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📣 Call for Submissions Online + In-person events (in Toronto) More info: wp.me/p3jYa5-bVv3d #CallForSubmissions #GatheringDivergence #IBPOC #ArtisticTransformation #Divergence #Digital #Dance #Theatre #Music #Literacy #VisualArts

Join us in sending a very special birthday shoutout to dance Immersion’s Event Moderator, Nicole Inica Hamilton! 🎉 Nicole, thank you for being such a bright light and for everything you’ve done, and continue to do, for the arts community and those around you. #birthdayqueen

📣 Opening Night Pre-Show Artist Talk! Join us @ 7:15 PM for a pre-show artist talk with ZAYO’s dramaturg, Tawiah Ben M’Carthy. Moderated by Nicole Inica Hamilton, this talk will offer insight into the intention & creative process of ZAYO. Open to all attending opening night!

Did you catch our recent interview with Nena Gilreath and TUЯNOUT Radio host @N_Hamilton_? Tune in for the full segment available now at turnoutradio.com, and our associated podcast platforms.

When an artist's practice is steeped in the history, current environment, and potential futures of their form, we are blessed with enlightenment passed on to us from their knowledge and passion. Check out this CAC Radio-Canada interview to learn more. tinyurl.com/RADIO-CANADA-TD

This is what happens before the lights rise. Behind the curtain. Where movement is shaped. Where intention is sharpened. Where spirit meets discipline. Welcome to the world of ZAYO. Coming to the Meridian Arts Centre, Toronto. 📆March 13–15 🔗Tickets: tinyurl.com/mspa734j

📣THIS WEDNESDAY! Don’t miss Tap Dance is Political: Bill Robinson and The Harlem Renaissance, a FREE lecture demonstration with Travis Knights. 🗓 Feb 25 🕒6:30 PM 📍Canada's Theatre Museum at The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres 🔗Register for FREE at tinyurl.com/Tap-Dance-is-P…

📣Join Travis Knights for a FREE lecture demonstration- Tap Dancecis Political: Bill Robinson & the Harlem Renaissance 🗓 Feb 25 🕒6:30PM 📍Canada's Theatre Museum at The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres 🔗Admission is FREE RSVP at tinyurl.com/Tap-Dance-is-P…

Thank you @TOBlackFilmFest for a moving opening night!✨️ Join us on February 15th for the screening of "RHYTHM FAMILY " torontoblackfilm.com/movie/rythm-fa…

A WORLD PREMIERE 📣 ZAYO is an embodied hero’s journey by Esie Mensah Creations where ancestral wisdom, inner trials, and spiritual memory guide “The Chosen” toward her future self. 🗓 March 13- 15 📍 Meridian Arts Centre 🔗tinyurl.com/mspa734j

"Black History Month isn't just for Black people. Black History Month is Canadian history." ~ The Hon. Dr. Jean Augustine Deeply grateful to Canada’s National Ballet School & Nikki C for bringing The Hon. Dr. Jean Augustine to speak with students about Black History Month🙏🏾

📅 Save the date February 24, 2026 WINTER 2026 | Black Arts in a Time Like Now ✨ The Gathering Divergence Multi-Arts Festival & Conference returns with a powerful one-day convening centering Black arts in the creative sector. 🔗 More details coming soon! #GatheringDivergence

Thank you to those who supported our "Impact the Arts with dance Immersion" campaign. Your generosity helps us continue our mission to uplift dance artists of the African diaspora. Giving doesn’t end here! ℹ️To learn how you can support our mission visit danceimmersion.ca/donate

THE RESULTS ARE IN! 📣 dance Immersion is the Best Community Arts Organization of 2025 in the @ByBlacks People’s Choice Awards! Huge thanks to everyone who voted & shared—and to @ByBlacks for the nomination! 🙏🏾

THE TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL IS BACK!📣 Celebrating 30 years of Black History Month with bold, diverse, innovative & meaningful programming from 📆 Feb 11 – 16 Films Starring Questlove, George Clinton, Isaach Bankolé & more! 🔗Tickets available at torontoblackfilm.com

BLACK HISTORY MONTH!📣 Forever honouring Black history and those who paved the way. Moving in purpose for Black futures. Here's to 30 years of Black History Month being recognized in Canada!🙏🏾 #BlackHistoryMonth #blackfuturesmonth #Blackhistoryeveryday

📣IMMERSION FESTIVAL 2026 Nov 8–22 | Toronto A bold new celebration of Black Canadian choreographers. ✨ 3 performances| 12 workshops | 3 gatherings Artists, students & dance lovers—learn, connect & be inspired. 🎟 Tickets on sale July 2026 🔗 danceimmersion.ca/immersionfesti…

ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT TO VOTE!📣 dance Immersion is a Top 3 Finalist for the @ByBlacks People’s Choice Award in the category Best Black Canadian Community Arts Organization of 2025! 🔗VOTE NOW byblacks.com/pca/vote/242-c… 🔁 You can vote every 24 hours! 📆 Voting ends January 15th

IMPACTING THE ARTS INTO 2026! ✨ Thank you for supporting dance Immersion this Giving Season. Our campaign continues through January—there’s still time to make an impact! Your generosity helps uplift artists of the African Diaspora! 🎁 Give today: danceimmersion.ca/donation-form/

2025 owes us nothing! Thank you, dance family, for your constant support. None of this would be possible without you. See you in 2026 ✨ #2025recap #danceimmersionevents #Blackdancematters #Impactthearts