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Artist Profiles

Since February 2021, Jillian Greyson has been profiling artists from, or who contribute meaningfully to, African Diasporic cultures in Canada and abroad each month in the dance Immersion Newsletter. Click the names below to access the artist profiles. Each newsletter also gives an overview of the public events dance Immersion produced and presented during that time period. 

Revisit this page each month to gain new insights into some of our amazing artists, and join our newsletter on the Contact page to have them sent directly to your inbox!

In addition to the written artist profiles, filmmaker Christian Boakye-Agyeman created two documentaries for us in January 2023, sponsored by Canada’s National Ballet School. His interview recordings document Zab Maboungou and John Alleyne, who delivered keynote addresses for Connectively Moving Our Dance 2023. Enjoy the videos below.

  • February 4th, 2021
    Profiles: Ola Skanks, Lua Shayenne, Hollywood Jade
  • March 4th, 2021
    Profiles: Dr. Jeni Le Gon, Charmaine Headley, Percy Anane-Dwumfour
  • April 1st, 2021
    Profiles: Arsenio Andrade Calderon, Zahra Badua
  • April 29th, 2021
    Profiles: Jean Sheen, Collette Murray, Brandon “Bizzy” Owusu
  • May 27th, 2021
    Profiles: Régine Cadet, B- boy Crazy Smooth, Matthew Cuff a.k.a Snoopy
  • June 24th, 2021
    Profiles: Angélique Willkie, Esie Mensah, Keira Marie Forde
  • July 22nd, 2021
    Profiles: Mamady Keïta, Raoul Wilke, Lyrykz
  • August 19th, 2021
    Profiles: Casimiro Nhussi, Pulga Muchochoma, Kobèna Aquaa-Harrison
  • September 16th, 2021
    Profiles: Jacky Arrah Yenga, Jaz Fairy J, Abel Hagos
  • October 14th, 2021
    Profiles: Lili Francks, Tyra Temple-Smith
  • November 11th, 2021
    Profiles: Amadou Kienou, Kevin Ormsby, MarZ Zerogravity
  • December 9th, 2021
    Profiles: Ethel Bruneau, Travis Knights, Lisa La Touche
  • January 27th, 2022
    Profiles: Len Gibson, Martin Scott-Pascall, Dainty Smith
  • February 24th, 2022
    Profiles: Eleanor Collins, David “DKC Freeze” Dundas, Wunmi Idowu
  • March 24th, 2022
    Profiles: Jenelle Rouse, PhD, Shameka Blake
  • April 21st, 2022
    Profile: Joey Hollingsworth
  • May 19th, 2022
    Profiles: Archie Alleyne, Donny Milwalkee
  • June 16th, 2022
    Profiles: Salome Bey, Sabrina Naz Comănescu, Samson Bonkeabantu Brown
  • July 14th, 2022
    Profiles: Wakefield Brewster, Mafa Makhubalo, Kayla-Renée Wilson
  • August 11th, 2022
    Profiles: Portia White, MustBeFaby
  • September 8th, 2022
    Profiles: Rudi Quammie Williams; Katlyn Addison; Tyrell Black
  • October 6th, 2022
    Profiles: ahdri zhina mandiela; Natalie Wood
  • November 3rd, 2022
    Profiles: Ingrid Díaz Céspedes, Nubian Néné, Jared Tobias Herring
  • December 1st, 2022
    Profiles: Senyo Akakpo, Reequal Smith
  • February 3, 2023
    Profiles: Don Jordan, Marie-Neïka Obas
  • March 3, 2023
    Profiles: Monica Gaylord, Zab Maboungou
  • April 7, 2023
    Profiles: Shakera Martin, KTheChosen
  • May 11, 2023
    Profiles: Ronald A. Taylor, Natassia Morris

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