Author of the article: Liane Faulder
Publishing date: Jan 29, 2021 • January 29, 2021 • 4 minute read • Edmonton s Tia Kushniruk, dancer, illustrator and stand-up comedian, is the first recipient of Catalyst s Confluence Fellowship supporting BIPOC performers. Photo by David Leyes
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Tia Kushniruk has been awarded Catalyst Theatre’s Confluence Artistic Fellowship for the 2020/21 season.
Kushniruk, a dancer by training, but with talents ranging from illustration to stand-up comedy, is the first winner of the company’s $20,000 award, created to support the work of BIPOC performers. Kushniruk, a queer woman of Chinese/Eastern European heritage, will have the opportunity to work with the award-winning company under the artistic direction of Jonathan Christenson.