30th Anniversary | dance Immersion

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HONOURING LEGACY

BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE

dance Immersion’s 30th Anniversary Gala was a special fundraising event to support dance Immersion’s bold future, while celebrating the success of our first 30 years of championing African Diasporic dances in Canada through the legacy of our founder, Vivine Scarlett.

THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2024

FROM 7:30 PM to Midnight

LYRIC THEATRE – MERIDIAN ARTS CENTRE

5040 Yonge Street, North York, Ontario

FEATURING

Performances by:

- Governor General’s Performing Arts Award Recipient, Zab Maboungou with Elli Miller Maboungou
- Bessie Award-Winning American Dancer and Choreographer, Germaul Barnes
- Internationally Renowned Master Guinean Drummer and Dancer, M’Bemba Bangoura
- Multidisciplinary Dance Company, Artists in Motion
- Celebrated Youth Drum & Dance Performers, NGOMA Ensemble
- Award-Winning Storyteller/Arts Educator/Artivist, Mahlikah The Moonrise Poet
- Cultural Ambassador of Kekeli Drumming group and DesiadeNyo African Dance group, Kwasi Dunyo with Kofi Dunyo

Speeches by:

- Member of the Order of the British Empire, Choreographer, Filmmaker, Visual Artist, Storyteller, Researcher, and Performer, Dr. H. Patten
- Award-Winning dance Immersion Founder & Global Engagement Advisor, Vivine Scarlett

- And the screening of a tribute film commission on Vivine Scarlett by award winning independent producer, director, multi-media artist, facilitator and writer, Ella Cooper

- Master of Ceremonies: Nicole Inica Hamilton

The stage presentation was followed by a fête with a DJ, dancing, silent auction, and delicious refreshments!

This event was generously supported by a venue partnership with