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Traditional dance, arts facilitation, film and video, sound art, theatre, design, and arts administration.
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Leslie McCue is Mississauga, Ojibway from Curve Lake First Nation, currently living and working in Toronto. Leslie is an arts administrator, artist, performer, and educator who over the years has fought for Indigenous rights by breaking stereotypes and raising cultural awareness. Her work is driven by her past, passion to educate and the motivation to empower others. A true artist, McCue has been working through various mediums to convey her message such as, traditional dance, performance, film and video production, sound art, theatre, design, mixed media, and arts administration.
Leslie is currently the General Manager for Paprika Festival, a unique performing arts festival that celebrates the work of young and emerging artists. The festival hosts an array of programming, as well as an annual festival (Paprika Festival) at Aki Studio in partnership with Native Earth Performing Arts. Leslie currently sits on the Indigenous Advisory Circle and is the Coordinator for the Youth Cabinet at the Royal Ontario Museum. Leslie is a Resident Artist Educator at Young Peoples Theatre this season (17/18).
Leslie was invited to create her first solo visual art show at the Biindigen First Nations Art Gallery in Sutton, Ontario from August to September 2014, entitled Heart Berries. Leslies' latest sound art was commissioned as part of ImagineNATIVE Film Festival, curated by Elwood Jimmy, as an installation featured in the A Space Gallery in Toronto ON, from September through October 2013 (http://mixedbagmag.com/2013/10/imaginenative-2/).
With multiple new projects on the horizon, Leslie is no stranger to commitment of a collaborative vision, recently completing a contract as the General Manager for Kaha:wi Dance Theatre and previously ANDPVA - The Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts.
Leslie has been asked to perform and speak at many venues across North America and Europe, some highlights include: The Vancouver Winter Olympics Athletes Village and Pavillions (British Columbia), Museum of Civilization (Quebec), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Holland), Juno Beach Museum (France).
Leslie is full steam ahead with no end in sight.
Contact:
lesliekmccue@gmail.com
Leslie is currently the General Manager for Paprika Festival, a unique performing arts festival that celebrates the work of young and emerging artists. The festival hosts an array of programming, as well as an annual festival (Paprika Festival) at Aki Studio in partnership with Native Earth Performing Arts. Leslie currently sits on the Indigenous Advisory Circle and is the Coordinator for the Youth Cabinet at the Royal Ontario Museum. Leslie is a Resident Artist Educator at Young Peoples Theatre this season (17/18).
Leslie was invited to create her first solo visual art show at the Biindigen First Nations Art Gallery in Sutton, Ontario from August to September 2014, entitled Heart Berries. Leslies' latest sound art was commissioned as part of ImagineNATIVE Film Festival, curated by Elwood Jimmy, as an installation featured in the A Space Gallery in Toronto ON, from September through October 2013 (http://mixedbagmag.com/2013/10/imaginenative-2/).
With multiple new projects on the horizon, Leslie is no stranger to commitment of a collaborative vision, recently completing a contract as the General Manager for Kaha:wi Dance Theatre and previously ANDPVA - The Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts.
Leslie has been asked to perform and speak at many venues across North America and Europe, some highlights include: The Vancouver Winter Olympics Athletes Village and Pavillions (British Columbia), Museum of Civilization (Quebec), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Holland), Juno Beach Museum (France).
Leslie is full steam ahead with no end in sight.
Contact:
lesliekmccue@gmail.com