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Jazz: A Journey of Self

By Raoul Pillay Through Jazz, I found the gift of self. Growing up as coloured in Zimbabwe but black in Canada, it felt like two very different stories. I had to relearn mine. Who is Raoul?! I spent a lot of my teenage years…

Education, Inspiration and Art: The Career Path of Rosemary James

Education

I am an artist with over thirty years of experience as a dancer, educator, rehearsal director and entrepreneur. Reflecting on my journey into dance has brought up memories of teachers and mentors who have supported my artistic development,…

Documenting Black Dancing Bodies Against the Odds

Education

Documenting Black Dancing Bodies Against the Odds By Emilie “Zila” Jabouin When people ask me what I do, I say I am a dance artist and a researcher. The two actually go very intimately hand-in-hand.…

Codifying Our Dances

dI Info, Education

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 Hip Hop Dance” by E. Moncell…

Globally Connected: 2023 IABD Conference & Festival Toronto

dI Info

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 is the most populated city in the country…

Trained VS. Self-Taught: A False Dichotomy in Dance

Education

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 where people were engaged in conversations on the differences…

Esie Mensah on Tessel: Bantaba Q & A

Education

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 time for at the Bantaba event.

Preserving Our Traditions

Education

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 community corner where I will be discussing various topics that…

Serving Dance Artists

dI Info, News

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 were Robert Sauvey of Dance Umbrella of Ontario…

dI Interview with Ronald Taylor Dance: Psychosis

dI Info, Health, News

dI Interview with Dr. Seika Boye: Balance

Health, Personal

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? Seika’s In-Depth Reply: “I am not sure that I ever tried…

A Note of Reflection and Gratitude for 2020

dI Info, Personal

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, calling in, coming together, standing…

Configurations in Motion: What We Do

dI Info

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 curators, artists, and scholars gathered…

Video: Get to Know dance Immersion

dI Info

Check out this throwback video of Founder Vivine Scarlett giving an overview of dance Immersion! What was her vision when she founded the organization?

The dI Blog

Jazz: A Journey of Self

Education, Inspiration and Art: The Career Path of Rosemary James

Documenting Black Dancing Bodies Against the Odds

Codifying Our Dances

Globally Connected: 2023 IABD Conference & Festival Toronto

Trained VS. Self-Taught: A False Dichotomy in Dance

Esie Mensah on Tessel: Bantaba Q & A

Preserving Our Traditions

Serving Dance Artists

dI Interview with Ronald Taylor Dance: Psychosis

dI Interview with Dr. Seika Boye: Balance

A Note of Reflection and Gratitude for 2020

Configurations in Motion: What We Do

Video: Get to Know dance Immersion

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