Challenging the Narrative
Moving Intentionally Through Space
Celebrating Cultural Intersections through an Afro-Diasporic lens in our regional context.
We are reclaiming our space though Contemporary Dance Theatre. We have created a company that is inclusive, diverse and celebratory of the intersections of culture through storytelling. We celebrate the Afro-Diasporic form and modern practices as popularized through oral tradition and Black culture’s appropriation across the Americas, with the Eurocentric classical form most predominantly accessible as dance education in Canada.
We are working to celebrate the intersections of our movement as a living archive of what it means to be a Canadian Contemporary Dance Company in a Regional context. Through dramaturgically devised choreographic process, we share our lived experiences through movement storytelling in a medium that celebrates how all the world’s a stage.
DiverseWorks Dance Co.
Our Collective: An Inclusive Contemporary Company of Diverse Artists, exploring the Intersections between Classical Eurocentric technique and the Afro Diasporas of Movement. Artistic Director & Choreographer Raechele Lovell breathes new life into old movements in order to create visual stories that are representative our diverse community. Collective Members share in creation through presentation of their choreography, producing, design, intersectionality, storytelling and movement talent presentation.
Our Apprentice Company: A paid training opportunity for engaged dancers who demonstrate talent, tenacity and drive. These Pre-Pro students may be invited to participate in Company performances, workshop new material, receive mentorship, shadow Company members, observe rehearsals, and more!
Our Workshops: Beyond performing our stories, we work to engage with our community through workshops, panel discussions, board committee representation, classes, mentorship and collaboration with key like minded companies.
We've got some exciting projects in the works! Further announcements about our Collective are coming soon. Stay tuned…
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Our debut, “Emergent” is a living exploration of what it means to be empowered at a time of being deemed non essential as racialized artists living through the winds of social change.
A very pandemic project.