The Center du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui revealed on Wednesday the names of twelve recipient artists of the Michelle-Rossignol Fund 2022-2023. Together, they will share scholarships of varying amounts with a total value of $100,000.
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The creators selected this year have distinguished themselves thanks to “projects that promote the values of equity, social justice or cultural diversity”.
The artists selected are Tatiana Zinga Botao, Alexis Diamond and Marie Louise Bibish Mumbu for Nzinga, Camille Paré-Poirier for I will come less oftenChloé Barshee, Jade Barshee and Véro Lachance for last frontier, Marie-Ève Milot and Marie-Claude St-Laurent for ClandestinesOlivier Arteau for Piss standing up without lifting her skirt, Audrey Talbot for Titan Body (survival title), as well as Iannicko N’Doua.
The Michelle-Rossignol Fund was created in May 2020 following a historic donation of $1.4 million from Jacques Desmarais, spouse of Michelle Rossignol. Director of the Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui for many years, she passed away on May 18, 2020.