The ThisGen Fellowship will shine a light on a group of up-and-coming BIPOC artists from across the country who will leave the program ready to take on bigger roles in the industry
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.On May 26, Why Not announced the seven inaugural participants in its ThisGen Fellowship – a long-in-the-works national leadership program aimed at helping female-identifying BIPOC theatre artists advance to the next stage of their career.
To that effect, back on May 26, Why Not announced the seven inaugural participants in its ThisGen Fellowship – a long-in-the-works national leadership program aimed at helping female-identifying BIPOC theatre artists advance to the next stage of their career.
The ThisGen 2020 fellows are Intisar Awisse from Waterloo, Ont. ; Tai A Grauman from Edmonton ; Bianca Guimaraes de Manuel from Calgary and Echo Zhou from Toronto ; Crystal Lee from Toronto ; Nikki Shaffeeullah from Toronto ; and Olivia Shortt from Toronto . ; and Camellia Koo, the six-time Dora Mavor Moore Award-winning set and costume designer who has worked extensively at the Shaw Festival. “They all jumped on board because they all saw the value and importance of mentorship, but mentorship specifically for BIPOC artists to be leaders in the sector,” Jain says.
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