Do Gwe dance & research supports artists to manifest their full creative vision.
Services
Performance
Haitian folk dance, drumming and singing performances
Individual interpretation, story-telling from a contemporary and Haitian folk dance-rhythm vocabulary
Artistic collaborations including dancing, singing, drumming and acting
Creative direction to embody historical stories
Movement exploration and embodied research for new work development
“Working with Emilie, and seeing her work, was an incredible and rewarding set of experiences. Her care and generosity with students, in her lectures and in her responses to their work, resonated through the whole of the course. More, the energy she brings to her pedagogy is paralleled by the intelligence she brings to her academic and artistic practices, culminating in unique, rigorous, and evocative works!”
- Aaron Tucker, Lecturer, Poet & Novelist, Toronto, Ontario
Creative Consultation
Rehearsal assistance
Dance dramaturgy
Cultural consultation for Haitian folk dance, singing and drumming
Conducting archive investigations
Offering support structuring a program, research project and artistic endeavour
Reviewing and establishing an overview of existing literature, resources and projects
“Emilie truly helped me to move towards comfort and confidence in order to do something that I felt almost crazy for doing- a solo dance for a poetry video series while seven months pregnant! She guided me through a fear releasing session to confront the inhibitions I had about taking on this project. Then, we moved into a practical movement session where she reminded me the power of subtle, intentional and focused movements. She also reminded me the power for facial expression. I appreciated her guidance, professionalism and passion and would be happy to work with her again.”
- Abena Green, Writer & Dance artist, Trenton, Ontario
Dance + Wellness Workshops
Movement Identity Workshop
Guiding creatives through their own process of finding their authentic movement with personalized program.
3-part program for individuals.
Do Gwe Workshop
Movement, Chanting and Rhythm-Play workshop to connect to the body and hone a meditation and healing experience through self-knowledge.
Group classes available in multiple levels.
To book a workshop, fill out this form and within one week Emirj Projects will reach out to book a 15-minute discovery phone call
“Our experience with Emilie was fantastic! She has a teaching style that is full of energy and enthusiasm while being incredibly supportive of all students. She effortlessly combined history, culture, and movement to create a rich learning experience. My students loved her classes. In a short amount of time, she was able to help them perform with confidence.”
- Tara Smith, Garden City Collegiate Teacher, Winnipeg, Manitoba
“I loved it! I was very unsure and felt uncomfortable with some of the movements on the first day, but Emilie made me feel so confident by the end of the week.”
- Garden City Collegiate Student
“Thank you so much. I learned so much. I knew nothing about this style of dance before. I liked all the movements. It was so much fun. Ayibobo!”
- Garden City Collegiate Student
“Emilie Jabouin is such a wonderful person to have as part of the artist that were featured in the Beyond Strong Community Project. This Project asked 6 black artists to provide experiences that would support ease, joy and liberation for black women. And Emilie put together a wonderful event where women were invited through chanting, through drumming, through movement to access all of these things in a way that was really powerful. All the women who attended commented on how well supported they felt throughout the event. They also commented on how Emilie’s way of leading, but also sharing, and also connecting to the participants was such a really important part of them being able to access ease and joy, and liberation. I really appreciated Emilie’s expertise, but really her experience and her knowledge of Indigenous Caribbean, Haitian, African ways of knowing and being that related to the arts and that supported us in terms of our liberation. So, Emilie was very aware of the energies in the room, and as always, she always sought to really connect with the people in the group in order to make sure that the pace of the experience were really going to be meaningful, and were going to be something that the women in our group in particular could really take with them and use in the future. So I really appreciated having Emilie’s wisdom, having her talent and her beautiful dance chanting, and drumming, and having just her spirit that is so inviting, so welcoming. Really appreciated having her as part of our group. Thank you Emilie.”
- Myrtle Sodhi, founder of AfroQuill, Toronto, Ontario
Community
“Konbit” Hour: Come ‘n’ Listen is a monthly IG LIVE to listen to established artists’ experiences and journey creating their artwork. Follow Emirj Projects in Instagram @em1rj.
Event planning and facilitation
Community-building through guided workshops
“Thank you so much Emilie and please keep doing these [“Konbit Hour” IG live] interviews it’s so beautiful and meaningful and honestly it’s very motivating for someone like me - I honestly fell into tears listening to it knowing it touches on something so scary to me about the commitment to navigating Nubian history and making art that tells the stories of my ancestors with these concerns of stability and making a living.”
- Anonymous