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kumari giles (they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist, producer, logistics nerd and culinary magician raised in Tkaronto. As a queer, brown, non-binary, mixed, maker of many things, they believe that creativity and curiosity are necessary tools for collective transformation and healing. They are committed to engaging people in unique and creative ways through embodied agency, storytelling and food sharing workshops locally and internationally. Their artistic practice includes, production, curation and coordination uplifting other artists and advocating for wholeness. Whether holding space, participating, sharing or guiding, they aspire to shape processes with trust, access, joy and play.

kumari co-created Unapologetic Burlesque, was a collective member of ILL NANA/DiverseCity Dance Company and has worked with many local arts collectives and organizations including Young People’s Theatre, Bricks and Glitter, The Cyborg Circus Project and The AMY Project. They currently produce Possibilities Podcast and are a member of the Trans Healing Arts Collective- visioning spaces that centre the healing & creativity of trans* peoples. kumari is slowly unfurling after spending the last year playing, foraging and learning about liberation in the forest.