dance Immersion

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW 📣 Don’t miss Immersion Festival, happening November 8–22 in Toronto, Canada. Experience workshops, performances, and educational conversations, all rooted in community, culture, and connection. This inaugural festival celebrates Black Canadian excellence in dance and honours the beauty and diversity of the African diaspora. Trust us, you don’t want to miss this. 🔗Grab your tickets now via the link in our bio or at danceimmersion.ca/immersionfestival/ 📣 EARLY BIRD ALERT Purchase your tickets between April 13 – June 26 and receive a FREE Immersion Festival T-Shirt + 50% OFF our Krump Double Bill in March 2027 (more details coming soon). ✨️Shoutout to our Immersion Festival Ambassadors: Raoul Wilke (Toronto) Marie-Neïka Obas (Montreal) Jay Musodi (Vancouver) Stay tuned for our upcoming Call for Youth Groups for the Next Gen Presentation 👀 #ImmersionFestival #danceimmersionevents #Torontodance

CALL FOR YOUTH PERFORMERS 🚨 We’re looking for Black-led youth dance groups, studios, schools, and programs (ages 10–21) from across Canada to be part of the NEXT GEN Youth Presentation at the inaugural Immersion Festival this November 2026 at the Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto. Applications are NOW OPEN! Participants have the opportunity to: ✨ Present their strongest pieces ✨ Promote your studio + programs to a new audience ✨ Connect with some of Canada’s renowned Black dance artists ✨ Receive a $1,000 honorarium ✨ And more! 💢Application deadline June 15, 11:59 PM 🔗Apply now via the link in our bio or visit https://danceimmersion.ca/calls/ #ImmersionFestival #callforartists #callforyouth #youthdance #DanceOpportunitiescanada

📣 NIMBA IS COMING TO TORONTO! 📆 June 19 - June 20, 2026 📍Meridian Arts Centre, Lyric Theatre Celebrate the culture of Guinea through an acrobatic, life-affirming performance inspired by NIMBA — the Baga mask revered as a Universal Mother, and Mount Nimba, a life-sustaining mountain. Blending dance, ritual, and breathtaking athleticism, the work draws audiences into a world where culture and nature breathe as one, unfolding through spirituality, conflict, fire, destruction, renewal, and abundance. 🎟Tickets are on sale now! ‼️SAVE 20% ON EARLY BIRD TICKETS until April 30 🔗Get your tickets via the link in our bio or at danceimmersion.ca/nimba/ ✨️Created and performed by Kira Arts ✨️Presented by dance Immersion and Luminato Festival ✨️In association and with assistance from TO Live #KiraArts #NIMBA #Circus #danceImmersionevents #LuminatoFestival2026

Kira Arts invites you to experience NIMBA — an electrifying acrobatic performance celebrating the culture of Guinea.⁠ ⁠ Blending dance, ritual, and breathtaking athleticism, the work draws audiences into a world where culture and nature breathe as one. Through spirituality, conflict, fire, destruction, renewal, and abundance, NIMBA unfolds as a powerful journey of transformation.⁠ ⁠ 📅 Friday, June 19 – Saturday, June 20⁠ 📍 Meridian Arts Centre, North York⁠ ⁠ Get tickets & information through our website (link in our bio)⁠ Nimba is co-presented with @danceimmersion in association and with assistance from @tolivegram and supported by the @canada.council ⁠ #Luminato2026 #LuminatoFestival #Circus

Come check out NIMBA! This show will channel the forces that shape both land and human life. Through dance, circus, and music, bodies rise from the ground and carve space in motion, carrying memory and embodying the deep connection between land and people. As rural and urban worlds collide, landscapes shift, reshaping territory and identity alike. Happening on June 19 and 20 at Meridian Arts Centre. You can learn more and buy your tickets at the link in our bio! Presented by @danceImmersion and @LuminatoFestival , in association and with assistance from TO Live. [Visual description for accessibility: A vibrant stage performance featuring a group of dancers and acrobats under dramatic pink, purple, and orange lighting. Several performers balance in pairs, with one person holding another upside down in handstands, creating striking vertical shapes. Other dancers move across the stage in the background, adding to the sense of motion and energy. A light haze and colourful spotlights enhance the dynamic, high-intensity atmosphere of the performance.]

Help us wish the happiest birthday to our amazing Financial Advancement Officer, Emilie Jabouin! 🎉 Emilie, thank you for your kindness and unwavering passion in making sure dancers and dances of the African diaspora are seen, celebrated, and properly credited for their impact on the arts. We appreciate you so much! #birthdayqueen👑❤️

Happy International Jazz Day! 🎷✨️🎺 We’re taking a moment to look back at our "Theo x Travis: Jazz is Dead" event from last June, co-presented by Luminato Festival, supported by TO Live. Jazz is an ongoing conversation, a powerful force for expression, a catalyst for change, and a culture that continues to bring people together across the globe. We’re incredibly grateful for how the art of jazz united these two phenomenal artists to create such a captivating performance. ✨ _______________________________________________ We hope you'll join us again 📆 June 19- 20 at Luminato Festival for "NIMBA" by Kira Arts at the Meridian Arts Centre! 🎟Tickets are on sale. Get yours via the link in our bio or by visiting danceimmersion.ca/nimba/ 📸 Photo credit Caleb Cudjoe #internationaljazzday #TheoxTravis #Jazz #throwbackthursday #danceimmersionevents

Happy International Dance Day! ✨ We’re so grateful to be part of this beautiful dance community; to collaborate with incredible artists and share in the beauty of African Diasporic dances. This work is about connection, culture, and community, and we’re honoured to keep it moving forward. If you believe in what we do, consider becoming a dance Immersion supporter, whether through volunteering, donating, or simply sharing what we do with others. Every contribution helps us continue creating, teaching, and uplifting these traditions. ❤️ #InternationalDanceDay #DanceCommunity #AfricanDiaspora #danceImmersion

Looking for a fun volunteer opportunity!?📣 Join dance Immersion for a special volunteer role, just 2 hours a month can make a big impact! ℹ️ Details: ✨ Must be 18+ ✨ Located in Scarborough ✨ Support arts programming and community initiatives Interested? We’d love to hear from you! 📩 Contact us at [email protected] OR complete our volunteer registration form via the 🔗link in our bio #VolunteerToronto #Scarboroughvolunteer #CommunitySupport #GiveBack

dance Immersion is excited to announce that Ballet Creole honours Founder Patrick Parson with "Legacy in Motion" Tribute Performance. 🎉 Legacy lives on through movement. Join Ballet Creole for Legacy in Motion, a powerful tribute honoring the life and work of Patrick Parson. His influence continues to shape generations of dancers and storytellers. 📍Venue: The Terminal Theatre, Queens Quay Terminal – Third Floor 207 Queens Quay West, Toronto 📅 Date: April 25, 2026 🕐Time: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM 🎟️ Tickets available at balletcreole.org We honour Patrick Parson who played a meaningful part in the Canadian dance sector's development, and in dance Immersion's journey, through collaborative workshops, to him providing space for our In-Studio Showcase events, to us presenting the work of the company he built - Ballet Creole, to simply being in community together. Patrick holds a lasting place in our hearts and remains an important part of our evolving story. 🙏🏾 #LegacyInMotion #BalletCreole #PatrickParson #DanceLegacy #TorontoEvents

Tickets are going fast — don’t miss out! Catch NIMBA by Kira Arts this June as part of the Luminato Festival in Toronto. 📆 June 19–20, 2026 📍 Meridian Arts Centre, Lyric Theatre, North York Rooted in two powerful symbols of Guinea — the Nimba (N’Dimba) mask of the Baga people, revered as a Universal Mother, and Mount Nimba, a UNESCO World Heritage mountain whose fifty springs sustain life — NIMBA fuses living traditions with contemporary performance through striking physicality. Through dance, circus, and music, bodies rise from the ground and carve space in motion, carrying memory and embodying the deep connection between land and people. As rural and urban worlds collide, landscapes shift, reshaping territory and identity alike. Moving through spirituality, conflict, fire, destruction, renewal, and abundance, NIMBA channels the forces that shape both land and human life. It is at once ancestral and urgent, a performance that speaks to our bond with the Earth and the future we are creating. ‼️SAVE 20% ON EARLY BIRD TICKETS until April 30 🔗Get your tickets via the link in our bio or at danceimmersion.ca/nimba/ ✨️Created and performed by Kira Arts ✨️Presented by dance Immersion and Luminato Festival ✨️In association and with assistance from TO Live #KiraArts #NIMBA #Circus #danceImmersionevents #Luminato2026

✨ Appreciation Post ✨ One month ago today we opened ZAYO and so much could not have been possible if it weren’t for @move_with_timea Executive Director and Curator of @danceimmersion and the @danceimmersion team! Many hours, effort, faith and belief fuelled this production. I believe Timea is offering artists a rare chance to dream and discover what they are made of. Having the chance to dream was always present when manifesting this show. So I want to give this woman and this organization their continual flowers. Thank you for all you do and all you bring to the ecosystem of the arts as you embody change by taking action and creating a vision that many can follow. #changemaker #arts #danceimmersion