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The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance
304 Parliament Street
CONVERSATIONS: HIDDEN STORIES
Olga Barrios
Vanguardia Dance Projects | Aanmitaagzi
Conversations is inspired by the investigation of “body and territory” by Colombian-Canadian choreographer Olga Barrios. Looking at stories of displacement and erasure, the work is a journey through what has separated us from ourselves and each other. Through soil, fabric, land and water, the work reaffirms a sovereign right to ancestral memory, connection, and future.
Remount
Approximate run time: 60 minutes
Meet the Artists
Photo by Juan Márquez
Olga Barrios
Choreographer | Performer
Olga Barrios is a Canadian/Colombian multi-award–winning choreographer, dancer, and arts educator with more than 25 years of professional experience. She is also a producer and video dance creator, and since 2008 has been the co-founder and co-artistic director of Vanguardia Dance Projects. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, Olga holds an MFA from York University in Toronto and has collaborated on dance, theatre, music, and multidisciplinary projects in Canada, the United States, and Colombia.
Read more +As a teacher, she has worked in cities including Montreal, Hamilton, Kitchener, Toronto, San Francisco, New Jersey, and numerous locations throughout Colombia. Deeply committed to the social role of art, Olga views artistic practice as a vital tool for community building and social awareness. Her work often bridges dance with other disciplines, fostering collaborations across diverse cultural and artistic backgrounds. Since migrating to Canada in 2007, she has actively engaged in exchange projects between Colombia and Canada.
Vanguardia Dance Projects
Vanguardia Dance Projects, is a collective focused on creating, presenting, promoting and supporting works of dance artists with Latin American and Indigenousbackgrounds living in Canada. We intend to promote an ongoing exchange and collaboration with international dance organizations and artists. We are interested in the dissemination of contemporary artistic practices of dance artists with Latin American background in Canada, maintaining conversations with the rest of the country and the world.
Read more +We support innovative artists that include other art disciplines pushing the boundaries of what is called “contemporary” as well as works that, having dance as the core, reflect a permanent search of expression through different languages.
Aanmitaagzi
Aanmitaagzi is an Indigenous multi-disciplinary artist-run company based in Nipissing First Nation. Linked to provincial, national and international networks, Aanmitaagzi is committed to fostering a vibrant arts community through community-engaged projects that promote well-being, strengthen relationships with the land, and incorporate intergenerational approaches and methodologies. Aanmitaagzi combines art-making, education, professional development & social activism through contemporary and customary arts, nurturing historic Indigenous arts practices and exploring how these practices can be carried forward in a meaningful contemporary context.
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