Emirj Projects
What is Emirj?
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 Afro-Caribbean dance can offer therapeutic benefits.
Haitian (Ayisyen) dance classes in Tkaronto (Toronto) on August 6, 19 & 20, 27
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.
Emirj [emerge] Projects is a multi-faceted Performance, Research, & Creative Consulting company inspired by the dance process of curiosity, intuition and exploration founded by Emilie “Zila“ Jabouin.