Codifying Our Dances
From October 21-23, 2022, dance Immersion hosted the Legacy Series: Jazz Dance Symposium. On the first night we watched the extraordinary documentary entitled “Everything Remains Raw: A Historical Perspective on […]
Entries by Team Dance Immersion
Globally Connected: 2023 IABD Conference & Festival Toronto
Originally posted in the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) “Keepers of the Flame” Newsletter in 2022. Toronto, Ontario has a population of over 2.5 million people and […]
Trained VS. Self-Taught: A False Dichotomy in Dance
What is art? Art to me is an escape from reality. A way to express our thoughts, feelings, emotions and experiences. Throughout my artistic journey, I have encountered many situations […]
Esie Mensah on Tessel: Bantaba Q & A
A continuation of dance Immersion’s Online Bantaba & Check-In with Esie Mensah on her film, Tessel. In this video, Esie answers questions from the audience that we did not have […]
Preserving Our Traditions
Hello, My name is Zahra Badua and I am the administrative assistant here at dance Immersion – welcome to my blog. Over the next few weeks, I will be hosting a […]
Serving Dance Artists
On January 27, 2021, dance Immersion’s Curator & Program Director Timea Wharton-Suri spoke on Turnout Radio CIUT 89.5 FM about our programs and services for dancers. Also on the broadcast […]
dI Interview with Dr. Seika Boye: Balance
As part of our 2018 Doing Our Thing event, dance Immersion had the opportunity to ask Dr. Seika Boye: How do you balance being both a scholar and an artist? […]
A Note of Reflection and Gratitude for 2020
By Timea Wharton-Suri At the end of 2020, an exceptional year of challenge and change, I am reflecting on dance Immersion’s year. Shock, fear, hope, strength, questioning, challenging, calling out, […]
Configurations in Motion: What We Do
Note: This article was published in a book of essays taken from the CONFIGURATIONS IN MONTRÉAL: PERFORMANCE CURATION AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOUR event, conducted in 2017. Canadian and American performance […]