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“Do Gwe“ Dance & Research
My commitment to dance & research…
I am a dance artist, researcher, and am curious about creating work and collaborating on projects that manifest our deepest explorations and dreams.
I offer dance, movement exploration and wellness workshops; performance services; choreography; public education and scholarly talks; research; and collaborations.
For more information, contact me below!
In February 2023, I was a guest on The Social on CTV, demonstrating how Caribbean folk dance can offer therapeutic benefits.
Ayisyen (Haitian) Drum + Dance Workshop on April 13 in Toronto
In 2020, I started putting my research into movement and co-created a solo performance about Black North American history and the efforts of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, a nineteenth-century anti-slavery activist, teacher, intellectual who published the Provincial Freeman (1854-1857) in present-day Ontario.
During The Gathering Fall 2020: Exploring Anti-Black Racism in the Arts and Thinking Digitally: Integrative Strategies for IBPOC Arts Practices organized by Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO), I shared ideas on how to locate Black people in Canada’s historical art scene in the archives.
Explore. Heal. Manifest.
“Do Gwe“ [Dow Gway] dance & research, (previously Emijr Projects) is a multi-faceted Performance, Research, & Creative Consulting company inspired by the dance process of curiosity, intuition and exploration founded by Dr. Emilie “Zila“ Jabouin.
“Do Gwe” means being in gratitude, which is at the center of my commitment dance and research and has brought me to another level of purpose.
Emerge into your full creative self.
Ayisyen (Haitian) Weekly Dance Workshops in Toronto
“Do Gwe” [Dow Gway] dance classes are Ayisyen (Haitian) dance classes that focus on the water rhythm of yanvalou. They will also include Mayi and Yaya Ti Kongo. Every Sunday at Anandam dance studio, 221 Sterling rd. in Toronto, unit 5 (at the back), you can join me for an open-level class at 2.15pm to 4. 15pm for the foundations of these rhythms from a historical context, with a basic understanding of the rhythm and how to harmonize the movement, rhythm and song. These classes are taught from a holistic health perspective and offer similar benefits to meditation and full body workouts.