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Andy Moro is the Artistic co-director of ARTICLE11 with Tara Beagan. Their work upholds the 11th Article of the UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Selected Theatre Credits: The Unnatural & Accidental Women (NAC); Rise Red River (ARTICLE 11/Theatre Cercle Moliere/Prairie Theatre Exchange); PISUWIN (Atlantic Ballet); Sleuth, Extractionist, Gaslight (Vertigo Theatre); NOMADA (Diana Lopez Soto); F WORD (Downstage/Alberta Theatre Projects); Ministry of Grace, Reckoning, ROOM, Declaration, Deer Woman (ARTICLE11); Little Women, Honour Beat; (Theatre Calgary); Hookman (University of Calgar/Chromatic); The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time (NAC/Neptune Theatre); Post Mistress, Rez Sisters (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre); Blackhorse (Caravan Theatre); The Herd (Citadel Theatre/Tarragon Theatre); Frozen River (Manitoba Theatre for Young People); Third Colour, Spacegirl, War Being Waged (Prairie Theatre Exchange); Ministry of Grace, Time Stands Still, O’Kosi (MT7); SkyDancers (Anowara Dance); Raven Mother (Dancers of Damelahamid); Finding Wolastoq Voice (Theatre New Brunswick); Blood Water Earth, Blood Tides, The Mush Hole (Kahawi Dance Theatre).
Actor, storyteller, and activist, Cherish Violet Blood is a proud Blackfoot woman who hails from the Kainai Nation, or Blood Tribe Reserve #148 in Treaty 7 territory located in southern Alberta. Currently residing in Toronto, Ontario, Cherish is a professionally trained and well recognized performing artist with active followings in the national Indigenous and international theatre communities. Cherish has performed all over North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Scotland.
Select credits include creator/performer in Material Witness (Spiderwoman Theatre La Mama, NYC), creator/performer in Making Treaty 7 directed by Michelle Thrush in Calgary, AB. And most recently, the lead role in Deer Woman, a new play that has been touring internationally by Tara Beagan. As a natural comedian Cherish has hosted many album release parties for artists such as Iskwe, LAL, and Fiver, as well as for community events and numerous fundraisers. Cherish was recently awarded a Canadian Screen Award for Actress in a Supporting Role for Scarborough.
Lacey is Oneida/Mohawk, Wolf Clan, from Six Nations of the Grand River Reservation. She is a singer/songwriter and an inspirational speaker. Her debut solo album, 528, was independently produced and released in 2013, which put her on the indie music radar and kick-started her career. 528 Volume II M was released in 2017 and took her across Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the UK in 2018-19. Lacey wrote original compositions for the stage play Deer Woman by Tara Beagan, where she also stage-managed the production. Her single “The Shiner” (2020) premiered on APTN’s Amplify series, and she was one of Rogers TV Highlight artists. Recently, Lacey has been acting on NDNS on the Airwaves Comedy Web Series (YouTube) and worked on songs for her third album, 528 Vol 3 The Moon, available on all streaming platforms. Check Out the latest Music Video, “The Conduit,” on YouTube.
Luca is a journalist and designer living and working in Tkaronto/Toronto and Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. His multidisciplinary practice spans cinematic, sonographic, performance, musical, and theatrical storytelling. He combines techniques from a diverse arsenal of disciplines to create both fiction and non-fiction. He is the youngest artist nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore award for his debut collaboration as sound designer on Cliff Cardinal’s Stitch in 2015. Since then, his work has been commissioned and recognized by news agencies, scholar and artist circles alike. His work has brought him all over Canada, from major cities to remote communities. He works in reverence of the diverse voices and stories that have been left out of the mainstream dialog. His practice is dedicated to elevating these voices, and the relentless, frantic pursuit of love, truth and joy.