca/blog/meet-artists"> </a>series highlights amazing and talented performing arts professionals from diverse backgrounds. </span></span></p>
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<p><span>We’re back with this month’s featured artist. We encourage you to watch these videos with an open mind, and to remember that starting a relationship with an artist can be something smaller than a mainstage show such as inviting them to lead a workshop, sit on a panel, or collaborate with an artist local to you.</span></p>
<p><strong>Norma Araiza and Olga Barrios </strong><span>are Co-Artistic Directors of Vanguardia Dance Projects, a collective based in Toronto. </span><strong> </strong><span>They are both part of</span><strong> </strong><a href="https://ontariopresents.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60aa972d6a552…; rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" data-cke-saved-href="https://ontariopresents.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60aa972d6a552… Knowledge, Sharing Voices: Touring in the New Normal</a><span> - a learning community for IBPOC dance and theatre artists. Led by peer mentors Aria Evans and Nova Bhattacharya, this project was designed to give participating artists a chance to build their knowledge and skills around touring and being presented. </span></p>
<p><span><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/cS--4x4wCFY" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/cS--4x4wCFY&source=gmail&… the video here!</a></strong></span></p>
Meet the Artist: Norma Araiza and Olga Barrios
August 2, 2022